Chp 12
If you use the same résumé when applying to more than one employer, you should use the same cover letter as well.
False
Wear brightly colored clothing that helps you stand out during a job interview so the interviewer will remember you and your qualifications.
False
When creating an electronic résumé, you should use action verbs as keywords to accentuate your work activities.
False
When responding to a job-vacancy ad that does not identify the name of the hiring company, use a personalized salutation, complete with courtesy title.
False
You should take detailed notes during a job interview to help you remember specific topics or questions to mention in your follow-up messages.
False
A chronological organizational pattern for a résumé is appropriate when most of your work experience is related to your job objective.
T
A job interview helps the organization learn more about the applicant and investigate any issues raised by the applicant's résumé.
T
A single error on your résumé could result in your being disqualified from further consideration for a job.
T
After expressing appreciation for the interview, your thank-you letter should mention a specific incident that occurred or a specific insight gained from the interview.
T
An HTML résumé can refer the viewer to your work samples.
T
An online HTML résumé can be an attractive electronic résumé.
T
Check the classified ads, library sources, Internet sources, and your college career service to learn what a reasonable salary range for a particular position would be.
T
If a question is vague or confusing, you can ask the interviewer to be more specific or to rephrase the question.
T
If questioned about your salary requirements during an interview, you should state a broad range based on the position and responsibilities.
T
If you have minimal work experience, show on your résumé how your involvement in civic or professional organizations gave you skills that are transferable to the workplace.
T
If you lack an extensive job history or your background is not directly related to your job objective, put your education above your work experience on the résumé.
T
List your citizenship on your résumé if citizenship is an important qualification for the job, and your name might lead an employer to believe that you are not a citizen.
T
One way to learn etiquette rules for a particular organization is through observation.
T
Out of courtesy, always request permission before entering someone's cubicle.
T
Potential employers have access to your HTML electronic résumé at any time.
T
Recruiters typically spend less than one minute looking at each résumé during the initial screening of applications.
T
The body of an application letter should highlight your strongest qualifications and show how they can benefit the employer.
T
The purpose of sending a cover letter with your résumé is to sell your qualifications to a prospective employer
T
Unless you are applying for a senior-level job or you know that employers in your industry prefer longer résumés, you should restrict your résumé to one page.
T
Use the direct organizational plan when writing a solicited application letter.
T
Using a person's name in conversation immediately after being introduced helps fix the name in your memory.
T
When evaluating your performance after a job interview, think of more effective responses to questions that you answered unsatisfactorily.
T
When submitting an electronic résumé, include it in the body of the e-mail rather than as a separate attachment.
T
When you develop your résumé, you should focus on how your work background and education have prepared you for future jobs.
T
You should build appropriate keywords into your electronic résumé, because recruiters use those phrases to identify candidates with specific characteristics.
T
You should not include personal information such as marital status or ethnicity on your résumé.
T
You should treat a job interview as an opportunity to promote yourself and your qualifications.
T
If it is true, show in your résumé that you possess strong communication skills and the ability to work well with others.
True
If you are applying for an entry-level job, your résumé should not be shorter than a page; otherwise, prospective employers may think you have little to offer.
True
One key benefit of submitting an electronic résumé is that you may be considered for jobs of which you weren't even aware.
True
The disadvantage of an online HTML résumé is its high cost.
True
Use one or two typefaces in one or two sizes plus bullets and indentations to clarify the organization of information in your résumé.
True
Use the direct organizational pattern when writing a thank-you note after a job interview.
True
A letter written to an organization that has not advertised a vacancy is called a solicited application letter.
False
Although it is appropriate for you to ask about fringe benefits during an initial interview, it is inappropriate to ask about future opportunities for advancement.
False
As the host of a business meal in a restaurant, assume you will be in the preferred seat and will take the lead in ordering the meal.
False
If all your work experience consists of part-time jobs that you held while in college, you should omit this information from your résumé.
False
If the interviewer addresses you by your first name, then you can begin using the interviewer's first name.
False
Your real purpose in writing a résumé and a cover letter is to document your previous accomplishments and job expertise to employers seeking applicants.
F
After you host a business meal, it is polite to send a follow-up note thanking your guest for attending.
F
Applicants are usually hired on the strength of their résumés rather than as a consequence of their performance in personal interviews.
F
Because the cover letter is a persuasive letter making a strong case for you as a job candidate, you should start most sentences with "I."
F
Because the first impression you make on a recruiter is important, pay more attention to the format of your résumé than to its content.
F
Close your post-interview thank-you note with a tactful request for a second interview.
F
Communicate the purpose of your document by including the heading "Résumé" at the top of the page.
F
Even if you don't include a photograph with your printed résumés, you should include one if you post your résumé on a personalized webpage.
F
If a recruiter asks you to sign a waiver stating that you forgo your right to see any recommendations made by your references, you should ask instructors rather than former employers for references.
F
If you are writing an unsolicited application letter, your opening should get to the point quickly.
F
Include your phone number and e-mail address in the first paragraph of your cover letter or in the closing lines below your name and signature.
F
Interviewers are less interested in how you react to questions and how you communicate your ideas than in how well your actual answers address the individual questions they ask.
F
Look for opportunities to direct the conversation toward new subjects and new questions during a job interview.
F
Personal gifts such as jewelry or perfume are appropriate only for business clients, not for colleagues.
F
Résumés printed on white bond paper have the most professional appearance.
F
The purpose of writing a thank-you note after an interview is to sell yourself again.
F
To save recruiters time, you should include both professional and character references on a résumé.
F
When answering a question during a group interview, focus on the person who asked the question
F
You can send the interviewer a typed thank-you note or an e-mail message, but not a handwritten letter.
F
You will attract and retain reader interest if you use a variety of typefaces and tabs when formatting your electronic résumé.
F
Your job-application letter will stand out if you use language that is informal and slightly entertaining.
F
A specific, personalized objective listed at the top of your résumé helps the recruiter know how you might fit into the organization.
True
After you have thoroughly researched the potential employer, you should bring up key facts during the interview only if they flow naturally into the conversation.
True
An application letter should close with a respectful request for a personal interview.
True