Ch.2 Sec.1 Developing Your Career Network

The first step in creating a network is building a(n) _____.

A.) Contact list

Match the association type with the person that best fits the description: personal association

A.) Your parents

An event organized for employers to meet with job seekers is called a _____.

B.) Career fair

What is the typical relationship between a person's network size and the number of job leads they have?

B.) The larger the network, the more job leads available

Which of the following guidelines about maintaining a network is false?

C.) End network relationships after you find a job

Match the association type with the person that best fits the description: organizational association

C.) The president in your gardening club

Which of the following is a good rule to follow when using business cards?

D.) All of the above

Match the association type with the person that best fits the description: online association

D.) Someone who is active in your favorite internet chat room

Match the association type with the person that best fits the description: opportunistic association

D.) The man you met while walking your dog

Match the association type with the person that best fits the description: professional association

D.) Your doctor

Asking an acquaintance directly for job leads is more effective than asking for advice about jobs.

False

Meeting others through volunteer work is the most common way people expand their network.

False

Your networking contact list should be limited to family members.

False

Business owners and managers prefer to hire people who are referred to them personally.

True

Networking online is an effective and easy way to meet many people in the same field or industry.

True