Chapter 2 Quiz

Your Personal Brand Statement should focus entirely on your related work skills and experiences, not your personal traits.

False

Volunteer work is not a good way to explore your career interests because it is not paid work, so it doesn't count.

False

Which of the following is a job-specific skill?​

Operate an industrial oven

Skills, abilities, and attitudes that you can be applied from one job or career to another are called transferable skills.

True

Your Personal Brand Statement is a power-packed statement that summarizes the benefits you offer an employer.

True

​Transferable competencies are especially important to job seekers with limited work experience.

True

A ______________________________ is a short speech that highlights your strongest qualities that might be of interest to the person you are talking to.​

​30-Second Commercial

Which of the following is a transferable competency?

​Meet deadlines under pressure

Which of the following is NOT a good Personal Brand Statement?

​Using innovative thinking and a broad knowledge of world events, I craft strategies for success.

Explain why employers seek employees with both job-specific and transferable skills.

Employers want to hire people who will make their businesses more successful without having to provide too much more training. Both job-specific and transferable skills help employee success both now and when future changes occur.

A job-specific skill is one that an employer teaches you on the job.

False

You could make your Personal Brand Statement stronger by discussing it with friends, family, and school counselors.

True

You should tailor your 30-Second Commercial depending on who you are talking with and what that person is looking for.

True

When you conduct your personal inventory of what you can offer an employer and what you want from a job, you should consider:

your education and training. ​your experience, skills, and achievements. ​your desired salary range.

Maia is completing an associate's degree in graphic design. Her job at the copy shop is probably:

​a good way to develop transferable skills.

Your Personal Brand Statement:

​can be used in your resume, cover letters, and interviews.

When you describe your achievements, it is best to:

​describe what you did, how you did it, and the importance of the results to the organization.

When writing your Personal Brand Statement, think about:

​what your friends and family appreciate most about you