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Q:
In the context of writing a cover message, which of the following sentences is the best way to present your work experience?
A. I held a position as sales manager for three years.
B. As a sales manager for three years, I supervised the work of 12 representatives covering a four-state area.
C. You will be pleased to know that I held the title of sales manager for three years.
D. I have had three years of experience as a sales manager during which I fulfilled various other duties.
E. From 2003-2006, over a period of three years, I was employed as a sales manager by the same employer.
Q:
During college elections, the student council wants to create a special website, so that students can track the election results. They also want students to be able to read up on the candidates and play with various what-if scenarios, based on the possible election results. What visual display will be most useful for the student body to use and why?
Q:
Which of the following is the best opening for an invited or solicited message?
A. My specialized training in social media marketing strategies and experience in the advertising industry qualify me for the social media marketing manager position listed on your company's website.
B. I have attached a rsum along with this letter that extensively covers my education and work experience, and I am sure they will make me eligible for one of the positions in the firm.
C. I would like to apply for an internship at your firm. I have strong academic credentials and references that support my request for an internship. I would like to point out that I am very keen to work for your company to the extent that I am willing to do an unpaid internship in an area of my interest.
D. I have attached a rsum for a possible job offer from your company.
E. I can assure you that I am well suited to work for your company because of my experience, education, and personal qualities.
Q:
Differentiate between infographics and dynamic displays and explain the uses for both.
Q:
A(n) _____ is written in response to an actual job opening.
A. solicited cover letter
B. thank-you message
C. prospecting cover message
D. follow-up message
E. unsolicited cover message
Q:
Explain what maps are used for and what you should keep in mind when presenting data in the form of a map.
Q:
Which section of a cover letter requests action such as an interview and provides contact information that makes a response easy?
A. The introduction
B. The body
C. The conclusion
D. The reference sheet
E. The salutation
Q:
Why are drawings often more useful than photographs for depicting information visually?
Q:
Which section of a general cover letter matches a person's qualifications to the reader's needs?
A. The introduction
B. The conclusion
C. The references
D. The body
E. The salutation
Q:
Discuss the use of photographs as a visual or data display; include their advantages and rules for use.
Q:
The purpose of an introduction in a cover letter is to _____.
A. provide a brief summary of the job seeker's interest and qualifications
B. match the qualifications of the job seeker to the reader's needs
C. request action for an interview
D. provide contact information for further communication
E. display information with the intention of persuading the reader
Q:
Antonio wants to use a visual to show the proposed schedule for his project. Which visual should he use and what tips should he follow while using it?
Q:
Which of the following is recommended for emphasizing text in a scannable rsum?
A. The use of bold letters
B. The use of italics
C. The use of graphics
D. The use of capital letters
E. The use of shading
Q:
List three tips for properly designing a table as a visual in a document.
Q:
Which of the following strategies should you use to improve your chances of having your scannable rsum retrieved and reviewed?
A. Avoid using white paper and always print your rsum in the landscape mode.
B. Use shading and graphics to highlight important details in your rsum.
C. Represent the information in your rsum using fonts between 6 and 10 points.
D. Consciously work to integrate keywords into your rsum.
E. Use italics rather than using all caps for emphasizing the text in your rsum.
Q:
Explain how to label and refer to visuals within the text of a document.
Q:
Which of the following must be avoided when creating a printed rsum?
A. Leaving space for margins on all sides of the rsum
B. Allotting extra space between subdivisions and indented patterns for subparts
C. Using different font styles for every different items on the rsum
D. Formatting the rsum for readability and visual appeal
E. Listing items by rows and columns if the items are short
Q:
Explain when it is appropriate to use each of the following types of visuals: table, bar chart, pie chart, and line graph.
Q:
For printed rsums, the most appropriate type size is _____.
A. 12 to 14 points for headings and 10 to 12 points for body text
B. 18 to 20 points for the heading and 6 to 8 points for body text
C. 10 to 12 points for the heading and 18 to 20 points for body text
D. 10 points for the heading and 10 points for body text
E. 20 to 30 points for the heading and 10 to 20 points for body text
Q:
When is it useful to use visuals in a written document?
Q:
Which of the following phrases in a rsum is not in the same parallel grammatical form as the others?
A. Developed marketing materials
B. Coordinated employees' schedules
C. Communicated with vendors
D. Was responsible for training employees
E. Organized a charity softball event
Q:
When organizing the information in a rsum, which of the following is true of a functional or skills layout?
A. It features a "Highlights" or "Summary" section that includes key points from the three conventional information groups: education, experience, and personal qualities.
B. It is particularly good for those who have had many jobs, have taken nontraditional career paths, or who are changing fields.
C. It presents your education and work experience from the oldest to the most recent.
D. It is particularly good for those who have progressed in an orderly and timely fashion through school and work.
E. It is the most common strategy for organizing the information a rsum.
Q:
_____ are expanding the possibilities of data displays as many of them allow users to adapt data displays to personal needs.
A. Chartjunks
B. Bar charts
C. Dynamic displays
D. Clip arts
E. DBMS
Q:
In the context of organizing information in a rsum, the functional layout is also known as the _____ and is good for those who have taken nontraditional career paths.
A. reverse chronological organizational layout
B. skills layout
C. accomplishments layout
D. achievements layout
E. combined layout
Q:
Elaine creates a visual for her presentation to Enviro Inc., an environmental conservation company. The visual demonstrates how various companies' pollution systems are destroying undersea life. She wants to ensure that her visual contains enough detail to make her point clear, so that Enviro Inc. takes action. In this scenario, which visual or data display is Elaine most likely to use to display her data?
A. Drawing
B. Bar chart
C. Chartjunk
D. Clip art
E. Pie chart
Q:
Which of the following should you keep in mind when using photographs to display data visually?
A. Photos on a website should be kept consistent.
B. Photos convey a sense of authenticity, as they can never be edited or staged.
C. Photos should never be cropped or trimmed.
D. Photos need not be high in quality, as they are the naturally preferred form of visual display.
E. Photos should always be used instead of drawings, especially to show a process.
Q:
Rather showing that you developed one skill on one job and another skill on another job, you can use the _____, a strategy for organizing information on a rsum that groups related skills and is particularly good for those who have had many jobs.
A. combined layout
B. reverse chronological organizational layout
C. accomplishments layout
D. functional layout
E. targeted layout
Q:
Which of the following is recommended for creating an effective line graph?
A. Use only one line.
B. Label both the axis.
C. Use perspective to make comparison easier.
D. When time is a variable, put it on the vertical axis.
E. Use a line graph to compare a part to the whole.
Q:
Which of the following is the most common strategy for organizing the information in a rsum?
A. The achievements layout
B. The accomplishments layout
C. The functional layout
D. The reverse chronological organizational layout
E. The skills layout
Q:
To compare items over time, to show frequency or distribution, and to show possible correlations, use a:
A. table.
B. map.
C. Gantt chart.
D. pie chart.
E. line graph.
Q:
Which of the following is a primary reason why references must not be included unless asked for in a rsum?
A. It is extremely difficult for a person to find someone who will refer him or her.
B. It takes up space that a person could use to sell his or her skills.
C. It is unethical for a person to be selected for a job based on someone's reference.
D. It can always be given at a later point in time by putting "references available upon request" at the bottom of a rsum.
E. It is against the law to hire an individual based on his or her references.
Q:
Arisa constructs a line graph to depict the increasing productivity of her team members over the past year. She puts time on the vertical axis and productivity on the horizontal axis. She labels both the axis, and also gives a title to the graph. She does not use perspectives, because she feels that they will make the values difficult to read. When she presents her graph to her manager, he is dissatisfied, because it does not show him what he needs to know. Which of the following is the most likely reason for his dissatisfaction with the graph?
A. She has depicted time on the vertical axis, not the horizontal axis.
B. She has labeled the axis when she shouldn't have.
C. She has used a line graph instead of a pie chart.
D. She has used less than three lines in the graph.
E. She has avoided the use of perspectives.
Q:
Which of the following is considered appropriate to include in your rsum when listing personal information?
A. Social activities
B. Gender
C. Marital status
D. Race
E. Religion
Q:
Gabriel is collating the results of a survey she conducted. The purpose of the survey was to identify the number of people who felt strongly about recycling, those who did not feel strongly, and those who were indifferent to recycling. Now, she wants to depict the values as percentages, as well as whole numbers. Which of the following bar charts is likely to be most useful for Gabriel?
A. Segmented bar chart
B. Stacked bar chart
C. Paired bar chart
D. Gantt chart
E. Dot chart
Q:
After completing her internship, Alyssa decides to search for a job. She decides to begin her search by sending physical copies of her rsum to prospective employers. When describing in her rsum the duties she performed as an intern last summer, she should use _____.
A. action-oriented, present tense verbs
B. action-oriented, past tense verbs
C. verbs in progressive future tense
D. verbs in present continuous tense
E. action-oriented, future tense verbs
Q:
Earl, a sales manager, conducted a competition to see which of his team members sold the maximum products in the previous month. In order to decide the winner, he collected his data and created a bar chart. Which of the following bar charts will best help him identify a winner?
A. Gantt chart
B. Pictogram
C. Deviation bar chart
D. Stacked bar chart
E. Histogram
Q:
Authorities who favor the inclusion of a statement of objective in a rsum reason that it _____.
A. helps increase the overall length of the rsum and gives it a more professional look
B. provides a concise summary of the skills and qualifications of the candidate
C. includes information that is not suggested by the remainder of the rsum
D. helps a recruiter see quickly where an applicant might fit into a company
E. limits the applicant to a single position and eliminates consideration for other jobs that may be available
Q:
When preparing a rsum, the logical next step after your information is organized is to _____.
A. include contact information
B. include a statement of objective
C. construct the headings
D. include a goodwill ending
E. select the background facts
Q:
Farah is preparing a bar chart to depict the varying amounts of iron ore found in different geographic regions of the country. She adds a title to the chart and labels both the axis. All the labels are present inside the bars and the width of the bars varies according to the value each of them represents. She ensures that the bars are placed close enough together to make comparison easy. Which of the following corrections to Farah's bar chart will help improve its quality?
A. The labels of the axis should be removed, since the title already explains them.
B. The bars should not be placed close to each other.
C. The labels should be placed outside the bars instead of inside.
D. The width of all the bars should be the same.
E. The title of the bar chart should be removed.
Q:
Which of the following is true of how you should pursue employment opportunities and prepare application documents?
A. You should make contact in person when the distance is not great, and the employer has invited such a contact.
B. When you apply in person, you do not need to carry any written material about yourself.
C. When the distance is great and the employer is not expecting your personal visit, you should call the employer and request an appointment.
D. If you apply in person, your application should be completely in writing, typically consisting of a rsum and a cover message.
E. Most people prefer to use a detailed cover message alone, while very few people select the combination of cover message and rsum.
Q:
Which of the following is a guideline for constructing bar charts?
A. Label the horizontal and vertical axis only when the title is not present.
B. Vary the bar width according to the values each bar represents.
C. Put all labels either inside or outside the bars.
D. Always use different colors for each bar.
E. Always use a three-dimensional (3D) perspective.
Q:
Which of the following correctly differentiates between pie charts and bar charts?
A. Bar charts are more difficult to understand and interpret than are pie charts.
B. Bar charts use only external labels, while pie charts use internal labels.
C. Pie charts require an audience to judge area, while bar charts require them to judge position or length.
D. The bars in a bar chart follow a logical order, while the segments in pie charts are placed randomly.
E. Pie chart can have an unlimited number of segments, while only a limited number of bars can be used in a bar graph.
Q:
_____ involves job seekers directly approaching potential employers by personal visit, mail, or email.
A. Headhunting
B. Job counseling
C. Sourcing
D. Job consulting
E. Prospecting
Q:
_____ identify positive and negative values, or winners and losers.
A. Segmented bars
B. Grouped bar charts
C. Subdivided bars
D. Paired bar charts
E. Deviation bar charts
Q:
In the context of finding employers, _____ are commonly used to place experienced people in executive positions.
A. job counselors
B. headhunters
C. campus recruiters
D. personal search agents
E. hiring managers
Q:
_____ allow you to compare either several aspects of each item or several items over time.
A. Grouped bar charts
B. Segmented bars
C. Subdivided bars
D. Stacked bars
E. Histograms
Q:
Which of the following is true of employment agencies?
A. Employment agencies offer their services free of charge.
B. Employment agencies are companies that specialize in finding internships for college students.
C. Employment agencies do not help job seekers gain temporary employment.
D. Employers, not job seekers, have to pay for the services of employment agencies.
E. Employers sometimes pay for the services of employment agencies, usually if qualified applicants are scarce.
Q:
Damien is summarizing his thesis using bar charts. When creating the bar charts, he is careful about ordering the bars in a logical order, labeling both axis, and making bars the same width. He also places some labels inside the bars and some outside for clarity. He makes sure that he does not use a three-dimensional (3D) perspective to create his bar charts. In this scenario, which of the following actions taken by Damien is most likely to reduce the quality of his bar charts?
A. Ordering the bars logically
B. Labeling both horizontal and vertical axis
C. Making the bars the same width
D. Not using 3D perspective
E. Placing some labels inside the bars and some outside
Q:
Employment agencies are _____.
A. companies that only specialize in finding internships for college students
B. agencies that provide financial support to unemployed citizens
C. companies that train students seeking employment
D. companies that specialize in finding jobs for employees
E. the regulatory authorities for employment
Q:
Which of the following statements is true about bar charts as visuals or data displays?
A. Bar charts are hard to interpret because they ask people to compare distance along different scales.
B. Bar charts can be used to show correlations and to compare items over time.
C. Bar charts are not used for comparing one item to another.
D. Bar charts should use the three-dimensional (3D) perspective to make comparison easier.
E. Bar charts should always use different colors for different meanings.
Q:
_____ refer to help-wanted notices in newspapers and professional journals, whether online or in print.
A. Classified advertisements
B. Display advertisements
C. Personal advertisements
D. Cover messages
E. Public notices
Q:
Which of the following statements is true of pie charts as visuals or data displays?
A. The data in a pie chart can be put in a bar chart.
B. The data should be limited to no more than 10 segments.
C. They should include labels that appear inside the circle.
D. They should be used when you are comparing one segment to another segment.
E. They should use three-dimensional (3D) circles to avoid the distortion of data.
Q:
In the context of finding an employer, which of the following is true of career centers?
A. Career centers tend to charge for their services.
B. Very few schools have career centers.
C. Career centers primarily attract employers who are looking for experienced applicants for executive positions.
D. Career centers do not maintain databases on registrants' school records, rsums, and recommendations.
E. Most career centers have directories listing major companies with contact names and addresses.
Q:
For the visual presentation of data to be effective, a table should:
A. always provide column and row totals or averages.
B. be used primarily when you want to convey ambiguous information.
C. be labeled as one of the numbered figures in a document.
D. contain numbers that show several decimal places for precision.
E. place items that readers are to compare in columns rather than in rows.
Q:
A test that helps match a person's interests to those of others successful in their careers is known as _____.
A. a personality test
B. an intelligence quotient test
C. a reference sheet
D. Myers-Briggs test
E. an interest inventory
Q:
When identifying appropriate jobs, which of the following factors deserves the most emphasis?
A. The projected job market
B. Work experience in your major field
C. Your education
D. Your personal qualities
E. Your special interests
Q:
When preparing a visual for a document, you should:
A. use short and simple explanations for complex visuals.
B. spell out numbers that fall at the beginning of a sentence.
C. always organize information from left to right to avoid confusion.
D. use periods to indicate decimal points and spaces to separate groups of three digits.
E. try to use punctuations as symbols, because they have the same meaning in all languages.
Q:
Keeping in mind the cultural differences between audiences, which of the following visuals is likely to be most effective?
A. A visual that organizes information according to the reading customs of the audience
B. A visual that uses punctuation marks consistently
C. A visual that always organizes information from left to right
D. A visual that uses periods to indicate decimal points
E. A visual that uses symbols consistently
Q:
When presenting your education in your rsum, you should _____.
A. include details such as your age, religion, and political affiliation
B. provide an explanation if your GPA is low (e.g., you worked 40-hours per week)
C. include your GPA no matter how low it is
D. emphasize grades, projects, honors, or special recognition
E. omit study abroad experiences
Q:
When integrating visuals and data displays into your text, a fuller explanation of a visual is necessary when:
A. similar material is presented to the audience quite frequently.
B. the visual is simple and well designed.
C. the information it presents is a minor part of your proof.
D. the audience is familiar with the topic and the data.
E. the material is new to the audience.
Q:
Which of the following is the first step you should take when searching for a job or an internship?
A. You should analyze the job market.
B. You should analyze yourself.
C. You should analyze your potential employers.
D. You should analyze the job counselor.
E. You should analyze the industry.
Q:
Which of the following actions helps to make visuals more accurate?
A. Using truncate scales on graphs to highlight the information of interest to the reader
B. Using three-dimensional (3D) graphs to be able to include more data
C. Altering images so that they more closely relate to the message you wish to send
D. Differentiating between actual and estimated or projected values
E. Combining graphs with different scales
Q:
Which of the following is an external factor that you need to consider when identifying an appropriate job?
A. Your education
B. Your personal qualities
C. Your special qualifications
D. Your work experience
E. Your family needs
Q:
Which of the following is an internal factor that you need to consider when identifying an appropriate job?
A. The projected job market
B. The economic needs
C. Your special qualifications
D. The current job market
E. Your family needs
Q:
In the context of accurate and ethical visuals and data displays, images of people should be used carefully in _____ to avoid sexist, racist, or other exclusionary visual statements.
A. Gantt charts
B. bar charts
C. pie charts
D. truncated graphs
E. histographs
Q:
Which of the following statements is true about obtaining an internship?
A. A student or graduate who takes part in an internship always gets paid for his time, expertise, and labor.
B. A student or graduate who takes part in an unpaid internship is more likely to gain real-world, marketable skills.
C. An internship helps a student or graduate decide if he or she wants to pursue a career in his or her current field.
D. Unlike a paid internship, an unpaid internship carries no value.
E. A student or graduate who takes part in a paid internship is more likely to receive a lower starting salary offer than one who undertakes an unpaid internship.
Q:
Estefani, a design executive, is preparing a design report for the industrial cooler to be manufactured by her department. In her report, she combines a few graphs with different scales, but avoids all three-dimensional (3D) graphs. She includes breaks in the bars while using truncated scales and ensures that she differentiates between estimated and actual values. She also uses as little color as possible and limits the use of chartjunk in the visuals. Which of the following is most likely a fault in Estefani's report?
A. The lack of 3D graphs
B. The limited use of color and chartjunk
C. The combination of graphs with different scales
D. The use of breaks in the bars while using truncated scales
E. The differentiation between the estimated and actual values
Q:
Once you have acquired a job, you do not need to update your rsum till you start looking for another job.
Q:
To make data displays more accurate and ethical, you should:
A. not differentiate between actual and estimated values.
B. include breaks in the bars while using truncated scales.
C. combine graphs with different scales.
D. use more three-dimensional graphs.
E. use more perspective graphs.
Q:
The indirect order is usually preferred over the direct order in presenting the information for negative messages like resignations.
Q:
_____ are most acceptable when audiences know the basic data set well, even though a part of the scale is missing.
A. Complex graphics
B. Three-dimensional graphs
C. Chartjunk
D. Drawings
E. Truncated graphs
Q:
In an interview, it is not legal to ask questions about a candidate's age or marital status.
Q:
Which of the following is a good design tip for preparing graphs and charts?
A. Use as few lines as are necessary for clarity.
B. Add a variety of clip art images as decorations to stimulate interest.
C. Use many different colors for multicultural audiences to ensure there is at least one that pleases everyone in the group.
D. Use as much shading as possible.
E. Use stripes, wavy lines, and checks instead of shades of grey when designing black-and-white graphs.
Q:
Bernardo creates a written presentation in which he depicts most of his numerical data in black-and-white graphs. He uses as few lines as necessary and uses stripes and wavy lines to indicate different segments. He does not add any clip art to the graph. He strictly avoids using chartjunk. Which of the following should Bernardo do to improve the quality of his graphs further?
A. He should use more chartjunk to decorate the graph.
B. He should use more lines, because they increase clarity.
C. He should add clip art to the graph to make it more relevant.
D. He should use shades of grey instead of stripes and wavy lines.
E. He should try to convert the graph into a picture to make it more artistic.
Q:
Because a prospecting (uninvited) cover message is not likely to have competition, it has little need to gain attention in its opening.
Q:
When using visuals, you should:
A. use chartjunk for decoration.
B. use as little shading as possible.
C. include as much color as possible.
D. try to add clip art to make them look more artistic.
E. use stripes and wavy lines to indicate different segments in black-and-white graphs.
Q:
You should avoid using italics to emphasize information in a scannable rsum because italics often confuse scanners.
Q:
Which of the following is true of the connotations of colors according to professions?
A. Red suggests "death" to healthcare professionals.
B. Blue suggests "unreliability" to financial managers.
C. Green suggests "healthy" to healthcare professionals.
D. Red suggests "losing money" to financial managers.
E. Green suggests "danger" to engineers.
Q:
In scannable rsums, you should focus on the use of nouns instead of action verbs.
Q:
In Western culture, which of the following colors indicates the positive connotation of danger or passion?
A. Red
B. Green
C. Yellow
D. Blue
E. White