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Q:
When it comes to functional rsums, many employers
A) are suspicious of them.
B) strongly prefer them to chronological rsums.
C) view them as a sign of strong communication skills.
D) don't know what they are.
E) require them from applicants for management positions.
Q:
The most common way to organize a rsum is
A) chronologically.
B) functionally.
C) geographically.
D) alphabetically.
E) none of the above.
Q:
In composing a rsum, it is best to avoid
A) using the word I.
B) active verbs.
C) prepositions.
D) past-tense.
E) bulleted lists.
Q:
The primary difference between a rsum and a CV is that the CV is likely to be ________ than the rsum.
A) shorter
B) less formal
C) more detailed
D) less detailed
E) easier to read
Q:
The best approach to preparing a rsum is to
A) spend a lot of time creating it, and then send the same version to all prospective employers.
B) learn as much as you can about who may be reading it, and be sure to meet their needs.
C) keep it general, brief, and nonspecific.
D) use a hard-sell approach.
E) none of the above
Q:
When employers find lies on an applicant's rsum, most will
A) ignore it, since almost all applicants exaggerate their qualifications.
B) call the applicant to discuss it.
C) refuse to hire the applicant, even if it means withdrawing a formal job offer.
D) keep the application active, but continue looking for other promising candidates.
E) assume that the applicant simply made a mistake.
Q:
The purpose of a rsum is to
A) induce the reader to hire you.
B) list all your skills and abilities.
C) get you an interview.
D) take the place of an application letter.
E) exaggerate your qualifications and impress potential employers.
Q:
Creating a traditional paper rsum is
A) unnecessary in most cases, since so many applicants apply for jobs online.
B) helpful only if you are applying for old-fashioned jobs.
C) still useful, even if most or all of your application efforts take place online.
D) a hindrance for most job seekers, since it suggests they are out of touch with technology.
E) none of the above.
Q:
Applicant tracking systems help employers by
A) charting each applicant's progress through the hiring process.
B) mapping out promising career paths for each applicant.
C) sifting through the hundreds or thousands of rsums they receive each year.
D) tracking down promising applicants by searching social media sites.
E) doing all of the above.
Q:
Career counseling
A) has been cut at most colleges and universities due to budget constraints.
B) is generally of little value, now that it is so easy to find job postings on the Internet.
C) is helpful only for students who have never had a job.
D) often provides valuable advice, training, and services for job seekers.
E) at most colleges and universities offers little more than mock interviews and help with rsum preparation.
Q:
Contacting people in a job candidate's online network for background information
A) is illegal unless the candidate has listed them as references.
B) occurs very rarely, since most employers don't have time to check online networks.
C) is impossible if the candidate does not provide contact information.
D) violates Facebook and LinkedIn user agreements.
E) is becoming more common among employers.
Q:
When it comes to the job search, volunteering
A) has little to no value, since it does not involve working for pay.
B) is helpful only for those seeking employment in the nonprofit sector.
C) should not be mentioned, since many employers view it as a waste of time.
D) can provide valuable networking opportunities.
E) is helpful only if it allows you to do temporary work for a potential employer.
Q:
Regardless of a candidate's work experience, the prime source of jobs in general appears to be
A) recommendations from current employees.
B) online job posting services.
C) college job fairs.
D) postings on company websites.
E) all of the above equally.
Q:
The vast majority of all job openings in the U.S. are
A) advertised the old-fashioned wayin the newspaper.
B) posted on Craigslist or Monster.
C) never advertised to the general public.
D) senior positions that require years of experience.
E) none of the above.
Q:
Networking
A) is a simple process of contacting influential people and asking them for a job.
B) is no longer very effective, thanks to the Internet.
C) requires making informal connections with mutually beneficial business contacts.
D) is helpful once you get a job in the field you desire, but generally not before.
E) none of the above
Q:
The best way to find job opportunities is usually
A) searching online job boards such as Monster.
B) looking in the newspaper.
C) waiting to hear about them from people you know.
D) identifying the companies you want to work for and focusing your efforts on them.
E) to send a form letter to as many companies as possible, asking that they call you when they have openings.
Q:
Business-related blogs and microblogs
A) are generally not very helpful to job applicants.
B) can help you get comfortable with the jargon and buzzwords in a particular field.
C) can be useful in a job search, but only for those seeking positions in technical fields.
D) are very difficult to find online.
E) are almost always thinly veiled attempts to sell products and services.
Q:
When conducting a job search, you can use the Internet to
A) look for job openings.
B) respond to job openings.
C) research various companies.
D) learn buzzwords and jargon associated with a particular industry.
E) do all of the above.
Q:
Learning which keywords will be most effective on your rsum
A) is easy when you access leading business publications, blogs, and other sources.
B) is impossible unless you already have a job in the industry you wish to work in.
C) can only be accomplished by calling potential employers and asking them.
D) is unnecessary, since most employers no longer pay much attention to them.
E) none of the above
Q:
Posting a job opening on a major job board such as Monster is often
A) a company's first step in seeking promising candidates.
B) helpful for high-tech companies, but not for others.
C) the most successful way for companies to discourage unqualified candidates from applying.
D) an effective way for companies to limit the number of applications they receive.
E) a company's last resort, after it has exhausted other possibilities for finding desirable candidates.
Q:
Customizing your rsum for each job opening is
A) a waste of valuable time, since your qualifications are the same no matter where you apply.
B) necessary only if you are slightly exaggerating some aspect of your qualifications.
C) a good way to get into trouble, since you might forget what you wrote on one of the versions.
D) not necessary unless you are applying for senior executive positions.
E) an important step in showing each employer that you will be a good fit.
Q:
One of your first steps in preparing to seek employment should be to
A) write the story of you, including the things you are passionate about, your abilities, and so forth.
B) call some potential employers and ask for interviews.
C) visit promising businesses and ask if they have any openings.
D) come to terms with the fact that you will have little to no control over where you end up.
E) forget everything you've been told about how to get a jobthe market is tougher than ever.
Q:
The best time for college students to begin developing a job-search strategy is
A) about six months prior to graduation.
B) noweven if they are a year or more away from graduation.
C) no earlier than the second semester of their junior year.
D) immediately after graduation.
E) when they locate a promising job ad.
Q:
Offer some practical suggestions for overcoming anxiety related to public speaking.
Q:
List and briefly explain six strategies for holding your audience's attention during a business presentation.
Q:
What six stages should you go through in preparing an effective outline for a presentation?
Q:
Describe the four steps to organizing a presentation effectively.
Q:
When planning a presentation, what does it mean to "analyze the situation"? Briefly explain each of the tasks involved.
Q:
Define "backchannel" and describe the risks and benefits it provides for business presenters.
Q:
Briefly explain how nervousness can actually improve the quality of your presentation.
Q:
List the four delivery methods for oral presentations.
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What is a title slide?
Q:
Briefly explain the function builds play in electronic presentations.
Q:
You're tired of wasting hours making design changes to one slide at a time in your electronic presentations. What software feature (common in presentation software such as PowerPoint) would be helpful in this situation, and what is its function?
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What two types of artwork can be included in the foreground of electronic slides? Briefly explain the distinction between these types.
Q:
List at least three types of visuals commonly used in business presentations.
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Briefly describe the three tasks that an effective closing to a presentation should accomplish and give an example of a sentence that would be an ineffective ending.
Q:
List two goals to achieve in the body of a business presentation.
Q:
Give an example of one way to arouse audience attention at the beginning of a presentation on your company's new long-term disability insurance.
Q:
Briefly explain the difference between a planning outline and a speaking outline.
Q:
In a longer presentation, how does your purpose influence the way you organize your material?
Q:
You've been asked to give a presentation on cybercrime. List two steps that can help you define the main idea of your presentation, and then provide an example of the second step.
Q:
List the four steps involved in planning an oral presentation.
Q:
You can use moving blueprint slides at several points in your presentation, but not at the end.
Q:
The "slide sorter view" in presentation software allows you to see a batch of slides, either all at once or in significant portions.
Q:
Including hyperlinks in a presentation limits your ability to customize it for different audiences and situations.
Q:
Using builds can help prevent your audience from reading ahead during your presentation.
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The best background for your slides is one with a colorful, interesting pattern that will grab the audience's attention.
Q:
Screencasting software lets you show the audience everything you do on screen and is effective for demonstrating software programs.
Q:
The two most popular types of visual aids for business presentations are whiteboards and flip charts.
Q:
Overhead transparencies are old-fashioned visual aids that are no longer used in business.
Q:
A major advantage of electronic presentations is the ability to make changes easily at the last minute.
Q:
Thanks to software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, preparing presentation visuals now requires almost no planning.
Q:
When delivering presentations online, it is especially important to ask the audience for frequent feedback.
Q:
Skilled presenters are careful to discourage audience members from engaging in "backchannel" communication during a presentation.
Q:
Making a presentation with the help of an outline or notes is the most effective and easiest delivery mode.
Q:
Delivering your entire business presentation from memory is generally not very effective.
Q:
To make your presentation memorable, your ending should be spontaneous and impromptu.
Q:
If you sense a lack of consensus at the end of your presentation, you should acknowledge it and be ready to suggest a method for resolving the differences.
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You should always end business presentations in a cheerful, optimistic toneeven if it means glossing over obvious disagreements among your audience members.
Q:
The ending is the least important part of a presentation.
Q:
Transitional words and phrases such as, "Now that we've covered ..." are generally less important in oral presentations than in written reports.
Q:
Having someone else (such as a master of ceremonies) introduce you can help establish your credibility as a speaker.
Q:
Asking, "Did you know that almost 90% of American homeowners are underinsured?" would be a good way to get the audience's attention at the beginning of a presentation on homeowner's insurance.
Q:
Of the total time you spend writing your oral presentation, you should devote only a minimal amount to writing your introduction.
Q:
In general, you should use a conversational style when speaking to small groups and a more formal style for large groups.
Q:
The speaking outline is not an appropriate place to include notes about the visual aids you plan to use.
Q:
In preparing a speaking outline for your presentation, you should avoid cluttering it with complete sentences.
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If your purpose is to analyze, persuade, or collaborate, you should organize your speech around conclusions and recommendations or a logical argument.
Q:
Even when you expect your audience to be skeptical, the direct approach is always best for presentations.
Q:
If you have 10 minutes or less to deliver your presentation, you should organize it much as you would a brief written message.
Q:
You should be able to summarize the main idea for a speech in a single sentence that links your subject and purpose to the audience's frame of reference.
Q:
The purpose of most business presentations is to inform or persuade.
Q:
Which of the following would be an appropriate handout to accompany an oral presentation?
A) An interesting but unrelated news article
B) A list of relevant websites
C) A photo of you, with a caption listing all of your qualifications
D) A brief note explaining that, unfortunately, there will not be time for questions.
E) Any of the above
Q:
________ slides indicate which material has been covered and which section you are about to begin.
A) Title
B) Agenda
C) Navigation
D) Template
E) none of the above
Q:
In an upcoming presentation, you plan to cover three important changes to your employees' working hours. The proper place to list this plan would be the ________ slide.
A) cover
B) introduction
C) agenda
D) teaser
E) snapshot
Q:
A title slide
A) is the equivalent of a report's cover and title page.
B) defines the topic of the presentation and informs the audience why you are speaking on the topic.
C) lists the topics you plan to cover in your presentation.
D) always contains the word "Introduction."
E) is unnecessary except for highly formal presentations.
Q:
During the revision stage of preparing your slide presentation, you should
A) decide on the background color to use.
B) decide where builds and transitions should be inserted.
C) check for readability and conciseness.
D) determine your main idea.
E) decide on the right balance of text and visuals.
Q:
Hyperlinks are useful in slide presentations for
A) providing additional details.
B) customizing one electronic presentation for several audiences.
C) accessing additional information during question-and-answer periods.
D) changing the flow in response to audience feedback.
E) doing all of the above.
Q:
When using builds, you should
A) limit them to text; they are not appropriate for graphics.
B) vary the direction, sometimes going from top to bottom and sometimes going from left to right.
C) reveal information in a way that helps your audience better understand your message.
D) set them up so that each letter of the text on a slide appears one at a time.
E) do none of the abovebuilds have no place in business presentations.