When writing a follow-up letter after a job interview, you should:
Describe your salary requirements and detail
Use the salutation ‘Dear Sir or madam’
Explain how you meet the business's needs
Include your references’ contact information
Explain how you meet the business's needs
Which of the following is an accurate way of describing someone with emotional intelligence:
A person who ignores their emotions
A person who becomes emotional very easily
A person who has a high IQ
A person who recognizes and manages emotions
A person who recognizes and manages emotions
Often, people can creatively resolve a conflict by
Debating
Deciding
Brainstorming
Mediating
Brainstorming
Which of the following situations demonstrates accountability:
Glenn stands up for what's right even when it's not easy, fun, or popular
Manny tries to treat all of his employees the same and doesn't give anyone special privileges
Madison finishes her project by Friday just as she promised her boss she would
Gavin blames his coworker for a mistake he made on a report
Madison finishes her project by Friday just as she promised her boss she would
Daylan goes to his manager's office to ask her a question, but she is on the phone. What should Daylan do?
Use hand signals to silently ask his manager of the question
Leave his manager's office and come back later to ask the question
Interrupt his manager's phone conversation to ask the question
Sit down and his manager's office and wait for her to hang up
Leave his manager's office and come back later to ask the question
When preparing a resume, which of the following should you avoid:
A uniform, evenly spaced layout
Placing all information on one page
Unique, patterned paper
Common, standard fonts
Unique, patterned paper
Why is it important for individuals to assess their personal strengths and weaknesses?
To improve their performance
To be able to respond appropriately in a crisis
To get the most bang for their buck
To be able to negotiate their contracts
To improve their performance
Which of the following is often one of the causes of discrimination:
Stress
Prejudice
Harassment
Diversity
Prejudice
When Olivia is at work, she believes that it is important to focus on doing her job to the best of her ability and not waste the company's time or money. Therefore, she always makes personal phone calls, sends text messages, and socializes with her co-workers during her lunch break. Olivia is demonstrating:
Integrity
Humility
Empathy
Flexibility
Integrity
Your supervisor is upset about a current problem. After listening to them, you indicate that you understand how they feel. Your attitude as an example of
Indifference
Submissiveness
Assertiveness
Empathy
Empathy
A company that contracts a small advertising firm to coordinate its TV commercials is an example of:
Licensing
Committing
Organizing
Outsourcing
Outsourcing
If your supervisor gives you negative feedback, and you are unsure how to correct the problem, you should:
Blame a coworker
Ask the supervisor for more information
Ask a coworker what to do
Continue to perform as usual
Ask the supervisor for more information
An employee who was able to adjust to changing conditions possesses the desirable trait of
Loyalty
Adaptability
Tact
Friendliness
Adaptability
One way all employees can demonstrate initiative is to
Create more work for other employees
Learn all they can about the company
Take part in community activities
Make sure they receive appropriate benefits
Learn all they can about the company
What must businesspeople be willing to do to successfully work with people from other cultures?
Accommodate differences
Promote uniformity
Learn another language
Limit expectations
Accommodate differences
Lately, you've been feeling like you don't fit in. You've been spending a lot of time by yourself. You decide to start thinking positively, and you start going to more school functions and meeting new people. You are using the _______ method of problem solving:
Brainstorming
Mind mapping
Intuitive
Appreciative inquiry
Mind mapping
Michael sometimes says he's sick when he actually just doesn't want to go to work. He convinces himself that what he's doing is okay by saying, “Everyone else is doing it, and my boss will never know.” Michael is
Being accountable
Behaving ethically
Acting with integrity
Making excuses
Making excuses
How does communicating with others help you to maintain a positive attitude?
By allowing you to justify your opinions
By informing you about others achievements
By providing you with support for your ideas
By helping you to feel understood
By helping you to feel understood
When you are evaluated by your immediate supervisor, and they tell you all the things you can do to improve your job performance, that is an example of
Constructive criticism
Interpersonal relationships
Harassment
Self-control
Constructive criticism
It is important for individual team members to be ______ the team's goals.
Curious about
Indifferent to
Committed to
Undecided about
Committed to
Why do businesses implement chains of command?
To keep business operations flowing smoothly
To prevent employees from staging and uprising
To present a positive image to the public
To satisfy the requirements of labor unions
To keep business operations flowing smoothly
When Hannah is introduced to a new employee at her firm, she always smiles and looks the person in the eye. Hannah is using a form of
In your face Behavior
Non-verbal assertiveness
Aggressive behavior
Verbal assertiveness
Non-verbal assertiveness
What personality traits are employees exhibiting by taking time to learn customers’ names, to talk in terms of customers’ careers or hobbies, and to listen carefully when customers are talking?
Interest
Enthusiasm
Tact
Honesty
Interest
People need to learn how to adjust to change because
It is the only constant in life
We benefit from making changes
It helps us to influence others
We should help others to change
We benefit from making changes
When Jonah's manager reprimanded him for missing a deadline, Jonah said, “I didn't have all the supplies that I needed, and there wasn't enough time to do the work correctly.” To avoid taking responsibility for his actions, Jonah is
Blaming others
Acting indifferent
Making excuses
Being deceptive
Making excuses