Interviews and Resumes
Helwig (1985) surveyed 71 recruiters from 50 corporations and found that they had a clear preference for a resume that is ____ page in length.
One
Average cost per employee for outplacement service (in thousands)
$3,589
True or False: Unemployed friends were found in a study to be the best motivation and support to each other
True!
(moreso even than employed friends trying to help)
True or False: Every state has it's own State Employment Security Agency.
True! In California it's the Employment Development Department (EDD) and their resources include: registering and receiving unemployment, job placement, service to veteran applicants, service to disabled applicants, and labor market information.
When placement agencies seek out candidates for top-level jobs
Headhunting
What are the most common techniques for sharpening interview skills?
Role playing and practice interviewing
Institutions, particularly colleges, community colleges, and vocational schools, invest in job-placement services for both ___ reasons and self-serving reasons.
altruistic
Name 1 of the 10 employability skills listed in the textbook, then list a skill you personally believe is important!
They list: selling yourself, preparing for typical interview, writing a resume, self assessment skills, salary info, budgeting until job is found, legal & illegal questions that may be posed by interviewers, understanding the career decision making process, how to use skills acquired in past jobs in new occupation, info about entry level requirements of jobs.
Name 1 benefit to having job placement services within schools.
Changing from the classroom to the job is part of the educational process, the educational institution is in the best position to know an individual's abilities and experience, school should include placement as part of the vocational education process, etc.
___ ___ contributes to number of hours job hunters spend searching & applying for work
Social support
Give one example of formatting that should NOT be included in electronically posted resumes, such as Monster.
Bullets, italics, and underlined words or topics
Every state __ __ agency (SESA) works within the structure, regulations, and procedures established by the U.S. Employment Service (USES)
State Employment Security Agency
True or False: Everyone benefits from One Stop Career Counselors using the "library model" of helping. (brief orientation then clients work independently)
False! A study found that some disabled clients reported this style was unhelpful and dismissive.
_ _ _ _ (JTPA) programs provide services to disadvantaged, dropout, dislocated, and displaced workers
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
Ryland and Rosen (1987) found that 230 personnel professionals preferred what kind of resume format?
The functional resume format.
True or False: Public schools are rarely evaluated based on the number of graduates who obtain jobs and are therefore less likely to engage in job placement
True
The textbook job search steps are: take inventory of self and skills, identify & investigate the job market, & develop employability skills--what is one example of a barrier that could come up for the client during this?
No wrong answer, but some examples are a previous work trauma, little job experience, less experience with technology and how its used for job searching, transportation, lack of resources for obtaining info,
True or False: Most disabled/differently abled workers move from sheltered workshops to regular employment
False
Decision-making skills, job hunting knowledge, and __-__ skills are most important for applicants
self-assessment
What was the most common error of participant responses in mock job interviews found by Riggio and Throckmorton (1987)?
Responses that failed to provide enough information.
The name for job-placement services that are offered to workers outside of the firm
Outplacement
group support, encouragement, interview skills through role play, clarify and sharpen goals, tips, group solutions to issues like child care, transportation, etc.
Give one example of what supported work programs may offer
Job-site training, job coaching, placement, and long-term follow up to determine work adjustment
Website by Riley Dikel listing sections on improving job skills
The Riley Guide