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Can We All Agree?
(Parts of Speech)
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words
Who you Talkin' To?
Word Crimes
(Grammar/Mechanics)
Direct, Conversational Phrasing
100
These types of nouns name specific objects that can be seen, heard, felt, tasted, or smelled.
What are concrete nouns?
100
Management team, class, group, directory are these types of nouns and they agree with this form of a verb.
What is a singular form of verb? (Ex. The group is preparing to leave.)
100
These 30-second sound bites help an interviewee prepare for typical interview questions.
What are success stories?
100
This is the first section that should be listed on any resume (after contact info).
What is an Objective or Summary of Qualifications section? For the assignment, every resume should have a well-developed Summary of Qualifications section. An Objective section is not required.
100
These are the three main purposes of a cover letter.
What are to introduce the resume, highlight strengths in terms of benefits to the reader, and to gain an interview?
200
The plural form of a noun that ends with a vowel followed by a"y" must use this letter or letter combination.
What is "s" (as in "attorneys)?
200
"I wish I were in Hawaii right now instead of in this class" uses an example of this type of verb mood.
What is the subjunctive mood? (expresses a doubt, a conjecture, or a suggestion)
200
One should do these things in order to prepare for an interview. (Identify at least 3)
What are research the target company, practice answering interview questions, clean up digital dirt, select professional attire, organize necessary items for the interview, prepare questions, etc.
200
The Summary of Qualifications section should include at least this many bulleted items.
What is three? That is the minimum.
200
One must include these three things in the greeting and opening paragraph of the cover letter?
What are refer to the name of the reader, refer to the source of the job posting, refer to the job title and describe how your qualifications fit the requirements?
300
In a compound expression (sister-in-law), it is common to add an "s" here in order to make the expression plural.
What is after the principal (first) word?
300
"The instructor sees a great deal of bored students and committed herself to making the class more exciting." This sentence contains this type of grammatical error.
What is a shift in verb tense? (The instructor saw a great deal of bored students and committed herself to making the class more exciting.)
300
These are actions to avoid when participating in an interview. (List at least 4 examples)
What are arrive too early or too late, be rude or annoying, ask for the job, criticize, act unprofessionally, emphasize salary or benefits, use a cell phone, dress inappropriately, act desperate or bored, interrupt, focus on imperfections, etc.
300
You should begin each bullet point with this in order to ensure that the bullet list is parallel.
What is an action verb? (p. 417) Remember to avoid repeating the same action verbs. Also, if you are describing a present-day job, you should use present tense.
300
"Because Signa HealthNet, Inc., is organizing a new information management team for its recently established group insurance division, could you use the series of a well-trained information systems graduate who seeks to become a professional systems analyst?" is an example of showing the hiring offer this important aspect.
What is an example of showing interest and knowledge of the business?
400
Pronouns that serve as subjects of verbs are in this grammatical case.
What is the nominative case?
400
A writer should use this type of verb form when indicating an action completed before the present time. These verbs need helping verbs.
What are past-participle verb forms? (had gone, had drunk, had conquered) She had gone before we arrived to pick her up. They had drunk all the magic punch before we got there. The army had conquered the tiny nation before it knew war was afoot.
400
True or False: An interviewer can ask if the interviewee if he or she has ever been arrested.
What is False? But, they are allowed to ask if the interviewee has ever been convicted of a crime (when the crime is related to the job).
400
This type of resume focuses on a person's skill sets rather than work experience.
What is a functional resume?
400
This address should appear at the top of the cover letter.
What is the address of the letter's recipient?
500
Use "who" or "whoever" for constructions in this case.
What is nominative case?
500
"When Audrey read the cover letter, many errors were found." This sentence contains this type of grammatical error.
What is a shift in voice? (The first part is in active voice and the second part is in passive voice.)
500
After receiving a job offer, the job candidate should create this type of document.
What is an acceptance or a rejection letter?
500
This is the goal of a resume.
What is to win an interview?
500
The closing paragraph should include these elements.
What are request an interview, provide contact information and thank the reader?