The employment process begins with....
a) identifying your interests and evaluating your qualifications OR
b) searching to the open and hidden job markets
What is A) identifying your interests and evaluating your qualifications
100
Pronouns that serve as subjects of verbs must in ________________ case. (Examples - I, we, you, he, she, it, they, who, whoever)
What is Nominative Case
100
Straightforward claim messages can normally be organized using the (direct or indirect) strategy.
What is direct strategy
100
Resume that focuses attention on a candidate's skills rather than on past employment
What is functional
100
Twitter and Facebook are examples of _______________ media
What is Social media
200
Workopolis and Monster are examples of ______ ___________ (2 words)
What is Job Boards
200
Next year I hope to earn as much as (she or her)
Who is she
200
What is the key to submitting a recommendation to a superior?
a) make your request confidently and directly.
b) offer many positive comments about the superior's abilities.
c) know your needs and be prepared with evidence to support your suggestion
What is (C) Know your needs and be prepared with evidence to support your suggestion
200
"Seeking an auditor position in an internal corporate accounting department where my accounting skills, computer experience, knowledge of GAAP, and attention to detail will help the company run efficiently and ensure that its records are kept accurately" is an example of a career ________________
What is Objective
200
Unsolicited e-mail messages are often called _________________
What is Spam or Junk mail
300
Downsizing and __________________ organizations have resulted in people feeling less secure in their jobs.
What is Flatter
300
________________ verbs do not expess action. Instead, they connect the subject of the verb to additional information about the subject.
Example - My daughter is a wrestler
What is Linking
300
Writing plan for a sales message
What is AIDA
- gain ATTENTION
- build INTEREST
- elicit DESIRE
- motive ACTION
300
A __________________ offers links to examples of a job candidate's performance, talents, and accomplishments in digital form.
What is E-portfolio
300
By sending messages only to "opt-in" folks, you greatly increase your ________________
What is "open-rate" - those email messages that will be opened.
400
Professional networking sites, corporate web sites and _______________ web sites are probably the best way to find a job online.
What is Association web sites
400
Example: We citizens have formed our own organization. Citizens is an example of the grammatical term ______________________
What is Appositive
400
The most effective sales letters are written for a ______________ audience.
What is Target audience
400
A ________________ resume is one that is meant to be printed on plain white paper and read with optical character recognition software.
What is Scannable
400
Sales messages are much shorter in (direct or online) mail
What is Online mail
500
Students who have little work experience should write a cover letter that spotlights their ______________ and how they can apply it to a specific job.
What is Education
500
Pronouns must agree with the words to which they refer (their _________________) in gender and in number.
Example: This computer and its programs fit our needs.
What is Antecedent
500
Appeals associated with reason and intellect
What is a rational appeal
500
A ___________________ resume is an electronic version suitable for e-mailing or pasting into online resume bank submission forms.
What is Plain-text resume
500
Your company has produced a short video about it's newest line of skiis. It contains a testimonial by an Olympian who assisted in the development of the skiis. You need to send this video file to recipients who have given permission to receive such updates with regards to your products. What tool would be most useful for this purpose?