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Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) BP is one of the largest multinational companies in the world

B) The goal of the group interview is to see how you interact with others and how you use your knowledge and reasoning powers to win others over

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A Employers perceive this resume style as deceptive and mendacious

B) Career changers and those who lack formal on-the-job experience (like new graduates) find this resume the most difficult to write

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) A computer repairman needs to know how to cook and bake

B) Job duties are tasks you don’t have to do on a job

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) A screening interview is meant to weed out unqualified candidates

B) You will face several members of the company who have a say in whether you are hired

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) A secretary needs to know how to type and take messages

B) A computer repairman needs to know how to cook and bake

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Before applying for a job, you always can assume that you meet the requirements

B) There are many computer programs that will help you produce a well designed and professional-looking curriculum vitae, available both from computer software retailers and as freeware on the web

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Career changers and those who lack formal on-the-job experience (like new graduates) find this resume the most difficult to write

B) Some employers dislike functional resumes

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Hello, this is Laura Steele, I’m jumping from Sheffield

B) The goal of the group interview is to see how you interact with others and how you use your knowledge and reasoning powers to win others over

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In one year, it had to hire no fewer than 27,000 workers to fill 8,800 hourly-paid job slots

B) Improved training of middle managers usually helps, but a change in bonus arrangements doesn’t

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In some committee interviews, you may be asked to demonstrate your ability to dance

B) The interviewers don’t care how you apply your knowledge and skills to a real-life situation

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Job duties are tasks you don’t have to do on a job

B) Speaking English well, for instance, is a skill you can use in almost any job

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Job seekers with extensive academic and professional credentials applying for positions in education or research

B) Persons applying for teaching, research, and some administrative positions are expected to submit a CV along with a rather detailed letter of application and a CD with photos of their preveous business trips

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Job vacancies are also displayed at Job Centres and other Employment Agencies in towns, cities and forests

B) In factories, workers often take their orders from a team-leader or foreman, who is an intermediary between the employer and the employees

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Some examples of transferable skills are teaching other people, solving problems, accepting responsibility, organizing projects, making decisions, and creating new ideas

B) A file clerk would file forms, answer the telephones, and make cakes

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Sometimes companies have job openings, but they don’t hire men

B) When you walk into a company, the first person you talk to is usually some homless person sleeping there

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The electronic resume is scanned and entered in a database that the personnel department or the hiring manager can search by keyword

B) An interviewer may lapse into coma or even die on you at some point during the questioning

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The functional resume doesn’t give you latitude to “make sense” of your work history and match up skills and accomplishments that might not be obvious to the employer in a traditional chronological format

B) It must be a detailed, lengthy and structured listing of education, publications, projects, awards and work history

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The goal of the group interview is to see how you interact with others and how you use your knowledge and reasoning powers to win others over

B) Telephone interviews are merely screening interviews meant to eliminate poorly qualified candidates so that nobody ever tries to call and get that job anymore

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The successful applicant will probably be given a contract of employment which will contain the job description and the terms and conditions. You show your acceptance of these by signing the contract

B) Job Service is an office that helps people look for jobs

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You can never be invited for a personal face-to-face interview

B) Cole National, a Cleveland-based firm which owns Child World, Things Remembered and other speciality shops, declared a “war for people” in an effort to recruit and keep better staff

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You will face several members of the company who have a say in whether you are hired

B) In some committee interviews, you may be asked to demonstrate your ability to dance

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You will probably be introduced to your shop steward or stewardess, the trade union official who will represent you and your colleagues in negotiations with management and serve you meels on the plane

B) Job vacancies are also displayed at Job Centres and other Employment Agencies in towns, cities and forests

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Your resume has to sell you in short order

B) The first hurdle your resume has to pass – whether it ends up in the “consider file” or the “reject file” – may take less than two seconds

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The successful applicant will probably be given a contract of employment which will contain the job description and the terms and conditions. You show your acceptance of these by signing the contract

B) Many businesses put “Help Wanted” signs in the window when they have job openings

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

А) Skills are the activities that a person doesn’t like doing

B) If you have little experience as a worker, want ads may help you find the job you looking for

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) A screening interview is meant to weed out unqualified candidates

B) Interviewers will work from an outline of points they want to cover, looking for a chance not to give you the job you want

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) A smaller employer may subscribe to a scanning service that offers them a way to automate this function for their small (or non-existent) human resource department

B) The suggestions and samples in this packet are to be used as a generic model only, as the style and contents of CV’s stay strictly the same

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) A smaller employer may subscribe to a scanning service that offers them a way to automate this function for their small (or non-existent) human resource department

B) The resume is scanned and entered in a database that the personnel department or the hiring manager can search by keyword

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) A standard, generic form for the letter of application is (1) to introduce yourself, your wife, your children, your grandmother (2) to state briefly what you want, what position you are applying for, (3) to state clearly why you are qualified for the position, (4) to elaborate as to your special assets, why you are particularly well suited for the job, (5) to highlight your most important training, experiences, skills and accomplishments, and (6) to end with a compelling statement as to why the employer ought to hire you

B) A smaller employer may subscribe to a scanning service that offers them a way to automate this function for their small (or non-existent) human resource department

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) After the interview, you can sometimes talk to the manager

B) All businesses put “Help Wanted” signs in the window when they have job openings

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) All businesses put “Help Wanted” signs in the window when they have job openings

B) Sometimes companies have job openings, but they don’t hire men

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Always omit at least a bare-bones chronological listing of your work experience, in your functional resume

B) The functional resume doesn’t give you latitude to “make sense” of your work history and match up skills and accomplishments that might not be obvious to the employer in a traditional chronological format

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) An auto mechanic would repair and paint cars

B) The list of activities you are required to perform for any occupation are the job duties

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) An interviewer may lapse into coma or even die on you at some point during the questioning

B) The interviewer may be sarcastic or argumentative, or may keep you waiting in the office for up to 22 hours

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Before applying for a job, you always can assume that you meet the requirements

B) National newspapers such as “Cool Girl” focus on different areas of employment such as media, education, social work and information technology on different days

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Cole National, a Cleveland-based firm which owns Child World, Things Remembered and other speciality shops, declared a “war for people” in an effort to recruit and keep better staff

B) In one year, it had to hire no fewer than 27,000 workers to fill 8,800 hourly-paid job slots

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Companies have job openings, but they don’t take people

B) After the interview, you can sometimes talk to the manager

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Companies have job openings, but they don’t take people

B) You can walk into these companies and ask about jobs, but to no avail

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Dependability and patience are qualities that employers would hate a good worker to have

B) Skills are the activities that a person doesn’t like doing

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) If you have little experience as a worker, want ads may help you find the job you looking for

B) A secretary needs to know how to type and take messages

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) If you see “Help Wanted” signs, you can go into companies and ask about jobs

B) This is called “begging.”