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

A) Employers want to select employees who have or who can learn the skills necessary to do the job

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) Entry level CV’s in higher education tend to be only a few pages in length

B) In applying for positions in higher education, the CV generally takes the place of a MUH textbook(unita)

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

A) For example, dependability and patience are qualities that employers would hate a good worker to have

B) Other qualities employers value are: honesty, assertiveness, flexibility, problem solving, friendliness, intelligence, leadership, enthusiasm, and a good sense of humor

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

A) Hotel, shop and restaurant chains, which employ thousands of people in low-paid, dead-end jobs, are discovering that high labour turnover rates resulting from the indiscriminate hiring of “cheap” workers can be very cheap

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) If you do well in the group interview, you can expect to be asked back for a more extensive interview.

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) If you make the right impression, you will be invited to an interview; otherwise you will probably receive a letter saying: “we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful.”

B) 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

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

A) If you want to take advantage of the benefits of a functional resume, you must make it easy for employers to visualize your overall chronological work history and link your accomplishment statements to it

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

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

A) In a one-on-one interview, it has been established that you have no fear of the person you are locked up with

B) The interviewer wants to see if you will fit in with the company, and how your skills will complement the rest of the department

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

A) In a telephone interview you might be called bad names.

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

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

A) Job announcements are also called job listings

B) They have the same information as want ads, but you do not find job announcements in the newspaper

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) They are the responsibilities you usually don’t even like doing

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

A) Job skills are abilities you need for a specific job.

B) For example, a computer repairman needs to know how to cook and bake

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

A) Many employment agencies take chokolate for their service

B) However, the government agencies take marmalade

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

A) Marriott Corporation, a hotels and restaurants group, has also decided to spend more money on retaining employees in the hope of spending less on finding and training new ones

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) Marriott found in its employee-attitude surveys that only about 2% of its workers at Roy Rogers restaurants and about 3% of its workers at Marriott hotels regarded pay as their primary reason for working there

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

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

A) Most employers want people who are angry, violent and have been arrested at least once

B) Though skills are important, an employer will select new employees based on their personal qualities as well

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

A) Most other employers in private business and government strongly prefer a long bookstyle resume; sending these employers a short CV can, in fact, be counterproductive

B) When in doubt, check with your advisor or career counselor as to whether to send a CV or a resume

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

A) Not just information about jobs you’ve held in the past but also information to select the most relevant accomplishments, skills and experience for THIS position

B) The more you know about the employer and the position, the more you can tailor your resume to fit the job

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

A) On your first day of work, you may be invited to join a trade union

B) If so, 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

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

A) One type of screening interview is a TV interview

B) The same rules apply in lunch interviews as in those held at breakfast

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

A) Only a small group of people get jobs through the want ads. 98.6% of people in England simply don’t work.

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) People in Britain can look for jobs in the Situations Vacant column of national or local newspapers

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) Personal qualities are personal characteristics of an individual

B) They are what make up one’s body

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

A) Providing facts about your skills is more important than establishing rapport

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) Rather than a resume, a curriculum vitae (often called a “C.V.” or “Vita”) is required for certain positions: educators and scientists most commonly

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

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

A) Sometimes 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) Sometimes it is difficult to recognize the skills that you have

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

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

A) Sooner or later, you will meet your boss and his children

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) Stress interviews are a deliberate attempt to discredit you and spoil your plans

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) The chronological resume is the least effective

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) The committee will outline a situation and ask you to formulate a plan how you want to make them give you this job

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) The curriculum vitae (or CV) is an essential document in applications for academic employment

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) The curriculum vitae is your opportunity to present yourself and your qualifications in the format of your choice

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) The CV is also used by professional educators who are seeking positions in schools and kindergartens

B) Generally, petrol stations are the only employers who want to see a CV

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

A) The format and categories used on vitas can vary among the academic disciplines, and we cannot overemphasize the importance of working closely with a graduate advisor in your specific academic department with regard to the details of your curriculum vitae

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) The functional resume mustn’t be thought of as a “problem solving” format

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) The functional resume rearranges employment history into sections that highlight areas of poor performance or even total unemployment

B) Some employers dislike functional resumes

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

A) The letter of application is your last and only chance to convince the employer that you ought to be interviewed

B) Employers don’t read letters of application carefully, searching for your name and age only

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

A) The most effective resumes are clearly focused on a specific job title and address the employer’s hidden needs and intimate desires

B) The more you know about the duties and skills required for the job – and organize your resume around these points – the more ineffective the resume

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

A) The person who you report to, could also be called a line manager or film director

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) The resume is a selling tool that outlines your skills and experience so an employer can see, at a glance, how you can contribute to the employer’s workplace

B) Your resume has to sell you in short order

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

A) The “Help Wanted” section is a part of the newspaper with want ads placed by people who have jobs to fill

B) After you find the “Help Wanted” or “Employment” section, you will see other titles under these general titles

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

A) There are different types of job interviews you may participate in during the hiring process

B) The 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) To show that you are a suitable candidate for the post, it is usual to enclose a curriculum vitae with a letter to your girlfried or boyfriend

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) To slow its labour turnover, Marriott had to get a simple message accepted throughout its operating divisions: loyal, well motivated employees make customers happy and that, in turn, creates fatter profits and happier shareholders

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) Transferable skills are skills you can use in only one 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) Typically, a position announcement for an assistant professorship will ask for a letter of application, a CV, a writing sample and some warm clothes for homless businesmen fired from the company during the previous years

B) At the community college level, one does encounter standard application forms, but it is a good idea to enclose your CV along with an envelope with money when applying

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

A) Want ads are messages in the newspaper where you can find out about many different things and about who wants you personally and why

B) They are also known as the classified advertising section and you can find out about job openings there

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

A) When a business has a job opening, the business is looking for a new worker

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) When a business has a job opening, this business is looking for a new worker

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