Chapter 13: Building Careers and Writing Résumés

Question 1

The process of making informal connections with mutually beneficial business contacts is referred to as​ _____________.

Answer 1

networking

Question 2

Your​ ______________ is the most important document in your job search process.

Answer 2

résumé

Question 3

True or False: All a réésuméé can do is get you in the door.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In a​ ________________ résumé, the work experience section takes precedence and follows directly after your contact information and introductory statement.

Answer 4

chronological

Question 5

Which type of​ résumé focuses your skills and​ capabilities, citing work and academic experience in subordinate​ sections?

Answer 5

Functional

Question 6

A​ ______________ résumé blends the skills focus of the functional format with the job history focus of the chronological format.

Answer 6

combination

Question 7

To stress individual areas of competence rather than job​ history, use the​ _______________________ résumé format.

Answer 7

functional

Question 8

If you want to emphasize your capabilities and education when you​ don’t have a long or steady employment​ history, without raising concerns that you might be hiding something about your​ past, you should use the​ _______ résumé format.

Answer 8

combination

Question 9

The​ ___________ format is the most frequently used way to organize a​ résumé.

Answer 9

chronological

Question 10

Employers tend to be suspicious of the​ ___________________ résumé​ format, because it can obscure your work history.

Answer 10

functional

Question 11

Although estimates​ vary, one comprehensive study detected lies about work history in over​ ______ percent of the​ résumés considered.

Answer 11

40

Question 12

Even if it means withdrawing job​ offers, over​ ________ percent of companies that find lies on​ résumés refuse to hire the offending applicants.

Answer 12

90

Question 13

Automated​ ___________________systems use keyword filters to rank incoming​ résumés.

Answer 13

applicant tracking

Question 14

It is recommended that you write your​ résumé using a simple and​ _________ style.

Answer 14

direct

Question 15

With​ __________ searches a recruiter searches for​ résumés most likely to match the requirements of a particular job.

Answer 15

keyword

Question 16

Should you include the email address you have through your current employer in the header of your résumé?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Which part of a​ résumé probably generates the most​ disagreement?

Answer 17

Brief introductory statement

Question 18

True or False: Recruiters and hiring managers typically spend only a few seconds skimming your essential​ information, and anything that distracts or delays them will work against you.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

True or False: Some applicant tracking systems automatically discard réésuméés with any kind of extra files.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

The​ ________________ résumé is more burdensome to evaluate as compared to other types of​ résumés.

Answer 20

video

Question 21

A​ ____________ file​ (sometimes known as an ASCII text​ file) is an electronic version of your​ résumé that has no font​ formatting, no bullet​ symbols, no​ colors, no lines or​ boxes, or other special formatting.

Answer 21

plain-text

Question 22

A​ _______________ résumé is a type of printed​ résumé that is specially formatted to be compatible with optical scanning systems that convert printed documents to electronic text.

Answer 22

scannable

Question 23

The advantages of creating​ ____________ files are that you preserve the formatting of your​ résumé and create a file type that is less vulnerable to viruses than​ word-processer files.

Answer 23

PDF

Question 24

The​ _______________ version of a​ résumé can be used by including it in the body of an email​ message, for employers who want email delivery but​ don’t want file attachments.

Answer 24

​plain-text