Power Learning And Your Life 3rd Canadian Edition By Robert S Feldman – Test Bank

Chapter 11
Planning Your Career (ONLINE)
True / False Questions

1. A career portfolio is a static record that documents your skills, capabilities, achievements, and goals.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 11-01 Identify your ideal career.
Topic: 11-05 Creating a Career Portfolio

2. If the appropriate skills are not listed on your resume, computers forward your resume to an individual for re-screening.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 11-02 Prepare a career portfolio, including an up-to-date resumé and cover letter.
Topic: 11-07 Career Portfolio, Part II: Resumé and Cover Letter

3. You should include every job you’ve ever held on your resume.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 11-02 Prepare a career portfolio, including an up-to-date resumé and cover letter.
Topic: 11-07 Career Portfolio, Part II: Resumé and Cover Letter

4. Your cover letter should conclude with a call for action.
TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 11-02 Prepare a career portfolio, including an up-to-date resumé and cover letter.
Topic: 11-07 Career Portfolio, Part II: Resumé and Cover Letter

5. Foreclosure in career terms means making a premature decision and sticking with it persistently.
TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 11-02 Prepare a career portfolio, including an up-to-date resumé and cover letter.
Topic: 11-09 Rethink Your Initial Career Choice

6. When asking someone to serve as a reference, ask him or her if he/she has any reservations.
TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 11-03 Explain some effective job search strategies.
Topic: 11-11 Choose Your References Wisely

7. It’s a bad idea to ask the interviewer questions.
FALSE

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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 11-04 Demonstrate your interviewing skills.
Topic: 11-18 During the Interview

8. Writing a thank-you note to someone who interviews you is considered too aggressive.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 11-04 Demonstrate your interviewing skills.
Topic: 11-19 After the Interview

9. If you haven’t heard from the employer who interviewed you within a few weeks, you should not contact him or her.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 11-05 Evaluate the impact of your Striving Style™ on career choice and career development.
Topic: 11-19 After the Interview