Job Hunting Skills Exam

Job Hunting Skills Exam - True or False Page 1 of 2

1.	Having your resume updated or completely developed is the first order of business when you begin your job search or career campaign.	True False
2.	Most job searches take about thirty days.	True False
3.	Interviewing is the least complicated and most easily accomplished part of a job search or career campaign.	True False
4.	Questions regarding your personal life, family, or children are illegal and you should avoid any discussion of these issues in an interview.	True False
5.	Classified advertisements should be considered part of a job search or career campaign, but one should not rely on them or place them as a priority search method.	True False
6.	Recent federal regulations have not rendered the reference check inappropriate and having good references readily available is still part of a well planned search.	True False
7.	Make sure that you do not leave any of your employment history out of your resume.	True False
8.	An interview is a buy-sell meeting straight and simple, it is up to the candidate to convince, and persuade the potential employer that he or she can help the company meet its goals and objectives.	True False
9.	"Networking" means calling up all of the people you know and asking them if they have, or know of any positions available.	True False
10.	Never answer any questions regarding how you spend your off work time because this will just give the interviewer negative information in order not to hire you.	True False
11.	The first fifteen minutes of the interview are critical because that is when the hiring decision is generally made.	True False
12.	Make an effort to keep your unemployed status to yourself, mostly to avoid embarrassment that may reflect negatively on your job search.	True False