Job Search Techniques

Take this short quiz and find out how much you know about the current job market.

 
1. I should only apply to jobs for which I have exactly the skills and abilities mentioned.
TRUE
FALSE
 
2. Searching for a job seems like a real waiting game - a passive activity rather than an active one.
TRUE
FALSE
 
3. Resumes need to be tailored to each specific job applied for.
TRUE
FALSE
 
4. I do not need to spend much time writing a cover letter because employers do not read them anyway.
TRUE
FALSE
 
5. My resume includes action verbs and accomplishments to assist the reader in identifying my strengths and past successes more easily.
TRUE
FALSE
 
6. What percentage of jobs are actually advertised on the internet or in the newspapers?
90%
65-70%
40-50%
10-20%
 
7. Contact with employers should be upon their initiative, not mine.
TRUE
FALSE
 
8. A 'cold call' is best described as:
a call made in the middle of winter from a phone booth
a phone call that a salesperson makes to solicit business from me at the most inconvenient times.
A job search tool that I do not use often because I don't know what to say.
An intregal part of my job search.
 
9. Interview Preparation includes the following:
Employer research
Reviewing the job description / advertisement
Detailing possible interview questions and answers
Preparing questions of your own
All of the above
 
10. It is perfectly OK to ask about salary during the initial interview.
TRUE
FALSE
 
11. At the completion of the interview, it is important to ask what the 'next steps' are in the interview process.
TRUE
FALSE
 
12. I always follow up my interview with a thank you note , stating how appreciative I am for the opportunity to meet the interviewer(s)
TRUE
FALSE