Question: Which are questions you should not feel compelled to answer during your interview (select all that apply)?
Answer Choices:
Age
Marital status
Personal beliefs
Previous salary
Answer: Age
Marital status
Personal beliefs
Previous salary
Vocation/Job Market Preparation
Question: The goal of negotiating is to (select all that apply):
Answer Choices:
Ensure each party is satisfied
Build for the long term engagement
Win today so you can win tomorrow
Establish the upper hand
Answer: Ensure each party is satisfied
Build for the long term engagement
Question: When using LinkedIn groups, you should only join groups that match your business/career focus.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: When preparing your LinkedIn profile, you should (select all that apply):
Answer Choices:
Have people who have worked with you verify your abilities through recommendations.
Keep it current.
Build your connections quickly by accepting all invitations.
Copy your resume into your profile.
Answer: Have people who have worked with you verify your abilities through recommendations.
Keep it current.
Copy your resume into your profile.
Question: The purpose and goal of an effective resume is to:
Answer Choices:
Have a conversation with a hiring manager
Make friends with other professionals
Get a job in your chosen profession
Get a call back from a letter you sent
Answer: Get a job in your chosen profession
Question: Common negotiating mistakes include (select all that apply):
Answer Choices:
Preparing too much
Making too many concessions
Talking too much
Getting emotionally attached to the outcome
Answer: Making too many concessions
Talking too much
Getting emotionally attached to the outcome
Question: It’s a good idea to investigate the company prior to your interview to help determine (select all that apply):
Answer Choices:
Potential starting salary for the position
Competitive challenges they might be experiencing in the marketplace
USF alums that are current or former employees
Organizational structure of the company
Answer: Competitive challenges they might be experiencing in the marketplace
USF alums that are current or former employees
Organizational structure of the company
Question: The LinkedIn Lever Tool (or similar company profile) should be completed immediately after interviewing with a prospective employer.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Which of the following is not one of the core behaviors of good negotiators? (Choose all that apply)
Answer Choices:
Stress management
Competitiveness
Ego
Time Management
Answer: Stress management
Ego
Question: A person that is highly emotional has an advantage in a negotiation.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: The Three-Step Negotiating Plan does not include:
Answer Choices:
Being prepared to negotiate “on the fly”
Ask for what you want
Increasing your leverage
Being prepared to walk away
Answer: Being prepared to negotiate “on the fly”
Question: Gossip is an important part of company culture. It helps you to learn things the company does not share.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: In negotiating, a good rule of thumb is: “Never give anything ________.”
Answer Choices:
Until the other party threatens to walk away
Unless you get something of equal or greater value in return
To anyone at any time
Of value to people you just don’t like
Answer: Unless you get something of equal or greater value in return
Question: Which of the following is not necessarily true about your new employment:
Answer Choices:
You may not understand how your role fits into the bigger picture
The organization will consistently provide you with feedback
Your mistakes could possibly hurt the company
You will be expected to bring value to the organization
Answer: The organization will consistently provide you with feedback
Question: You should list all your personal hobbies/interests on your resume.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Presentation Skills, Part 2
Question: The following is true regarding Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) (Select all that apply):
Answer Choices:
Employers use ATS to search for key words in resumes
None of the above
Social media and other personal information can be found by ATS
ATS can read bold and italics on resumes
Answer: Employers use ATS to search for key words in resumes
ATS can read bold and italics on resumes
Question: In almost all circumstances, the first negotiation is always with:
Answer Choices:
Your opponent
Yourself
Your closest relationship
Your boss
Answer: Yourself