CMN 003V Final Exam Prediction Questions.

CMN 003V Final Exam Prediction Questions. What elements should be included in an effective resume? - correct answer Consistent format Delineated sections: education, relevant skills, experience What word choices can maximize your experience descriptions? - correct answer 1. Action verbals 2. No personal pronouns 3. STAR method 4. Do not use jargon or abbreviations What is the STAR method? - correct answer S-Situation T-Tasks A-Action R-Results Which elements does our professor disagree with the ICC on? - correct answer Objective are not necessary and resume length should only be 1 page What are the 7 steps should you take to "clean up" your "online persona"? - correct answer 1. Make a list of accounts 2. Review security settings 3. Think like a hiring manager 4. Cleanse profile of inappropriate items 5. Consider professional image you want to project 6. Type your name into search engines 7. Curate content What 4 things should you do and NOT do in a networking introduction? - correct answer 1. Say "Hi, my name is..." 2. Don't mention too much about yourself 3. Don't tell them you want the job 4. Show confidence and leadership What 4 things should you do and NOT do in a networking introduction? - correct answer 1. Don't say "Hi, my name is..." 2. Don't mention too much about yourself 3. Don't tell them you want the job 4. Show confidence and leadership What is perception? - correct answer the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events cultural myopia - correct answer Perceiving that one's culture is superior while having a very shortsighted view of others. Stereotyping - correct answer creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people, usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike Prejudice - correct answer deep-seated feeling of unkindness toward a group or individual usually based on negative stereotypes What are schemas? - correct answer mental structures that help us put bits of information together to form patterns and create meaning Assimilation - correct answer interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas accommodation - correct answer adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information Attributions - correct answer use of personal characteristics to explain behavior 1. Internal attributions: personality 2. External attributions: situational fundamental attribution error - correct answer tendency to attribute others' behavior to their dispositions and our own behaviors to our situations What is self-serving bias? - correct answer the tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors How does salience impact selection of perceptual information? - correct answer Things are salient to us depending on: 1. Visual and aural stimulation 2. Needs and interests 3. Expectations