Exam 51: Career Development and Life Skills

Networking is meeting and getting to know individuals in the same or similar career fields and sharing information about available opportunities.

Writing "See résumé" on a job application is often an indication of __________ to an employer.

It is helpful to conduct __________ interviews for practice.

__________ comments help the medical assistant perform better and take on more responsibility.

Which of the following interview questions should not be asked in an interview?

The medical assistant should tell his or her personal __________ when graduation is near, because job leads might be discovered using this source.

Never speak __________ about former employers.

The cover letter

The purpose of the cover letter is to get the employer to look at the résumé, and the purpose of the résumé is to get the applicant the job.

The medical assistant should make every effort not to miss a day of work during the probationary period.

Which of the following is the best job search method?

The medical assistant should make the résumé as general as possible so that it will fit a multitude of job opportunities.

__________ each résumé to get better results during the job search.

__________ skills are the abilities the medical assistant needs to perform the job.

Follow-up calls should be limited to no more than __________ per week.

The medical assistant must exercise __________ and not respond in kind to patients who are disagreeable.

Mock means to read and mark corrections.

It is smart to resign from a job to try to get an increase in salary.

Performance evaluations should be perfect.

Performance __________ rarely give perfect ratings.