Exam 34: Career Development and Life Skills

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

__________ skills can be taken from one job to another.

Self-management skills are the abilities the medical assistant needs to perform a job,such as performing venipuncture or billing insurance.

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.

A person with __________ is motivated,able to express love,and capable of handling criticism.

The school career placement office is a great resource for the student's job search.

Mock means to read and mark corrections.

Which of the following résumé formats focuses on the person's employment history,bulleting out the job duties for each position?

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

Salary expectations should be listed on the résumé.

When developing a portfolio,which of the following can provide "evidence" of specific abilities and skills?

The requirements for a specific job should be compared with the __________ listed on the medical assistant's résumé.

Medical assisting is a versatile __________ and can lead to many years of satisfying employment.

Which of the following is the best job search method?

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

Something that is intolerable is bearable.

Which of the following methods has proved to be the best and most effective way to find employment?

Networking is the exchange of information or services among individuals,groups,or institutions.

The exchange of information or services among individuals,groups,or institutions is known as __________.

Transferable skills,such as the ability to communicate effectively,can be taken from one job to another.