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You are going to be interviwed by a Fortune 500 company. A well known fact about this company's corporate culture is that it's daily work attire is casual and laid back. For example, torn jeans and leather jackets are common attire. What would you wear to this interview?

I should blend in and look like an employee. If jeans and leather jackets is what they like, that’s what I will wear.
I should look a little better than their everyday wear, but I don’t want to come off like I’m better than everyone else. I’ll put on something that’s informal but not as casual.
It is an interview after all, I should look professional, but I’m still worried that they would think I couldn’t fit in with their corporate culture. I’ll put on something that is business casual and make sure that everything is well ironed, clean, and that the details like shoes, belts, and nails aren’t distracting.
I need to get in through the door. This is a Fortune500 company after all. I’ll dress with full formal attire, and pay attention to all the details- clean, pressed, and trim.

You are working on creating a general resume. You want to stand out above the rest so you…

Let it reflect your personality, put it on color paper and use color ink
Write a detailed three point objective stating who you are, what you want, and what you can offer
Write your entire resume in bold font to emphasize the emphasize the importance of your experience
Keep it short and simple, state the obvious – let the interview do the talking

You are at your part-time job's Holiday party. You notice that various directors of some of the departments that you would like to move up into are in attendance. How do you make the best first impression?

Get in the spirit of the party; buy them a drink.
Listen in on the director's conversations and then add insight when you feel you can make the best impression.
Be direct and approach the director with a firm handshake, brief introduction of who you are, what your background includes and what your career goals are.
Find a mutual friend that can introduce you and take the opportunity to express your interest in the director's department.

You are on the last phase of your interview and since it is late in the evening, your host offers you the opportunity to have the rest of the interview over dinner. Being that you are hungry, you accept the invitation and go to an ethnic restaurant of the host's choice. You have never been there and are nervous about the outcome because you have difficulty acquiring the taste of new food. What would you do?

Order the first thing on the menu.
Ask for suggestions from the host about what foods to order.
Be honest with the host and state that you have never tried ethnic food of this kind and would appreciate any suggestions they can offer.
Ask for a menu in American.

You're frustrated with surfing the internet for jobs in your chosen field. You've completed numerous online applications but you still do not receive any calls about job interviews. You are not sure what other steps to take but you have heard from others about pursuing outside sources such as employment agencies. Would that be the best choice during a turbulent job market?

Yes, contacting further assistance from employment agencies could help me since they are the employment specialists.
I should settle for any job beyond my field that is willing to give me a job interview.
No, contacting an employment agency would be more wasted time and money. I should keep doing what I'm doing and eventually, someone will contact me.
I should visit the local job center and speak with one of their free-to-the-public employment specialists to discuss my other job search strategies.

Your job search is not giving you many results. You send out your resume to all of the jobs that you find but with little success of a call back for an interview. The few interviews that you do get aren't resulting in a job offer. What should you do?

Nobody wants to hire me; I am just not a quality candidate.
All of the places I am applying to aren't calling me back. If they are not going to call me back, then why should I call them?
I am going to follow up with my interview by calling the employer; as well as, send them a Thank You card for their time.
I am going to scrap my current resume and write a new resume that will better demonstrate my skills and qualifications.