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Are you a savvy job-seeker able to easily attract a potential employer’s attention, or could your search abilities use some polish? Take the following quiz, based on information contained in Job Hunting For Dummies®, to find out. Good luck!
1. It’s commonly estimated that what percentage of jobs are filled by word of mouth. Is it …





2. According to a poll of executives, how do hiring managers prefer a candidate's resume to be organized?





3. Which of the following is a breach of interview etiquette?





4. According to a recent survey, what percentage of executives consider the advice of their administrative assistants to be important when making hiring decisions?





5. How many interviews can most employees expect to go through before they are offered a job?





6. Executives believe approximately what percentage of job seekers lie on their resumes?





7. An interviewer is somewhat less likely to hire the person he or she interviewed:





8. Executives were asked for the quality in job seekers – apart from ability – that impressed them most during an interview. Three responses each received about 30 percent of the vote. They were:





9. Assuming all the other candidates have resumes as impressive as yours, which of the following factors will likely give you an edge?





10. All but one of the following are responses actual job candidates gave when asked why they should be hired. Which one is the fake?
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