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After a job interview, you should always send a thank-you note, e-mail, or letter.

A) True
B) False

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Businesses use wikis to ​


A) ​facilitate feedback from employees before and after meetings.
B) ​share information between corporate headquarters and satellite offices.
C) ​collect and disseminate information to large audiences.
D) ​Businesses use wikis for all these reasons.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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A wiki is a website with journal entries on any imaginable topic usually written by one person.

A) True
B) False

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Revise the following sentence to demonstrate direct, concise language: This is to inform you that due to the fact that health care costs are rising, there is a new employee wellness program that will be offered starting on May 1.

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The most common type of hiring or placement interview is the panel interview.

A) True
B) False

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Businesses now use social media sites to recruit employees.

A) True
B) False

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What is the best advice to follow when using texting or instant messaging (IM) in the workplace?


A) Keep a single contact list of personal and professional contacts for efficiency.
B) Even if you are completing a project or trying to meet a deadline, answer all texts or instant messages immediately.
C) Feel free to send sensitive or confidential messages to people you know.
D) ​Check with your supervisor to learn about your organization's messaging policies.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Shipping Clerk Christina included this sentence in her message to a customer: Pertaining to your returns, we must verify the shipping numbers and lot codes of all outstanding merchandise prior to issuance of a refund. This sentence is an example of


A) an unprofessional tone.
B) overly formal language.
C) a conversational style.
D) plain English.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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What kind of sentence reveals the main idea of a paragraph?


A) Pivoting
B) Supporting
C) Topic
D) Transitional

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Tables are the most frequently used type of graphic in business reports.

A) True
B) False

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Bethany must write a formal business report and reveal the results of a year-long study on employee wellness at each of her company's five locations. What type of organizational pattern should she use?


A) ​Chronological
B) ​Topic/Function
C) Geographical
D) ​Simple/Complex

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Rational appeals are associated with reason and intellect, while emotional appeals relate to status, ego, and sensual feelings.

A) True
B) False

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Identify two ways to use electronic media professionally in the workplace.

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​Students should identify two ​of the fo...

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It takes skilled persuasion techniques to get most businesses to make adjustments promptly.

A) True
B) False

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The most important dimension of culture​ is


A) ​time orientation.
B) ​context.
C) ​individualism.
D) ​power distance.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements about social networking in the workplace is most accurate?


A) Businesses use social networking sites only to connect with customers.
B) ​Social networking presents no risks for businesses.
C) ​Business professionals should always think twice before posting anything on social networking sites.
D) All answer choices are accurate statements about the use social networking on the job.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is a psychological barrier to effective listening?


A) Focusing on a speaker's unusual voice
B) Concentrating on a speaker's unfamiliar words
C) Having noisy surroundings
D) Tuning out speakers whose ideas do not match our own

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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List and explain  two techniques provided in Ch. 1 to improve your chance of being understood when writing to someone from a different culture.

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Students should list and describe two of...

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Kevin is being interviewed by a group of people who will be his supervisors and colleagues if he is hired, and they are taking turns asking him questions. What type of interview is this?


A) Group ​
B) Stress ​
C) Panel ​
D) Sequential ​

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Business reports vary in length, purpose, and delivery format.

A) True
B) False

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