In 2000, You Received a B

question 24

Multiple Choice

In 2000, you received a B.S. in computer programming. Although you have had several jobs over the years, including positions at two major companies, your work history is irregular because you opted to stay at home with your two young children until they began elementary school. You now wish to return to the workforce but realize that your lack of familiarity with recent changes in computer technology and your irregular work history may be disadvantages. Which is the most appropriate strategy for dealing with your employment history in your résumé?

• A) Omit the dates of employment.
• B) Omit the dates of employment but explain in the application letter that you were out of the workforce because of child-care responsibilities.
• C) Include the dates of employment and explain in the application letter that you chose to leave the workforce to care for your children.
• D) Modify the dates of employment to eliminate the gaps.

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Definitions:

Embodied Behavior

Theory that the movements we make and the movements we perceive in others are central to communication with others.

Mental Flexibility

The cognitive ability to adjust one's thinking or strategy in response to new information, demands, or changed conditions.

Acquistion Of Culture

The process through which individuals learn the values, norms, customs, knowledge, and skills that guide their behavior in their society.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Range of physical and intellectual impairments observed in some children born to alcoholic parents.