Kaylin Just Graduated from College in June

question 34

Multiple Choice

Kaylin just graduated from college in June. For the last three years she successfully ran a small business at her school. Her business arranged for the delivery of personalized birthday cakes and other gifts to students in her school. Since many of these students were from out of the province or even out of the country, this service provided a way for their family and friends back home to celebrate special occasions. Kaylin used social media like Facebook and Twitter to remind potential customers of upcoming birthdays and other gift-giving occasions such as holidays or campus events (care packages for mid-term exams, picnic packs to celebrate the arrival of spring after a snowy winter, etc.) .
-Prospective employers are likely to ________.

• A)admire Kaylin's initiative but see little application to a "real job"
• B)think Kaylin should have focused on her studies while at school instead of on a side venture
• C)expect that Kaylin, as a successful entrepreneur, will have experience with many types of business communication
• D)place little value on a hobby that did not lead to many valuable skills
• E)impress upon Kaylin that real business communication will be very different from what she engaged in as an entrepreneur

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Definitions:

Encomienda System

A labor system instituted by the Spanish in the New World that granted colonists authority over indigenous peoples for the purpose of extracting labor and tribute, while supposedly providing protection and religious instruction.

Gonzalo Pizzaro

A Spanish conquistador known for leading an expedition into the Amazon basin in search of the mythical city of El Dorado.

Conquistadores

Spanish term for “conquerors,” applied to Spanish and Portuguese soldiers who conquered lands held by indigenous peoples in central and southern America as well as the current states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Spanish Exploration

The period during the late 15th and early 16th centuries when Spain embarked on voyages to the Americas, Pacific, and other parts of the world, leading to colonization and the spread of Spanish culture and influence.