1.
Significant time and effort was/were spent onperfecting her cover letter.
Everyone in the accounting department was/wereinstructed on how to politely answer incoming calls.
The members of the Professional Committee is/are  disagreeing on how to allocate funds.
One of the male candidates failed to submithis/their cover letter.
2. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A. Traditional job-search techniques, such as those described inyour job handout, continue to be critical in landing jobs.
B. Traditional job-search techniques, such as those described inyour job handout continue to be critical in landing jobs.
C. Traditional job-search techniques such as those described inyour job handout continue to be critical in landing jobs.
3.
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A. When customizing your résumé, make sure to include keywords thatdescribe your skills, traits tasks and job titles associated withyour targeted job.
B. When customizing your résumé, make sure to include keywords thatdescribe your skills traits tasks and job titles associated withyour targeted job.
C. When customizing your résumé, make sure to include keywords thatdescribe your skills, traits, tasks, and job titles associated withyour targeted job.
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A. When you are organizing your qualifications, try to create asfew headings as possible; more than six make the document lookcluttered.
B. When you are organizing your qualifications, try to create asfew headings as possible more than six make the document lookcluttered.
C. When you are organizing your qualifications, try to create asfew headings as possible, more than six make the document lookcluttered.
4.
In the following sentences, select the correct word to fill in theblank.
When applying for a job, make sure all of yourcorrespondence/corespondence  isconcise and professional.
Make sure to highlight any professionaldevelopment/development you have obtained overyour career.
Choose the sentence that uses the correct word.
A. I would like to express my interest in this positionformally.
B. I would like to express my interest in this positionformerly.
