Networking 101
What’s the term for a short introduction you give to describe who you are and what you do?
What is Elevator Pitch?
What does ROI stand for?
What is Return on Investment?
This is usually the first question in any interview and gives you a chance to summarize your background and goals.
What is "Tell me about yourself"?
The Blue Demons’ mascot’s name is DIBS, which stands for this.
What is Demon in a Blue Suit?
What is the nickname for Chicago?
What is The Windy City?
This professional platform is most commonly used for networking and job searching.
What is LinkedIn?
What does GAAP stand for?
What is Generally Accepted Accounting Principles?
What is the S.T.A.R. method?
This structured method — short for Situation, Task, Action, Result, helps you answer behavioral questions clearly.
DePaul University is named after this French saint known for helping the poor.
Who is St. Vincent de Paul?
This giant reflective sculpture’s real name is Cloud Gate, but nobody calls it that.
What is The Bean?
When following up after a networking event, you should send this within 24 hours.
What is a Follow Up Email?
This financial statement reports a company’s revenues and expenses.
What is Income Statement?
A “case interview” is most commonly used by firms in this industry.
What is Consulting?
DePaul University was founded in this year.
What is 1898?
Chicago is famous for inventing this type of pizza that’s almost like a casserole and has a crust so thick you need a fork.
What is deep-dish pizza?
This type of networking event is where you meet professionals from multiple companies, often hosted by schools or organizations.
What is a Career Fair?
This document shows a company’s financial position at a specific point in time.
What is the Balance Sheet?
Interviewers often assess whether you’re a good cultural fit by asking about these intangible qualities, like communication or adaptability.
What are Soft skills?
DePaul students can use these CTA train line to travel between the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses.
Red Line, Purple Line, Brown Line
According to an urban legend, what type of animal caused the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 by knocking over a lantern?
Cow
FDIC insurance covers bank deposits up to this amount per depositor per bank.
What is $250,000?
These three financial statements are the foundation of accounting and finance — explain how they are all connected.
Net income from the income statement goes to retained earnings on the balance sheet and to the cash flow statement. The cash flow statement shows how cash changes from operations, investing, and financing, and the ending cash balance appears on the balance sheet.
DePaul’s motto, “Viam Sapientiae Monstrabo Tibi”, translates to this phrase in English.
What is "I will show you the way of wisdom"?