Resumes & Cover Letters
Interviewing
Internship & Job Search
Career Counseling
Hodge-Podge
100
What year of college should you create your first resume?
What is your first year.
100
What you would advise a student to wear for an internship interview at a non-profit organization.
What is professional attire, suit or pants and a jacket.
100
The program students most often use for internship and job searching and applying.
What is Titan Career Link.
100
Three reasons a student might seek career consulting:
What is To seek guidance in selecting or changing a major To explore careers, job shadowing, taking assessments to assist with career exploration To explore relevant practical experience (what clubs, jobs, internships would be useful), to consider and/or explore graduate school Because they're freaking out!
100
Name one mistake someone can make during an internship or job fair.
What is: Being unprepared Dressing casually, not professionally Chewing gum Not being informed about the specific organizations you seek Improvising, instead of preparing your introduction, Talking only about yourself Not following up with a professionally written thank you email after the fair
200
How long should a student or new graduate's resume be?
What is one page.
200
Recommended for all students to do prior to their first internship interview.
What is Do a practice interview.
200
A fantastic option for students who have internships during the semester - to prevent over-burdening their schedule.
What is apply for academic credit.
200
Professional staff with whom students wanting career counseling appointments are scheduled.
Who are Robyn or Warren.
200
Extra-curricular activities, volunteer work, summer jobs, campus jobs, internships.
What are ways to: Develop skills Network Learn about potential career arenas Rule career options in or out
300
Students are advised to remove high school information from their resume by what time in their 4 years of college?
End of their sophomore year OR beginning of their junior year.
300
Situation, Task, Action, Result is a guide to what?
What is to answer behavior-based interview questions.
300
Document that students need to complete and submit to the Career Center in order to receive academic credit.
What is the Learning Contract.
300
Test or assessment that might be used as a part of career counseling.
What is the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) or the Strong Interest Inventory
300
This #1 way to increase your chances of a successful internship or job search is often under-utilized by students.
What is NETWORKING.
400
One of the two most common mistakes students make when writing a cover letter.
What is writing about what you hope to gain and less about what skills/experiences you have to offer AND not tailoring it to the specific employer by writing about your knowledge of the company.
400
The practice of continuing to interview after accepting a job offer is considered what?
What is unethical.
400
The benefits of doing an internship include:
What is explore a career field; develop/strengthen skills, learn outside the classroom, gain experience, network with professionals, potentially get paid and/or earn academic credit.
400
The most common statement heard from students leaving a career consulting appointment.
What is "This is so helpful." OR "I feel so much better now."
400
Even first and second year students find this on-line resource to be a helpful source of connections. Students often underestimate how very useful this can be in their internship and job search.
What is Linked In.
500
Misspelled word, too little white space, too much white space, disorganized format, paragraphs instead of bullets.
What is why a recruiter would stop reading resume and toss it to the "No" pile.
500
September-October, January-February
What is the busiest season at the Career Center due to recruiting, internship and job fairs and all of the preparation accompanying them, such as Resumania, practice interviews, resume blasts, and related seminars.
500
Students should begin their post-graduate (full-time) job search.
What is as early as spring semester junior year.
500
Opportunities to talk with representatives from graduate programs from universities across the country.
What Graduate and Professional School Fairs. Bonus Question: How many and where are the G. & P.F.'s that we promote this year?
500
What students do the best job promoting the services the Career Center offers?
What is US! The student staff who work at the Career Center!
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