Resume Rules
What’s the most important contact detail to include on a resume?
Answer: What is your phone number and email address?
What’s the first thing you should do when you meet your interviewer?
Answer: What is shake their hand and make eye contact?
Should you send a thank-you email after an interview?
Answer: What is yes?
What’s the term for a job you take while pursuing your long-term career goals?
Answer: What is a stepping-stone job?
What is the term for skills like teamwork and communication?
Answer: What are soft skills?
Should your resume be longer than one page for most entry-level jobs?
Answer: What is no?
Name one thing you should always bring to an interview.
Answer: What is a copy of your resume?
What does "CC" stand for in an email?
Answer: What is Carbon Copy?
Name one online resource for researching careers.
Answer: What is O*NET or the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
Give an example of a time management skill.
Answer: What is setting priorities or using a planner?
What is the purpose of a "summary statement" on a resume?
Answer: What is to highlight your skills and goals for the job?
What is the STAR method used for in interviews?
Answer: What is answering behavioral questions by explaining the Situation, Task, Action, and Result?
True or False: It’s okay to check your phone during a meeting if it’s an emergency.
Answer: What is true, but only if you excuse yourself first?
What does “entry-level position” mean?
Answer: What is a job designed for someone with little or no professional experience?
What’s the term for understanding and managing your emotions?
Answer: What is emotional intelligence?
True or False: You should include references directly on your resume.
Answer: What is false?
True or False: It’s okay to say “I don’t know” during an interview.
Answer: What is true, as long as you follow up with an example of how you would find the answer?
What’s the best way to handle a conflict with a coworker?
Answer: What is discussing the issue calmly and professionally?
What is the difference between an internship and an apprenticeship?
Answer: What is internships are often short-term and unpaid, while apprenticeships are longer and usually paid?
True or False: Listening is considered a soft skill.
Answer: What is true?
What is the difference between a CV and a resume?
Answer: What is a CV is more detailed and used for academic or research positions?
What is the best way to answer the question, "What is your greatest weakness?"
Answer: What is mentioning a weakness and explaining how you’re working to improve it?
What’s the term for the unwritten rules about behavior in a workplace?
Answer: What is workplace culture?
What’s a “gig economy”?
Answer: What is a labor market where temporary jobs and freelance work are common?
What’s the term for solving problems creatively?
Answer: What is critical thinking?