Applying for a Job
Interviews
Workplace Social Skills
Job Demands
COPES at Work
100

“A brief account of a person’s education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with a job application.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

What is a resume?

100
Arrive this many minutes early for a job interview.
What is 5-10?
100

This is what you should do any time you are not sure about something at work.

What is ask for help?

100

A workplace's set of rules about what is acceptable for employees to wear to work.

What is a dress code?

100

Always being on time for work is part of this letter in COPES.

What is O?

200
The number of pages long an entry level resume should be.
What is 1?
200
After having an interview, this is when you should send a thank you note or email to the interviewer.
What is as soon as possible?
200

The first person you should talk to when having a conflict with a coworker.

Who is the coworker?

200

The typical number of hours per week worked at a full-time job.

What is 40?

200

This person is responsible for managing your behaviors and attitude at work.

Who is yourself?

300
A document that goes along with your resume to fill in details your resume cannot describe about why you would be a good fit for a job.
What is a cover letter?
300
This is one hygiene task you should always do before going to a job interview.
What is shower, brush teeth, comb hair, wear deodorant, clean fingernails?
300

An example of something that is not ok to eat for lunch in a shared break room.

What is anything that smells bad?

300

"The biological, emotional, social and cognitive forces that activate behavior. In everyday usage, this term is frequently used to describe why a person does something.”

What is motivation?

300

Advocating for yourself is an example of this letter in COPES.

What is C?

400
The body of a standard cover letter should usually have this many paragraphs.
What is 3?
400
This is how you should dress when having an interview over the phone at home.
What is professionally?
400

You notice that your coworkers make a weird face and back away a little whenever you come near them. This is the first thing you should check.

What is your breath/personal hygiene?

400

These types of demands include noise level, lighting, and smells that you might encounter at work.

What are sensory demands?

400

The US Justice Department calls these "any modification or adjustment to a job or the work environment that will enable a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to participate in the application process or to perform essential job functions."

What are reasonable accommodations?

500
Doug Brauer told us the best time of day to apply for a job in person at a restaurant is between these hours.
What is 2 to 4?
500
Shaking hands takes place during this step in the four steps of communication.
What is 4?
500

You overhear your coworkers planning a party. They do not invite you, but you would really like to go. This is the most effective way to get invited to the party.

What is ask if you can go to the party?

500

"Jumping to conclusions" is an example of this type of thought.

What is irrational or ANTs?

500

A word meaning being disrespectful to someone who supervises or manages you at work.

What is insubordination?

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