Vocabulary
This type of skill includes communication, teamwork, and attitude.
What are soft skills?
A document that lists your education, skills, and experience.
What is a resume?
An employer asks, “How old are you?” Assuming age is not specific to the job, what is wrong with that question?
What is, it is illegal?
This is a document that summarizes why you are a good fit for the company, as well as relevant experiences.
What is a cover letter?
Non-wage compensation like health insurance or retirement plans.
These are skills can be used at multiple types of jobs.
What are transferable skills?
People who can speak to your character and work ethic, often listed as "available upon request" on your resume.
What are references?
What is one thing you should do after an interview?
What is:
Two key differences between a resume and cover letter.
What are:
A fixed annual amount of pay.
What is a salary?
These are learned abilities like coding, welding, or typing.
What are hard skills?
LinkedIn, Professional Organizations, attending conferences are all examples of this.
What is networking?
Three things you should do before an interview to prepare.
What are any of the following 3:
A student includes spelling and grammar mistakes on their resume.
They missed this step in the application process.
What is profreading?
The form you fill out to prove eligibility to work in the U.S.
What is an I-9?
A type of employee retirement plan, often with matching employer contributions.
What is a 401K?
Events where employers meet potential applicants
What is a job fair?
During an interview, Jason explains a situation, what he needed to do, what actions he took, and the result.
What strategy is he using?
What is the STAR method?
A student lists babysitting and helping at a family business but no formal job experience.
This should be included on this section of the resume.
What is the experience section?
This paycheck setup, which new employees can arrange by providing a voided check or bank routing number, deposits wages directly into a bank account.
What is direct deposit?
This professional networking platform, used by 87% of employers, allows job seekers to post a profile, connect with professionals, and apply for jobs directly.
What is LinkedIn?
This informal strategy involves reaching out to friends, family, and community members to interview them about unadvertised job openings.
What is doing an informational interview?
NGPF warns that failing to do this before an interview is one of the most common and costly interview mistakes.
What is failing to research the company (or not preparing)?
Which section of a resume would MOST likely include teamwork, communication, and leadership?
What is the skills section?
This IRS form, completed on or before your first day of work, tells your employer how much federal income tax to withhold from each paycheck based on your filing status.
What is a W4?