The Job Hunt
Name the first step in a successful job hunt.
What is lising the companies at which you would like to work.
The person you should contact, within a company, about a job.
Who is the person responsible for hiring - the manager?
A Personal Fact Sheet.
What is a brief written summary of facts to help you prepare for writing a resume?
The importance of having multiple peopls check your resume and double-check it for grammar and spelling errors.
What is the importance of the first impression an employer has of you? If it is filled with errors, it is likely that you will not get an interview.
Two questions you are not required to answer on a job application?
What are: Do you live in an apartment or house? Do you have debt? Do you own a car? Do you have a disability? What is your salary history? Do you have children? Are you married?
Name the 2nd step in a successful job hunt.
What is preparing a resume?
A 'blind ad'?
What is an ad for a job that does not include the name of the company?
Name at least two things that need to be on your personal fact sheet/resume.
What are personal information, previous work experience, education, references, skills, hobbies, interestes, activities, honors?
A 'Job Portfolio'?
What is a well-organized collection of materials that shows a future employer what you can do?
When is it ok for a disability to be addressed on a job application or interview?
What is when the the disability may directly affect the performance of the job?
Name the 3rd step in a successful job hunt.
What is contacting the hiring manager at the company?
A company uses a blind ad in what circumstance(s).
What is to avoid the time and expense of responding to a large number opf applicants. or To get those to apply who may otherwise not apply if they knew what company it was. or The company may want to keep the job opening a secret from current employees.
The purpose of a resume.
What is to summarize a person's educational and work background to be sent to a potential employer?
The purpose of a 'Letter of Application' or a 'Cover Letter.'
What is to earn an interview?
Careful consideration of what you post on your social media sites.
What is employers sometimes search online for potential applicants, and you do not want them to see things that would make them less likely to hire you and to protect your privacy?
NETWORKING.
What is talking with people and making relationships that may lead to job opportunities or assistance in your career?
Job-search websites.
What are sites designed to find job openings?
Name 4 headings typically used on resumes.
What are Job Objective/Summary, Education, Work Experience, Honors, Activities, Skills?
Including "References Available Upon Request" on your resume.
What is "do not" include "References Availble Upon Request" on your resume?
Main points to be covered in your cover letter.
What are why you are writing (including how you found out about the position), why you are right for the job and to request an interview?
Four excellent sources for job leads.
Who are friends, relatives, instructors, members of organizations, classmates, volunteer connections, job fairs, social events and others?
'Social media' sites used as a tool to look for jobs.
What are LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook?
Transferable skills.
What are qualities that can be transferred from one job to another?
Answering illegal questions.
What is perhaps?
Contacting networking contacts at the company in addition to HR.
What is acceptable?