Professional Vocab
RIP MIC
PIOYR
Interview Skills
Through the Decades
100
A term for all the people who care about a company, project, or program.
What are "stakeholders"?
100
Name at least 3 animal/bird species frequently seen on the MIC.
What are: Turkeys, foxes, hawks, geese, deer
100
This version of your resume is a FULL list of everything you've ever done. Use it to make shorter, more tailored copies as you go.
What is a "master copy"?
100
This acronym is helpful for framing stories when you are asked difficult behavioral or situational questions.
What is "STAR"? (Situation, Task, Action, Result)
100
According to the group presentation on the 1960s, what type of job saw an increase following the 1950s "Baby Boom"?
What is: "teachers"
200
Broad, useful job skills you can bring with you to your next job (even if it's a different industry).
What is "transferable"?
200
This was the original mascot of Mount Ida College (1899-2018).
What are "the Mustangs"?
200
True/false: students are legally obligated to include their college GPA on their resume.
False. You can include if it's 1) strong, 2) relevant, or 3) requested.
200
According to Financial Analyst Jack Lawrence, what are the three interview questions you are guaranteed to be asked?
What is: "1) Why you? 2) Why this role? 3) Why this company?"
200
Which decade saw the first version of the Apple computer and the cell phone?
What is: "the 1970s"?
300
Descriptor for a workplace or project where people from different departments collaborate with each other.
What is "cross-functional" or "cross-disciplinary"?
300
There's one of these underneath the School of Applied Sciences (it's where a mortuary may work).
What is "a morgue"?
300
This is the place to look for CLUES on how to customize your resume, what's relevant, responsibilities & qualifications, interview inspiration, and keywords.
What is "the job description"?
300
What is the answer when an interviewer asks you: "Do you have any questions for US?"
What is: "YES!"
300
What decade included historical events such as Brexit and the Boston Marathon Bombing?
What is "the 2010s"?
400
This three-letter acronym refers to the ways companies quantify and track success.
What are "key performance indicators?" (KPIs)
400
This beautiful building on campus was featured in a scene from the 2012 legal TV series "Defending Jacob" starring Chris Evans.
What is "Shaw Hall"?
400
This is another word for "resume" that's more frequently used outside the U.S., or for academic positions in the U.S.
What is a "C.V" or "Curriculum Vitae"?
400
What three NACE skills are the most relevant ones for an interview?
What are: 1) communication 2) professionalism 3) critical thinking?
400
What decade saw a boom in tech jobs, the end of the manufacturing era, the end of the Cold War, and the invention of Google?
What is: "The 1990s"?
500
In the professional world, something you present as the product of a project or assignment.
What is a "deliverable"?
500
Students in this UMass department spend their junior and senior year on the MIC. (You may see some of their "patients" on campus).
What is: "Vet," "Vet Tech," or "Veterinary Technician"
500
If you don't know the name of who will read your cover letter, what should you write instead? ("Dear ____,")
What is "Hiring Manager"?
500
What 2 things should you do after any interview, networking event, or guest speaker?
What is: "Shake their hand & thank them"
500
What two major historical events in the 2000s shaped the life, education, and career journey of Professor Rachel Evenson?
What are: 1) "Hurricane Katrina" 2) "the stock market crash of 2008" ("or The Great Recession")