What Can I Do with A Major In?
Prep Work
The Job Search
Work It Like a Pro!
Hey!...You Talking to Me?...The Interview
100
The name of a series of evaluations sponsored by USF that help you determine your personality, interests, skills and values.
What are My Plan assessments? www.myplan.com
100
1) The number one thing an employer looks for on a resume.
What is career-related experience?
100
1) This is synonymous with your reputation – how you want people to experience you and what skills/talents you want to be known for.
What is personal branding?
100
1) The number one social media platform for making professional network connections.
What is LinkedIn?
100
1) The amount of time you should arrive early to an interview.
What is 10 – 15 minutes?
200
Most important activity a student can conduct to help alleviate decision-making confusion in choosing a major/career.
What is gather information/research?
200
2) The top two (2) transferable skills an employer is looking for in a candidate.
What is leadership and teamwork?
200
2) The accumulation of your resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, business card, personal projects that you should have prepared before you job search.
What is your portfolio?
200
2) You should have these ready before you attend a networking event.
What is business cards and LinkedIn profile?
200
2) The name of an effective method to answer behavioral based questions in an interview.
What is the STAR-L method?
300
Important resources for investigating different occupations and their skill requirements, education requirements, growth potential, salary, etc. Name two (2).
What is ONETonline: www.onetonline.org? What is Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/ooh?
300
3) The length an undergraduate resume should be.
What is one (1) page?
300
3) Strategies for finding a job. Name two (2).
What is networking, career fairs, online platforms, company websites, on-campus recruiting, etc.?
300
3) A short 30 – 60 second personal statement that provokes another person to want to learn more about you.
What is an elevator speech?
300
3) The specific steps in the STAR-L method style of answering behavioral-based questions in an interview that make up the acronym.
What is is Situation, Task, Actions, Results and Learning?
400
Activities a student can conduct to get first-hand information about and exposure to specific occupations.
What is Informational Interviewing and Job Shadowing?
400
4) The main components of a resume. Name four (4).
What is Identifying Info, Objective/Summary/Professional Profile, Education, Relevant Skills, Experience, Leadership & Service?
400
4) The most effective strategy for finding/obtaining a job.
What is networking (50 – 80% success)?
400
4) Follow-up activities you do after the networking event.
What is connect on LinkedIn and maintain the relationship?
400
4) An important topic to research before going into an interview.
What is the employer (company, institution)?
500
5) Ways a student can gain career-related experience relating to their major. Name three (3).
What is obtain internship/co-op, volunteer, conduct research, etc…..?
500
5) The most important thing you can do to your resume when applying for a position.
What is tailor it to the specific company and job description?
500
5) The least amount of time you should give yourself to find/obtain a job before you need it.
What is 6 – 9 months?
500
Ways to water your LinkedIn garden (maintain relationships).
What is send short messages, update connection with your activities, send articles, like their stuff?
500
5) The maximum amount of time you wait before sending a thank-you to your interviewers?
What is 24 – 48 hours?
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