Resumes & CVs
This is the page limit for an undergraduate resume.
What is one page?
Rather than sending the same cover letter to every employer, we recommended that students do this.
What is tailoring?
This is the name of our networking platform which features Binghamton alumni who are willing to speak with current students.
What is Mentor Match?
You can use a 30-second commercial or the "present, past, future" structure to answer this commonly asked first interview question.
What is, "Tell me about yourself"?
These are the 3 components of the bullet point formula.
What is "what, how, why"?
This is the number of experiences each body paragraph typically focuses on.
What is one experience?
"PreMed – EMT – Passionate About Patient Care"
is an example of this LinkedIn profile feature.
What is a Headline?
This platform allows you to respond to interview questions through video and provides AI-powered feedback.
What is Big Interview?
"CV" stands for this Latin term.
What is Curriculum Vitae?
This paragraph is where you should typically include the name of any employee who referred you.
What is the introduction?
This is a widely-recognized and largely-uniform perception or impression of an individual based on their experience, expertise, competencies, actions and/or achievements within a community, industry, or the marketplace at large.
What is a personal brand?
This style of interview question is based on the premise that past behavior predicts future performance.
What is a behavioral interview question?
This resume template includes an "Activities and Interests" section.
This is a common salutation (greeting) which we recommend students AVOID opening their cover letter with.
What is "To whom it may concern"?
This LinkedIn tool allows users to search for specific sets of users who subscribe to a common interest.
This is what "CAR" stands for.
What is "Circumstance, Action, Results"?
This is the average amount of time an employer will first spend looking at a resume.
What are 6 seconds?
This is the name of the letter you send if you are interested in an organization but not a specific position.
What is a letter of inquiry / interest?
This is the total number of users on LinkedIn (answers within the range of 50 million higher or lower will be accepted).
What are 900 million+ users?
After an interview, we recommend sending a thank-you note within this time frame.
What are 24-48 hours?