PIERS Review 09/06/24

Resume Writing

100

What info should be listed under the "Contact" section of your resume?

Your contact information! (name, phone number, email, address or city name, zip code)

BONUS: Are you supposed to put a picture of yourself on your resume?

200

What information should be included under "education and certifications"?

Your high school's name and location and the year you graduated.  The same goes for college if you went to a university. Lastly, any certifications that you have acquired like an Apple or Google Certification. 

300

Name 2 soft skills that would look desirable on your resume

Answers may vary

Ex: (Communication, Respect, Teamwork, Customer Service, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Flexibility & Adaptability, Leadership, Organizational Skills)

400

Name 3 hard skills that would look desirable on your resume (Remember these skills are usually more aligned with the kind of job you’re applying for)

Answers may vary

(ex: cleaning skills for a janitorial position, filing skills for an office employee, money transactions for a cashier, etc.)

500

Give 3 examples of the kind of people you should put on the reference page of your resume

Answers may vary

(teachers, piers staff, collogues, volunteering staff like the people at the ReStore, etc.)

Public Speaking

100

True or False: Public speaking is not an important employment readiness skill.

False

200

All of these are tips to increase your public speaking skills except…

A. Recording yourself

B. Write it out

C. Only practice once

D. Know your audience

C. Only practice once

BONUS: Give another example of tips to increase your public speaking skills

300

Body language is an important part of public speaking and presenting. Which of these should you avoid while presenting?

A. Eye contact with the audience

B. Crossing your arms

C. Standing or sitting up straight

D. Facing the audience

B. Crossing your arms

400

When you are presenting it is best to cut out “filler words,” what is an example of a filler word?

A. um

B. because

C. and

D. the

A. um

500

Give an example of “good” body language and an example of “bad” body language.

Answers May Vary

Good = eye contact, posture, facing the audience

Bad = no eye contact, crossing arms, slouching

How to keep your job

100

If you have work early the next day you should...

A. Go to bed on time

B. Stay up playing video games the night before

C. Try to wake up without an alarm

A. Go to bed on time

200

A good coworker would do all these things except what?

A. Offer you help

B. Work as a team

C. Make hurtful jokes

C. Make hurtful jokes

300

Is this quality of a coworker positive or negative?

Completes all tasks accurately.

Positive

BONUS: Give another example of qualities of a good coworker. 

400

Is this quality of a coworker positive or negative?

Refuses to work with their coworker because they aren't friends.

Negative

You should always be professional and work with all of your coworkers even if you don’t prefer them.

500

Is this quality of a coworker positive or negative?

Uses their phone all day at work

negative

Random Trivia: Animals

100

What is this animal called?

a Platypus!

BONUS: Are Platypus amphibians or mammals 

200

True or False: Crows are iridescent (rainbow colored)

True, while humans aren't able to see it, to other animal's crows are brightly colored creatures. Crows and Ravens aren't the only animals like this. Some animals are able to control what color they want to show in order to relay important information similar to chameleons. 

300

Which is considered the smartest animal?

A. Ravens

B. Pigs

C. Dolphins

D. Octopuses

C. Dolphins

Dolphins are one of the most intelligent species on the planet; they are highly capable of both learning and mimicry.

400

What animal is known as the "person of the forest"?

A. Tree Frog

B. Orangutan

C. African Grey Parrot

D. Sloth

B. Orangutan

The name “orangutan” literally means “person of the forest” and was derived from an aboriginal belief that orangutans were humans hiding in the forest to avoid working.

500

True or False: Axolotl's have the ability to regrow limbs and organs and are more resistant to cancer compared to other animals. 

True, Axolotl's are odd creatures overall! They regenerate almost any part of their body including their brain and spinal cord. They are over 1000 times more resistant to cancer compared to all mammals.  

Random Triva: Fruits and Vegetables

100

Is the part of the carrot we eat the fruit, root or leaves of the plant?

The root

200

True or False: Lemons are a hybrid fruit

True, they are a cross breed between Citrons and bitter oranges!

BONUS: Name a Citrus Fruit

300

What is the name of this fruit?

A. Banana

B. Lemon

C. Quince

D. Yellow Apple

C. Quince

400

What is the name of the Vegetable below?

A. Cucumber

B. Lettuce

C. Radish

D. Eggplant

C. Radish (Daikon is also acceptable)

500

What is the name of this Fruit?

A. Persimmon

B. Physalis

C. Hala Fruit

D.Kiwano

D.Kiwano