INTERVIEW ETIQUETTE
INTERNSHIP LOCATIONS
BRAIN TEASERS
RESUME DO'S AND DON'TS
***BONUS***
100
1. Stand up (if you are sitting) 2. Firmly shake the interviewer's hand 3. Politely greet the interviewer
What series of events should occur promptly at the beginning of an interview?
100
An office that may deal with legal issues that range from divorce and family matters to environmental oil spills and criminal activity.
What is a law firm?
100
Johnny's mother has 3 children. The first is named April and the second is named May. What is the name of the third child?
Johnny
100
Every single job you've ever had from the time you were 7 and you opened your own lemonade stand.
What are things you should not list on your resume?
100
A company employee generates a series of five-digit product codes in accordance with the following rules: -The codes use the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, and no others. -Each digit occurs exactly once in any code. -The second digit has a value exactly twice that of the first digit. -The value of the third digit is less than the value of the fifth digit. 1. If the last digit of an acceptable product code is 1, it must be true that the (A) first digit is 2 (B) second digit is 0 (C) third digit is 3 (D) fourth digit is 4 (E) fourth digit is 0
A
200
Business dress: -Suit & tie, dress shoes -Female business suit, high heels, formidable flats
What is the appropriate interview attire?
200
Offices that deal with matter concerning either constituents of a particular state or constituents of a particular district.
What are Senators' Offices or a Congresspersons' Offices?
200
Billie was born on December 28th, but her birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible?
Billie lives in the Southern Hemisphere.
200
Name Address Phone Number Email Address
What are the basic pieces of information employers will use to contact you?
200
One of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers who is considered the "Father of Classical Liberalism"
Who is John Locke?
300
1) Think for a minute 2) Take a deep breath to formulate your thoughts 3) Answer confidently and to the best of your ability WITHOUT COMPLETELY AVOIDING THE QUESTION
What is the best way to answer an unexpected question during an interview?
300
Located on the East Coast, this is home to one of the most important and influential people in the country.
What is the White House?
300
If you were running a race and you passed the person in second place, what place would you be in now?
Second place. You passed the second place contestant so you take their spot. To be in first place, you must past the contestant who is currently in first place.
300
Listing in reverse chronological order--meaning you start with the most recent and work backwards.
What is the proper way to list the information that has a date? (i.e: the different school you went to and when)
300
An Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, writer who was born during the Renaissance. He is one of the founders of political science and political ethics. He was often thought of as endorsing evil, immoral behavior amongst politicians.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
400
1. Research the company (be familiar with its operations, management, utilities, regulations, requirements, etc.) 2. Prepare a checklist of your main points you want to cover throughout the interview 3. Prepare questions to ask the interviewer (this shows you are fully invested in the position and are interested in learning as much as possible)
What should you do in preparation for an interview?
400
The office of an elected county official in New Jersey.
What is the Freeholder's Office?
400
What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.
400
An in-depth document that lays out all your achievements in great detail and lists more than just a career biography. This document sometimes spans many pages.
What is a Curriculum Vitae?
400
Situation: Someone living in a cold climate buys a winter coat that is stylish but not warm in order to appear sophisticated. Analysis: People are sometimes willing to sacrifice sensual comfort or pleasure for the sake of appearances. The analysis provided for the situation above is most appropriate for which one of the following situations? (A) A person buys an automobile to commute to work even though public transportation is quick and reliable. (B) A parent buys a car seat for a young child because it is more colorful and more comfortable for the child than the other car seats on the market, though no safer. (C) A couple buys a particular wine even though their favorite wine is less expensive and better tasting because they think it will impress their dinner guests. (D) A person sets her thermostat at a low temperature during the winter because she is concerned about the environmental damage caused by using fossil fuels to heat her home. (E) An acrobat convinces the circus that employs him to purchase an expensive outfit for him so that he can wear it during his act to impress the audience.
C.
500
Nominate one person from your team to list as many interview questions as possible in 1 minute.
Possible answers: 1. Tell me about your greatest strengths 2. Tell me about tour greatest weaknesses 3. Why should we hire you? 4. How do you define success? 5.What led you to this point in your life? 6. What are you looking to learn from this job? 7. Starting with your college graduation, explain the rationale behind each of your career moves 8. Describe your dream job 9. Which historical figure do you admire and why? 10. Tell me about a time you didn't work well with your supervisor. What was the outcome?
500
A federal agency that ensures national security, protects against terrorist attacks, protects against foreign intelligence threats, enforces American criminal law, and provides leadership and service to other agencies and partners.
What is the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)?
500
As I was going to St.Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?
One. Only I was going to St. Ives.
500
Nominate one person from your team to describe the "perfect" resume.
Possible answers: 1. Places the contact information in an easy-to-read position 2. Does not list irrelevant information 3. Uses professional language 4. Lists things using the reverse-chronological method 5. Provide solid descriptions for jobs and internships 6. Does not list things in a dense, hard-to-read block of text 7. Does not use crazy colors or fonts 8. Does not include images 9. Does not include a header and footer 10. Does not leave anything to the imagination because everything is concisely listed
500
There are exactly three recycling centers in Rivertown: Center 1, Center 2, and Center 3. Exactly five kinds of material are recycled at these recycling centers: glass, newsprint, plastic, tin, and wood. Each recycling center recycles at least two but no more than three of these kinds of material. The following conditions must hold: -Any recycling center that recycles wood also recycles newsprint. -Every kind of material that Center 2 recycles is also recycled at Center 1. -Only one of the recycling centers recycles plastic, and that recycling center does not recycle glass. 18. Which one of the following could be an accurate account of all the kinds of material recycled at each recycling center in Rivertown? (A) Center 1: newsprint, plastic, wood; Center 2: newsprint, wood; Center 3: glass, tin, wood (B) Center 1: glass, newsprint, tin; Center 2: glass, newsprint, tin; Center 3: newsprint, plastic, wood (C) Center 1: glass, newsprint, wood; Center 2: glass, newsprint, tin; Center 3: plastic, tin (D) Center 1: glass, plastic, tin; Center 2: glass, tin; Center 3: newsprint, wood (E) Center 1: newsprint, plastic, wood; Center 2: newsprint, plastic, wood; Center 3: glass, newsprint, tin
B.
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