NCIDQ
THE PROFESSION
JOB SEARCH & ETIQUETTE
MARKETING
100
This is an idea or statement concerning an overall physical response to ideas developed during programming.

What is a design concept?

100

This woman was a member of the upper class in New York City and was the first to bring the concept of professionalism to interior decorating.

Who is Elsie de Wolfe?

100

This statement helps you define your focus and effectively handle the changes constantly affecting your life

What is a personal mission statement?

100

In marketing, the marketing mix consists of four basic variables referred to as these.

What is Product, Place, Promotion, and Price?

200

Before a designer can determine the necessary number of exists are needed, both the ___ and the ___ must be known.

What is the floor area and the occupancy group?

200

This was the first institution in the world to educate about interior design

What is Parsons, the New School for Design?

200
It is common courtesy to follow up with this after an interview

What is a thank you card?

200

The combination of images and encounters that the customer perceives, accepts and experiences with a product or service provider

What is branding?

300

In perspective drawing, either of these abbreviations can stand for the left vanishing point.

What is VPL and LVP?

300

The three E's are principles considered as common practice in interior design and used to determine the qualifications of an interior designer.

What is Education, Experience, and Examination?

300

These two codes standards (residential and commercial) can be used as references when working on international projects

What is the International Building Code and the International Residential Code?

300

A marketing method that helps a firm identify one or more groups of potential customers who are most likely to utilize the firm’s services.

What is Target Marketing?

400
This is a usage classification assigned to a building or interior space. It differentiates various types of fire hazards and the life-safety characteristics of various uses.

What is an occupancy class?

400

The National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ) is administered by this organization.

Who is the CIDQ?

400

This place of employment offers free design services as the expense of the designer's service is covered through the sale of goods at retail.

What is a furniture store?

400

Establishing a niche consists of these two categories

What is specialization and generalization?

500

This is a standard test for determining the surface burning characteristics of finish materials and the smoke developed index of the same materials.

What is the Steiner tunnel test, ASTM E84?

500

The purpose of licensing legislation is to ensure this of the public that hires interior designers.

What is the health, safety, and welfare?

500

Resumes can consist of these three types

What is chronological, functional, and combination?

500

Not a contract or contract proposal but used to gather more information about a designer or firm for a potential project

What is a Request for Proposal (RFP)?

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