Assessing Yourself and Job Searching
Name one of the three job target elements:
A.T.S. stands for:
*hint - this is a way for companies to filter and score candidates
What is Applicant Tracking System?
This type of interview might have the candidate respond to a hypothetical problem or test.
What is a task or sometimes known as a technical interview?
A place and event where companies look to find job candidates
What is a job fair?
A person who can guide and support you in your career
What is a mentor?
Type of application document you use to market to a specific job
What is a targeted resume?
This is the most common interview question/prompt
What is "Tell me about yourself"?
Type of interview that is for primarily for networking
What is an informational interview?
A professional photograph of you from the shoulders up
What is a headshot?
Previous skills from past experience that apply to the field you want to work in are known as:
What are transferrable skills?
What does P.A.R. stand for when writing accomplishment statements?
What is Problem(situation), Action, Result?
The acronym S.T.A.R. when referring to S.T.A.R. stories stands for:
What is Situation, Task, Accomplishment and Result?
This is the largest online professional networking platform
What is LinkedIn?
A process that discusses compensation and role
What is salary negotiation?
The four channels to ask for an information interview
What are phone, mail, email, and LinkedIn?
Things to avoid on a resume
What is a home address, headshot/picture and hobbies section?
This is the best way to improve your interview
What is practice?
Place where you can meet regularly to network, discuss career searching and employment
What is a job club?
A state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands.
What is burnout?
This is another way to find out about jobs without using a search engine like Indeed
What is networking?
The three types of resume are:
What are chronological, functional and hybrid/combination resumes?
Other than thanking them, this is the most common step at the end of an interview
What is asking questions?
Who is a reference?
A meeting around every 90 days to discuss feedback, improvement and job satisfaction
What is a performance review?