TRUE OR FALSE
The interview starts the minute you walk into the building.
True! Anyone can be asked to weigh in on how you treated them or handled yourself.
How many minutes early should you be arriving before an interview?
10-15 minutes is the sweet spot!
Your car breaks down, your bus is running late, or your transportation bailed on you. What do you do?
Notify your place of business/supervisor of the situation - Attempt to make another arrangement! Keep them in the loop.
This document is for employers to get an overview of your skills and work experience. It is often referred to as your "advertisement"
What is a resume
The very top of your resume should have what?
Your contact information! Name, email address, location and phone number.
When filling out an application you should leave the sections you don't know blank
False! Just put "N/A"
How would you answer "Tell me about yourself"
Did you remember to keep it related to the job your applying for? Remember they want to know about your professional self!
You have an interview tomorrow. What are you wearing? What are you NOT wearing?
Nice blouse, tucked in shirt, slacks, closed toed shoes.
Excess perfume, having your cell phone out and on it, flip-flops
These skills may be needed to work in a Pre-School or Day Care Facility
What is patience, empathy, communication
True or False your resume alone shows all the personality an interviewer needs to know to see if you fit in with the culture
False, the resume is an outline of your skills, abilities and experiences but the *interview* is for your personality!
Grounding techniques are used to get you excited and amped up for the interview.
False! Grounding techniques are designed to help you stay present and keep calm.
An interview question where you turn a negative into a positive.
What is your weakness?
Your co-worker is constantly going behind you and fixing work you've done. It is starting to bother you. Using positive conflict resolution, how are you handling it?
Talk to the co-worker about the situation, assess if you may be doing something incorrectly and it needs to be changed - use calm and direct communication to let them know you would appreciate them not redoing your work.
Job descriptions have these things: (try to name at least 2)
What are required skills / required qualifications, salary, working conditions, what the purpose of the job is, what your expected tasks are.
How many seconds does it take the average employer to scan over your resume? (in other words first impressions happen in how many seconds)
7 seconds!
When you are being interviewed - The employer wants to find out if you're easy to get along with
True! They are not only looking at the skills you have but also how your personality will get along with the work place culture!
Taking deep breaths, box breathing, the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, categories, memory games, visualizing a successful interview are all part of what? And why do you do them?
What are grounding techniques - to relieve anxiety!
Handling conflict in the workplace appropriately involves what?
Staying CALM. Being direct and speaking to the coworker let them know how you feel, speaking with supervisor if need be.
IDEA and ADA are what?
Laws that protect people living with disabilities!
The experience section of your resume should include what?
Place you worked, dates you worked there, your job title and the tasks you'd carry out
Assistive services and technologies are available to help people living with disabilities in their daily life.
True, this can be anything from a large print keyboard to rotating/weighted utensils!
Give me an example of positive body language
Confident posture *sitting up straight, a smile, firm handshake, active listening.
You're in the middle of an interview and the interviewer asks you why you've never worked before. How are you answering?
Tell the truth but spin it into a positive.
Inexperienced? "I am ready and willing to learn!"
"No...BUT..."
This allows an employee living with a disability to carry out the duties of their job.
Examples - Modified breaks and Task lists.
What is a reasonable accommodation.
A complete resume has what parts?
Contact information, Resume objective or Summary, Skills and Abilities, Experience, Education, *Volunteer Experience and *Awards/Honors (*if any)