Resume
Types of fonts used in a resume
What is sans-serif?
These three things should be included in the first paragraph of a cover letter
What is what, where, and why?
This is the topic students most often meet with Aimee to discuss
What is internship, practicum, job shadowing, and research?
Both of these platforms should be used to document appointments
What are Handshake and Navigate?
This is the computer you should use to print any office-related documents
What is the CA computer?
This is what you should do with your list of references instead of including them in your resume
What is make it a separate document?
This is something you can copy directly from a job description into your cover letter
What are the skills the employer is looking for?
This is the topic students most often meet with Tracy to discuss
What is graduate students’ general career exploration?
This is what you must do to ensure appointments don’t remain stuck in the waiting room tab in Handshake
What is manually start the appointment?
This is available in the CA Office if you need a copy of schedules.
What are printouts of all schedules?
Each bullet point on a resume should begin with this type of word
What is an action verb?
This phrase must always appear at the end of a cover letter.
What is “Thank you for your time and consideration”? (or some variation)
This is the topic students most often meet with Mary Ellen to discuss
What is strengths or personality assessment?
This is something you can still do to appointment information after it has been completed in Handshake.
What is edit it?
These are the codes to the conference room and kitchen, respectively
What are 2031 and 2028?
This is the form of an action verb you should avoid using on a resume
What is the “-ing” form?
This is the method recommended for writing cover letters, and what the acronym stands for
What is the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result)
This is the topic students most often meet with Rachel to discuss
What are networking skills, including LinkedIn and social media networking?
You can find this helpful list on Handshake before attending a career fair
What is the list of employers?
This is where you should not throw away food in the office
What is the office trash?
This is the order in which experiences and degrees should be listed on a resume
What is reverse chronological order (most recent at the top)?
Why is it important to not reuse a cover letter?
Because the cover letter should be tailored to the position you're applying to
This is why we have Career Ambassadors even though OCP staff are available to help students
What is to provide support from fellow students who can relate on a closer level?
This is what you should not use Navigate for
What is stalking what classes your crush is taking?
These are two things CAs should check each shift
What are the Career Ambassador email and the number of office copies?