The Write Stuff
You’re Hired!
The Art of Professionalism
Teams on Teams®
Zooming Through Business
100

This type of research gathers information from firsthand experience such as surveys, interviews, observation, and experimentation.

What is primary research?

100

This is the primary goal of an employment interview for the candidate.

What is convincing the employer of your potential (to get hired)?

100

This is showing consideration, courtesy, and respect in business settings.

What is business etiquette?

100

Teams can improve this by combining multiple perspectives.

What is decision-making?

100

These gatherings involve three or more people to share information and solve problems.

What are business meetings?

200

This communication element refers to anything that interrupts the transmission of a message.

What is noise?

200

You should arrive this many minutes (range) early to an interview.

What is 5 to 10 minutes early?

200

These are lasting, transferable, and human-centric competencies—such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and adaptability—that remain valuable throughout a career.

What are soft (or durable) skills?

200

These teams work across locations using technology.

What are virtual teams?

200

This should only be held if the issue is important, cannot wait, and requires discussion.

What is a meeting?

300

According to the presentation, reader comprehension drops to about 50% when sentences reach this length.

What is 28 words?

300

These questions ask how you handled real past situations.

What are behavioral questions?

300

This refers to the ability to recognize, understand, manage, and use emotions positively in oneself and others

What is emotional intelligence?

300

This behavior includes encouraging others and resolving conflicts.

What is positive team behavior?

300

This document outlines topics, time limits, and responsibilities before a meeting.

What is an agenda?

400

When applying the second round of the 3-x-3 writing process to business messages, you would have completed these three steps?

What is Research, Analyze, and Draft?

400

This storytelling method stands for Situation, Task, Action, and Results.

What is the STAR method?

400

This concept refers to moral principles guiding workplace behavior.

What are ethics?

400

This communication method is best for clarity and reducing misunderstandings.

What is face-to-face communication?

400

Experts recommend keeping meetings to fewer than this many participants for effective decision-making.

What is eight (8) people?

500

This paragraph technique connects an idea at the end of one sentence with an idea at the beginning of the next sentence.

What is dovetailing sentences?

500

This interview involves multiple interviewers questioning one candidate at the same time.

What is a panel interview?

500

This extreme workplace anger is considered unprofessional behavior.

What is "desk rage"?

500

Effective teams share this, along with clear procedures and communication.

What is common purpose?

500

This feeling of exhaustion from too many virtual meetings became common during increased video conferencing.

What is Zoom fatigue?