Profile Creation (Resume, LinkedIn)
How do you guarantee your resume will not pass an ATS (Applicant Tracking System)?
Have a table instead of bullet points for your "Skills"/"Technical Skills"
How should you never, under any circumstance ever, start a message to a Hiring Manager/Recruiter?
Dear
What do you need to send out when completing an online application? (MUL)
Your Resume AND a note to the person you are sending it to.
NO COVER LETTER
You get two job offers from two companies. Which offer is worth more?
1: $60,000 total
2: $50,000 base + 10% bonus + full benefits
1 = $60,000 total
2 = $50,000 + $5,000 + (approximately) $6,000-8,000 = $61,000-63,000
What art the different kinds of interviews? (MUL)
1-1, Panel, In-person, Online, Phone/Call, Technical/Solve and Present
What is the maximum length for a Full-Timer resume?
2 pages.
What, at bare minimum, should be readily available to you for any kind of phone call, screen, or interview? (MUL)
The Job Description, your resume, and a pencil and paper/computer
What must you find in the Job Description to send a message to the person who posted it? (OR)
The Group Name
OR
The Manager's Title.
In an interview, how do you answer a question?
By answering only the question at hand. DO NOT ADD MORE!
Name one singular good sign from an interview. (OR)
Taking more time than booked, THEM bringing up salary, OR THEM bringing up start dates
This incredibly under-used section in a LinkedIn profile displays links (and should be utilized by everyone in this room to help promote your portfolio what you do). What is this section called?
What is the "Featured Section?"
What phrase must you use to end professional voicemails?
"Again, this is [YOUR NAME] and you can reach me at [YOUR PHONE NUMBER]."
What is the first step to applying online?
What is "Finding a suitable job posting?"
When does Rescheduling an Interview not work?
If you reschedule within 3 hours of the start of the Interview, most Employers will move on.
What you should you always have on you for an in-person interview?
What is "a tie?"
What should you never remove from your resume?
Back-Home Work Experience.
Name a minimum of 3/7 steps for writing a professional email. (OR)
Email Subject; Email Greeting; Introduction; Purpose; Attachments; Closing Line; Signature.
What do you need to apply online? (MUL)
A LinkedIn Account + a Job Description/Viable Job +Group Name/Title + Hiring Manager/Recruiter + a note to the person
What should you do if you get nervous before an interview? (OR)
Call your recruiter
OR
Breathwork/tea
What does "What do you know about our company" mean?
What is "Do you care?"
Name one way in which Hiring Managers/Recruiters will think that your profile does not belong to a real person. (OR)
Inconsistent names, missing technology on LinkedIn/Resume, extra tech on LinkedIn/Resume, multiple grammar/syntax/punctuation errors, no industry/location, no listed experience, OR under 50 connections.
What are the two worst things you can say to a Recruiter on the phone with you? (OR)
"Let me pull up the job description"
OR
"I have not yet looked at the job description"
What are the two methods for finding key decision makers? (OR)
Search by "People," filter by "Company"
OR
Search by "Company," filter by "People"
Name two ways to identify if a potential offer is a scam or not. (MUL)
Offer seems too good to be true; process is rushed; they ask you to receive items/money, repackage, and send/transfer; their email address is altered from company's email; they have a private email; you are asked to pay for anything; you are asked too early for personal information; they do not do typical employer due-diligence.
How do you move forward in the interviewing process? (OR)
By connecting your history with their predicted future OR by not being the worst applicant (First round only)