Resumes
What is the section of a résumé called where you list the schools you’ve attended?
What is Education?
This is the first impression you make before you even say a word.
What is your appearance or handshake?
This term means the type of work a person does throughout their life.
What is a career?
Skills like communication and teamwork are known as what kind of skills?
What are soft skills?
Money you earn before taxes are taken out.
What is gross pay?
This one-page document highlights your skills, experience, and achievements.
What is a résumé?
When asked “What are your strengths?” you should give an example and avoid this type of answer:
What is a one-word or vague answer?
This is a short career interest assessment that helps suggest possible jobs.
What is a career quiz or interest inventory?
Being on time and prepared shows this trait.
What is professionalism or reliability?
A type of account used to save money with interest.
What is a savings account?
What should you never include on a résumé—your age, your GPA, or your job experience?
What is your age?
The kind of questions where you explain a real situation using the STAR method.
What are behavioral interview questions?
The bundle of tasks you do every day for pay.
What is a job?
A skill like using spreadsheets or coding is called what?
What are hard skills?
The government removes this from your paycheck to fund programs.
What are taxes?
These short bullet points beginning with action verbs describe what you did at previous jobs.
What are job duties or accomplishments?
It’s important to research this before going to the interview.
What is the company?
The group of jobs that require similar skills—like “Health Science” or “Engineering.”
What are career clusters?
The ability to adjust when things change is known as this skill.
What is adaptability?
Creating a plan for how you spend and save your money is called what?
What is budgeting?
The formatting rule that says your résumé should be clean, consistent, and easy to read refers to what design principle?
What is readability or professional formatting?
When the interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for us?” what should you not ask about first?
What is salary (or pay)?
A job you do temporarily or to gain experience is known as this.
What is an internship or entry-level job?
The skill that allows you to handle disagreements respectfully.
What is conflict resolution?
This document shows hours worked, taxes paid, and take-home pay.
What is a pay stub?