The Career Advisor for the Foster College of Business
Joe Batteline
100
How long do employers look at a resume initially?
20-30 seconds
100
True or False: Cover letters are a great opportunity to repeat information on your resume.
False!
100
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
100
True or False: A slow day of walk-ins is a great opportunity to get some homework done!
False, it is a great opportunity to work on other SCC-related projects. There is always something!
200
Internship paperwork can be found in this person's office.
Judy Brown
200
True or false: All verbs on a resume should be in past tense.
False: Tense should differ depending on past or current jobs.
200
What format should electronic documents be sent in?
PDF
200
During the Middle Ages, stonemasons would carve grotesquely decorative rain spouts along the ends of the roofs, in the form of animals or faces. What are these things called?
Gargoyles
200
True or False: CPA's are required to meet with their individual career advisors every week for general mentorship, planning, brainstorming, and so forth.
False (every other week)
300
This event gives students a chance to have an employer critique their resume directly in order to prepare for the job fair the following week.
What is Feedback Friday
300
Name 3 resources available for students seeking resume help.
(open ended)
300
Name another office on campus that can be a resource for students writing cover letters.
The writing center in Bradley Hall.
300
Which of these things found in the Olympics moves the fastest? Ice hockey puck, bobsled, luge, or speed skier?
Hockey puck! (108mph)
(the rest are around 90mph)
300
You come to work for your walk-in hours and there is a surprise meeting going on in Burgess 124. What do you do?
Ask front desk staff, mainly Jessica, what rooms are open for you to use. (and move the sign to the appropriate place)
400
This college boasts both the highest percentage of career outcomes for its students (98%) and the highest knowledge rate (also 98%) according to the 2013-2014 First Destination Study.
What is the College of Education and Health Sciences
400
A student presents one resume and plans to send it to 5 different employers. How do you evaluate this "shotgun" approach?
Critique the resume to each job separately to determine appropriateness of content.
400
A student comes to you and refuses to write a cover letter because he/she feels that employers will not read it anyway...How do you respond?
(open ended)
400
What does CPR (the medical term) stand for?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
400
When there is a problem with the website, who is the best person to tell about the issue?
Rick Smith
500
How many different employers hired BU's 2013-2014 graduates? (will accept answers within 25 employers of the total)
583
500
How would you advise a student who has a resume with creative formatting? (graphic design..etc.)
Open ended.
(Brand consistent, keep a traditional copy, talk to Kim)
500
Under what circumstances do you advise a student to drop out of the process or decline an offer?
Never!
500
What are the two best selling spices in the world?
Pepper and Mustard
500
Name 2 exceptions to keeping confidentiality of student appointments.