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Cover Letters
Career Peer Expectations
Resumes
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100
Who is on the Internships and Career Readiness Team?
Lynn Chisholm (Director), Christina Ingrassia (AD), Diane Mellon (Co-Op), Jenny Utroska (Coordinator of Student Employment), Kathi Roche (Staff Asst.), Deanna Bullard (2nd year grad), Becca Eisenstein (1st year grad), and the CAREER PEERS!
100
How long should a cover letter be?
No longer than 1 page
100
How many hours are you required to work before getting a break?
4 hours
100
What information should be in your header?
Name, phone number, city/state, professional email address, linkedin (optional)
100
What kind of attire is acceptable for the Career Peers (e.g. business attire, business casual, casual, etc.)
Business casual
200
Who is the Marketing and Communications Team?
Peter Thorsett, Wanda McClelland Katlyn Kurtz Jake Chivers Amber Simon
200
How do you add a personal touch to your cover letter?
Add your signature
200
What should you do at the beginning and at the end of an appointment with a student?
Start the appointment in Handshake and complete the appointment in Handshake
200
How long should a resume be?
1 full page, 2 full pages if necessary
200
What shoes are not acceptable to wear to work?
Casual sandals and sneakers
300
Who is the Employer Relations Team?
Mike McCay Devan Coughlin Amanda Marshall Pranam Parsanlal Allie Jones
300
What format should a cover letter be in?
Block format
300
How many hours per week are you required to work?
9 hours
300
How should you format the content of your bullet points?
PAR: Problem, action, result STAR: Situation/task, action, result CAR: Challenge, action, result
300
When are time sheets due?
Thursday, 5pm
400
Name the front desk staff and the Admin
Russell Coughenour, Assistant Vice President of Career Services Robin Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Grygeil, Guest Relations Lead Catherine Kelly, Guest Relations Assistant Avery Lane, Guest Relations Assistant Ananya Williams, Guest Relations Asst.
400
What is the point of a cover letter?
It is a way of introducing yourself to a company with the goal of helping you to obtain an interview, as well as demonstrates your written communication skills.
400
What is the first thing that you should do in the morning and the last thing you should do at night?
Bring out/ take up the sign! DON'T FORGET!
400
If you are emailing or uploading your resume digitally, what format should your file be in?
PDF
400
What are Becca and Deanna's phone numbers? (you may use your phone if our numbers are saved...)
845-235-4134 540-842-2147
500
Who is on the Career Planning Team and which areas do each of the consultants serve?
Jean Keelan, Dir. of Career Planning Alicia Walker, Assistant Dir., CPT Jamie Chilton, Career Consultant- Engineering Emily Fiore, Career Consultant- College of The Arts, School of Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences and the Honors College Kristen Fowler, Career Consultant- School of Natural Science and Mathematics and the School of Geosciences, College of Arts & Sciences Gianna Nicholas, Career Consultant- College of Behavioral & Community Science, College of Education, USF Health, and the College of Public Health Doug Meyn, Career Consultant- Muma College of Business Harold Shaw, Career Consultant- International Students Joseph Mastandrea, Intern
500
If there is no name listed on the application, who should you address your cover letter to?
Call and ask who you should address it to
500
What 3 steps do you need to take when you plan on changing your hours from your regularly scheduled hours?
1. Tell Deanna and Becca (via email/text) 2. Tell the rest of the peers 3. Update your Outlook calendar
500
What tense should you use on your resume?
Past tense for previous experiences Present tense for current experiences *Be sure you're checking tenses on resumes*
500
What are the three phases of helping students?
Establishing Rapport, Gaining Insight, and Taking Action