Professional Etiquette
Don't grasp too tightly or too loosely when you greet an interviewer with the "H" in SHEEP
What is a handshake?
Dude! These are all the types of words you might use with friends but should never write in a professional email.
What is slang?
You might use your elevator pitch as a starting point to answer this question.
Can you tell me about yourself?
What is a resume?
The industry that you are interested in for your internship
What is [....]?
One of the "E"s in SHEEP, it is similar to excitement
What is enthusiasm?
How you would follow up with an employer within a day of finishing your interview
What is a thank you email?
Don't be shy to tell your interviewer what you do best at school and work when you answer this question.
What is your greatest strength?
These are 3-4 sentences about yourself that you might tell a future employer at the beginning of an interview-- What floor are you headed to?
What is an elevator pitch?
This word refers to what you do to keep yourself clean and sanitary, like showering every day and brushing your teeth and hair
What is hygiene?
One part that is missing from this professional greeting:
Handshake (or polite nod with eye contact)
"Hi Holly, how are you doing today?"
"Hi."
"Great. Come on into the office."
What is "I'm good, how are you doing?"
An example of a closing you would use in a professional email
What are: "Best," "Sincerely," "Warm Regards"
You respond to this question by telling the interviewer when your schedule is open to go to work.
What is your availability?
Here is where your write to whom it may concern about your best professional qualities and why an employer should hire you. It's the backstory behind your resume.
What is a cover letter?
The date, time and room that you are meeting with Career Services next week
What is..... [fill in date, time, and room here]?
You might sit up in your chair or face your interviewer when you adjust this form of body language
What is posture?
It is thought that 70% of communication is not achieved with speech, but with this instead.
What is body language?
Two examples of a question you might ask at the end of an interview
"What does an average day look like?"
"What qualities do you notice a successful worker has?"
"What is the dress code?"
Employers might email or call the people who are listed on this document to learn more about how you work. So you need to pick people who speak positively about you!
What is a references list?
An experience where you will gain skills and meet professionals in a particular field of interest through exposure to the work itself. Through Threshold these are often part-time and unpaid.
What is an internship?
When you should arrive for an interview
What is 5-15 minutes early?
All of the days of the week except for Saturday and Sunday are also referred to as this
What are business days?
You can either look for the Big Dipper or you can use this helpful framework to tell your interviewer how you helped solve a challenge at work.
What is the STAR method?
What is the O*Net Interest profiler?
A modification or change made to the workplace to help someone do their job successfully
What is an accommodation?