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The average number of times college students change their majors.
What is 3-4 times.
Knowledge that is applied in the work field to further develop skills and that may be an unpaid or paid experience.
What is an internship?
The most important thing you should do before an interview.
What is researching the company?
A tool primarily designed for networking or making virtual connections.
What is LinkedIn?
The best length for an entry-level resume.
What is 1-2 pages.
The subject you study in depth during college.
What is a major?
The average number of months employers begin recruiting for a position.
What is 6-9 months.
The appropriate timeframe to send a thank-you note after an interview.
What is 24-48 hours?
You can potentially increase your views by 21X by adding this to your LinkedIn profile.
What is a professional picture?
The section that is most mistakenly put on a resume instead of on a separate page.
A relationship in which a more experienced professional guides another person in their career path.
What is a mentor?
Abilities or expertise that can be used in any variety of roles or occupations.
What are marketable skills?
The number of questions you should ask at the end of an interview.
What is 3-4 questions?
When adding a new connection on LinkedIn, you should always try to include this with your request.
What is an introductory message?
The section on a resume that has replaced the objective statement.
What is the professional summary?
The lifelong work experiences in a field.
What is a career?
The best recruiting technique employers favor.
What are on-campus events and career fairs?
The appropriate thing to wear at an interview.
Professional AND comfortable attire.
This feature on LinkedIn, which is free for TWU students, can be used for continued learning and skill set certificates.
What is LinkedIn Learning?
The software used by companies to filter out potential candidate resumes.
What is the Applicant Tracking Software?
The length of the career exploration process.
What is life long?
A form of observational learning where students can learn about a particular profession or industry to assist in their career exploration.
What is job shadowing?
The one question you should not ask during an interview.
What is the salary for this position?
There are currently more than 20 million of these posted on LinkedIn.
What are job listings?
The document you can use to find relevant skills to include on your resume before submitting your job application.
What is the job description?