Intro to Careers
A paid activity that is performed to provide a good or service.
What is a job?
The document used to summarizing educational and professional qualifications.
What is a resume?
This is a website that you can use to look up job postings in any city.
What is Indeed.com? (Other answers may be acceptable)
What is an interview?
Going to college for four years will result in this standard college degree.
What is a bachelor's degree?
An occupation that is undertaken for a significant period of a person's life with opportunities to progress/get better.
This is the type of word you should start each resume bullet point with.
What is a verb?
This is the dollar amount paid to someone working in a career over the course of a year.
What is a salary?
This type of interview is the most common and includes two people sitting down for a face-to-face conversation.
What is a traditional interview?
This type of short-term unpaid work opportunity includes observing a professional at work to learn more about what they do.
What is a job shadow?
This social media network is used by professionals to find new job opportunities.
One page.
What is the length your resume should not exceed?
These are the extra incentives paid to employees on top of their salary. Examples include health insurance, retirement plans, and bonuses.
What are benefits?
Make your background look nice and clean your room! This advice is best for this type of interview.
What is a video interview?
Close friends and relatives who like you are nice to have, but should never be used as this when you apply for jobs.
What is a professional reference?
Completing one of these is important for determining your personal abilities and what job or career might be a good fit.
What is a self-assessment?
This is a section that could be included on your resume and describes unpaid work.
What is volunteer work experience?
This government website provides up-to-date information about a range of careers.
What is Career OneStop OR Occupational Outlook Handbook?
This should be written within a day of your interview and sent to your interviewer to make a good impression.
What is a Thank You Note?
This document is your opportunity to expand on an experience included in your resume and thoroughly describe your interest and qualifications for a certain position.
What is a cover letter?
1. Self Assessment
2. Career Exploration
3. Application Process
4. Interview Process
5. Employment Acceptance
6. Career/Professional Developement
What are the steps in the career planning process?
This is an ability that could be used in a variety of situations and is included in your resume bullet points.
What is a transferable skill?
Characteristics of this aspect of employment includes the setting (indoors or outdoors), the number of people you work with, and the type of work you are doing.
What is a work environment?
Messy spaghetti, salads, soups, and alcohol.
What are foods to avoid in a lunch interview?
This is a sentence that sets a broad goal for your life and establishes a direction to aim your job search in. It describes how you use your skills to do the type of work you like to do, and achieve results that matter to you.
What is a mission statement?