Resume
Career Services
Interviews
Job Search/Networking
Lets Talk Career
100

The length of time a person looks at your resume

What is 10-15 seconds?

100

Where is career services located?

Where is DCC?

100

This will give you an impressive edge in answering and asking questions during the interview

What is researching the organization before the interview to discover the company mission, business trends, and any special recognitions that make it a great place to work?

100

Professional expectations for voicemail during job search

What is professional welcome message including name, contact information, when you will get back to them, mailbox NOT full, no weird music or prank message?

100

This Australian actor worked as a clown before his break-out role as the clawed mutant of the “X Men” ?

Who is Hugh Jackman?

200

The time of the day Blackburn students can walk into career services and get their resume documents reviewed

What is 8:00am - 5:00pm or with appointment?

200

The director of career services

Who is Haley Bray?

200

You should always use these to prove the skills and characteristics you have talked about

What are specific examples?

200

These should be considerations in your job search

What are jobs that you are qualified for within your degree or experience, geographic preferences, companies you have researched, networking connections?


200

This female singer and new coach on The Voice once worked at a mall food court Dairy Queen

Who is Gwen Stefani?

300

 This letter usually accompanies the resume and matches an applicant's strengths with the employer's needs

What is a Cover Letter?

300

 The name of the app that will help students find job opportunities on and off campus

What is Handshake? 

300

 This is how to make a great first impression on a job interview

What is wearing a nice professional outfit and appearing clean and neatly dressed, arriving on time, coming prepared, greeting each person with a courteous and friendly smile and handshake?

300

This is a good reason to attend community events and meet new acquaintances

What is to expanding your network or becoming aware or employment opportunities or connections?

300

This comedian turned “Anchorman” actually completed a similar internship at a local TV station in college before realizing he did not like that line of work

 Who is Will Ferrell?

400

This type of involvement, leadership, and experience must be replaced on the resume with more current involvement before graduating from Blackburn College.

What are any experiences from high school/before college?

400

The social media channels to connect to stay updated on career services events and resources

What is Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat,  or Handshake?

400

You should always do this at the end of your interview

What is ask thoughtful questions, shake hands, say thank you, polite farewell?

400

Giving examples that demonstrate your best qualities could be called ___________ yourself. 

 What is selling or marketing yourself?

400

This "Hunger Games" actress said this about her future, "I'd like to direct at some point. But I don't know because 10 years ago I would have never imagined that I'd be here. So in 10 years from now, I might be running a rodeo".

Who is Jennifer Lawrence?

500

Possible ways to gain experience for your resume before you graduate

What are internships, student employment, volunteering, leadership in clubs/organizations, job shadowing, study abroad, student teaching, etc.?

500

The name of the motivation assessment that is offered through career services?

What is TruMotivate?

500

You should NOT do these things when attending an interview

What is be late, wear inappropriate/unprofessional clothing, interrupt the interviewer, lie on your resume, ask no questions, be too informal?

500

These are unique advantages you have graduating Blackburn College

What is Blackburn college work progam/ Work experience?

500

This Actor, who has been in 3 comic book based movies and is husband to Gossip Girl star Blake Lively, said he would have followed in his father's footsteps and became a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman if it wasn't for his acting career.

Who is Ryan Reynolds?