Resumes, Cover Letters, or Both?
What is a resume?
This is a document that you give to a business to let them know you are interested in working for them.
What is an application?
This is a skill that describes your personality traits.
What are adaptive skills?
This section of a job description tells you the minimum experience and education to apply for the job: duties/responsibilities, or requirements
What is requirements?
Name two good HYGIENE habits to complete before going to an interview.
(any two hyiene habits are accepted)
You should include a greeting, closing, and signature on this document.
The order that you put your job experience is (most recent to least recent OR least recent to most recent)
What is most recent to least recent?
Adaptive, transferal, or job specific: Communicating effectively written and orally
This section of a job description tells you what tasks you will have to complete: responsibilities/duties or requirements
What are duties?
When you meet the person interviewing you, what should you do?
What is say nice to meet you and shake their hand?
It is useful to include information about your education and work experience on this document.
What are both your cover letter and resume?
What is a social security number?
Adapative, transferable, or job specific: Filling a list of orders in a warehouse
What is job specific skill?
True or False: If you only know how to do some of the skills in a job description, you should never apply for the job.
What is false?
What are appropriate clothes to wear to an interview for most entry level positions?
What are business casual clothing?
You should include a list of coursework relevant to the job on this document.
What is your resume?
These are verbs that can be used to strengthen the impact of your resume. You can replace verbs in your resume with these words.
What are power words?
Adaptive, transferable, or job specific: Being friendly and hard working
What is adapative skills?
True or False: If you like the title of a job, you should apply for it without even reading the job description.
What is false?
Your interview is today at 10:30am. It takes you 15 minutes to get to the interview. What time should you start getting ready for the interview? Explain your answer.
Should mention needing to shower, iron clothes, etc., should start getting ready by 8:45 or 9am
You should explain the connection between your work experience and education to the specific job you're applying for in this document.
What is a cover letter?
This section of the application is where you identify what days and times you can work.
What is availability?
Adaptive, transferable, or job specific: Reading and responding to e-mails in a timely manner
What is transferable skill?
True or False: Reading a job description carefully can help you understand all of the expectations and requirements of the job, which does NOT help you decide if you should apply.
What is false?
Before you put your clothes on, check for these.
What are wrinkles?