Soft/Hard Skills
Theo doesn’t really like playing the guitar. But everyone knows he has developed an ability for it. What’s another word for his ability?
Skill
Name the Brand that uses this slogan: “The snack that smiles back!”
Goldfish
How many seconds on average does an employer spend looking at a potential employee’s resume?
6 seconds
When you are in an interview you should always prepare questions to ask them at the end.
True
Give 2 examples of a trade job.
plumber, electrician, solar energy technician, respiratory therapist, etc.
Theresa is skilled at knowing how to act as an employee. She always treats customers nicely and is punctual. What are these important skills called?
Soft Skills
Ford, CocaCola, Starbucks, Ralph’s, H&M, Gucci, and Tesla are all examples of what?
Brand
True or False: Your resume should be longer than two pages.
False
How many minutes early should you arrive at your interview?
10-15 minutes
In order to be considered a long term goal, the goal should take no less than how many years to achieve?
3 years
What skills are usually learned through education and training?
Hard Skills
Josephine has her Instagram on public and she is applying for a position at the local In and Out. But, just last week before her interview, she posted a photo talking poorly about In and Out’s management. This is an example of a poor personal _______.
Brand
Name one form of contact info that is APPROPRIATE to put on your resume.
Name, Phone number, Email Address
Give an example of business casual dress.
slacks and collared shirt, nothing too fancy
What is the name of the website we used to search for jobs?
Indeed
Jessica taught herself to type 60 words per minute. She is applying for an office position and thinks this is a valuable skill to include on her resume. What kind of skill is this?
Hard Skills
Estee Lauder, a global makeup company, created a line of makeup that was not inclusive of all skin colors. The makeup had about 50 options and they all represented skin tones that are lighter. This rightfully upset many people because they were not being inclusive. This negatively affected their ______.
Reputation
When making her resume, Cindy is unsure of how to arrange the text on the page. Should she align it to left, center or right?
Left Align. Never Center.
Marcus has a meeting today with the CEO of the entire company! He is really nervous and wants to dress very nicely to impress. What type of clothing should he wear?
Business professional
What do professionals use LinkedIn for? Name 2 reasons.
Job searching and networking
Mr. Ramirez is a fifth grade teacher at a low income district. There are certain environmental factors that make it hard for his students to turn in assignments on time, pay attention in class, and have proper learning materials. Name 2 soft skills that Mr. Ramirez needs when being the teacher in this kind of classroom.
Any acceptable soft skill: Caring, Compassionate, Patient, Empathetic, Flexible, Good listener, etc.
Carlos is applying for the position of Social Media and Marketing Director at Ikea. He used social media when he was younger and they are still active, but he hasn’t updated any of his accounts since 2017. This could cause Carlos to not get the job and is called being a social media _____.
Ghost
Name an acceptable font to use on your Resume.
Times New Roman, Arial, etc.
Martha is interviewing at a bank to be a teller. She gets asked to tell about a time in which she made a mistake. The first thing that pops into her head is the time she dropped her sister’s birthday cake in front of the entire family and made her sister cry. How would she talk about this mistake in a way that is interview friendly and shows she learned something from the mistake?
many
What is FAFSA?
Federal Student Aid to help with education costs (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)