Resume Ready
This is the ideal length of a student's or a new graduate's resume.
What is one page?
According to the Mehrabian model, first impressions form in just this many seconds.
What is seven seconds?
With over a billion users, this platform is the top site for professional networking.
What is LinkedIn?
Communication, teamwork, and empathy are examples of these.
What are people skills?
The University of Bridgeport’s Career Development office is located in this location.
What is the Heckman Center?
For most students, this section should appear first on a résumé.
What is Education?
In interviews, this percentage of communication comes from body language.
What is 55 percent?
Profiles with photos get about twenty-one times more of these.
What are profile views?
Emotional intelligence is made up of awareness, control, and this.
What is empathy?
This is the email address where students can send their résumés for review.
What is careerdev@bridgeport.edu?
Every bullet point on your résumé should start with one of these.
What is a strong action verb?
This four-letter acronym helps you structure behavioral answers with Situation, Task, Action, and Result.
What is STAR?
Instead of “Easy Apply,” students are encouraged to apply through this place for better results.
What is the company website?
When an interviewer seems rushed and you adapt your tone and answer length, you are showing this.
What is emotional awareness or adaptability?
Including numbers like “increased sales by 20%” demonstrates this key résumé principle.
What is quantifying your achievements?
You should always save and send your résumé in this file format.
What is PDF?
Practicing these—by recording mock interviews or attending networking events—can improve your confidence.
What are people skills?
To stay visible, students should post or engage on LinkedIn this often.
What is once a week?
As AI grows, this percentage of leaders say emotional intelligence will become even more important.
What is 57 percent?
One example of a signature Heckman Center event focused on interview prep and soft skills.
What is ‘Beyond the Résumé?
You should never include this kind of personal information on your résumé.
What is age, marital status, religion, or a photo?
According to Harvard Business Review, this percent of hiring failures come from poor soft skills.
What is 89 percent?
A “dead” LinkedIn profile often results from forgetting to do this.
What is engage or post content?
Communication, problem-solving, and adaptability make up this top trio of employer-desired traits.
What are the top three soft skills?
Showcasing both your measurable abilities and soft traits means highlighting these two categories of skills.
What are hard skills and transferable (soft) skills?