Resume Ready
Where can you get your resume and cover letters reviewed for free on campus?
What is the Career Center?
Is a T-shirt and jeans business casual?
What is no?
When greeting an employer at a career fair, what type of brief introduction are you recommended to give?
What is an elevator pitch?
Name ONE item you should bring with you to an interview.
What is a copy of your resume?
You need a professional headshot for LinkedIn, but you don't want to pay for one. Where can you go?
What is the FSU Professional Photo Booth located in the Career Center?
True or False: Using a résumé template is recommended because it guarantees your résumé will have a professional format.
What is false?
The more formal style of professional clothing typically expected for interviews and career fairs is called __________ attire.
What is business professional?
You're attending a career fair tomorrow. You know which employers will be there. What should you do BEFORE the fair?
What FSU resource allows students to practice interviews virtually and asynchronously?
What is Big Interview?
What FSU system connects students with internships, part-time jobs, full-time jobs, employers, and Career Center programs?
What is NoleNetwork?
When sending your résumé directly to an employer electronically, what file format does FSU recommend?
What is a PDF?
What FSU resource provides students with free professional clothing for interviews, career fairs, internships, and the workplace?
What is the Professional Clothing Closet?
You met an FSU alum at a career fair who works in a field you're interested in. You want to learn more about their career, but you're not asking them for a job. What could you ask them for?
What is a coffee chat?
During an interview, the interviewer asks a question you don't fully understand. What is the most professional way to handle it?
What is stop, acknowledge it, and ask them to clarify the question?
You want career advice specific to your major rather than general career advice. Who at FSU can provide career guidance tailored to your academic program?
Who is your Career Liaison?
When describing your experience on a résumé, which type of words does FSU recommend using to begin your bullet points?
What are action verbs?
Besides attire, what are THREE aspects of personal presentation that contribute to a professional appearance?
Example answers: grooming, personal hygiene, body/posture, accessories, etc.
When introducing yourself to an employer at a career fair, what FOUR things should you be prepared to tell them?
What is your name, major, expected graduataion year, and career path?
The interviewer tells you, “That concludes our interview.” What should you do before leaving?
What is ask a relevant question, even if you need to come up with one on the spot.
You're curious about what a career is actually like but aren't ready for an internship. FSU has a program that lets students spend one day shadowing an employer, alum, community partner, or friend of FSU. What is it?
What is FSU Shadow?
You’re about to submit your résumé as a PDF. According to FSU Career Center guidelines, how should you name your résumé file?
What is NameResumeMonthYear?
You are attending a professional networking event where the dress code is not specified. You have two outfits: one is business casual and one is business professional. You research the organization and see that its employees typically dress business casual. Which outfit should you choose, and what professional principle supports your decision?
Choose the business-professional outfit, because when in doubt between two levels of formality, it is safer to slightly overdress than arrive underdressed.
You're a first-generation freshman and don't have family members working in the career field you're interested in. Which FSU resource can connect you with alumni and professionals who have volunteered to serve as resources for current FSU students?
What is MentorFSU
You find a company you’re interested in, but they don’t have any internships posted. What is one way you could still reach out about potential opportunities?
What is sending them a cold email?
What FSU course is open to all students and helps them develop career-readiness skills and prepare for their professional future?
What is SDS 3340: Introduction to Career Development?