This document serves to sell your skills and secure the interview.
What is a resume?
100
This is the length of time that most interviews last on the second day of Career Fair.
What is 30 minutes?
100
This is the number of employers coming to Career Fair.
What is 170?
Almost 400 individual recruiters will be in attendance.
Research!!
100
This is the appropriate attire for the externship search at Career Fair.
What are chef whites?
100
Job seekers often fail to write this correspondence following the interview, but those that do often land the job.
What is a thank you note?
200
These lively words begin each line of description in the experience section of the resume.
What are action verbs? What are vivid verbs?
200
These items should never be discussed until the employer offers the job.
What are salary and benefits?
200
This is the date and time of the next Career Fair.
What is Monday, November 7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.?
200
A BPS graduate might wear this stylish and acceptable attire to career fair to search for a management position.
What is a professional suit?
200
This is an important task the candidate should follow through with after an employer invites the job seeker to touch base in six months.
What is call or write to the employer to reiterate interest?
300
This is the order in which most students will list their job experiences.
What is reverse chronological order? Or what is most recent to least recent position?
300
This initial, open-ended question stumps many interviewees.
What is "Tell me about yourself?"
"What do you know about us"?
"Why do you want to work here?"
300
Successful job seekers will avoid approaching the tables at Career Fair with this question.
What is "What do you do?" or "Who are you?" or any question that indicates you have not done your homework.
300
This is how job candidates should wear their hair for Career Fair.
What is pulled back (long hair) or in a professional, well groomed style?
300
Some job seekers ruin their reputations in the field when they fail to take this action after several job offers are made.
What is thank and inform the other employers of current plans to accept another position?
400
What information should you never list on your resume?
What is marital status, age, height, weight, social security number or other personal information unrelated to the ability to perform the job. (Several answers allowed)
400
An important face-to-face behavior that impresses employers in the interview.
What is good eye contact?
400
The location of the Career Fair.
What is the Student Recreation Center inside the Student Commons?
The Gym and the MPR
400
These are acceptable shoe colors for professional attire.
What are black, navy blue, grey, brown, or subdued colors. Note: not red or neon colors.
400
This is a mistake that will cost the job seeker the position early in the job search process because the employer cannot make contact with the candidate.
What is incorrect contact information on resume or cover letter? Also, what is not setting up voice mail on phone?
500
When stating soft skills such as interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a positive team member, on which document should such information occur? Hint: (not the resume)
What is a cover letter?
500
This important thing that fits in your wallet will help you follow up with your perspective employer.
What is a business card?
Collect them! If you forget, refer back to the Career Fair Roster
500
The number of 3 * Michelin Restaurants will be in attendance this time.
What is Two?
Alinea and Jean-Georges
500
To avoid distracting the interviewer, candidates should not wear these items.
What is flashy or big jewelry? What are low-cut blouses or skirts that are too short? (All are acceptable answers)
500
Students who don't finalize their training agreements by their assigned due date experience these consequences.
What is lose five points from their externship manual grade? or What is not be able to register for externship on time?