Resume Review
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What is an action verb?
A brief summary of who you are and what you do (or are trying to do) told in 60-90 seconds
What is an elevator pitch?
The amount of time you should arrive before an interview.
What is 15 minutes early?
The professional greeting you should start most work emails with.
What is "Good morning/afternoon/evening"?
This is the governing body for college basketball in the United States.
What is the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)?
A brief statement that communicates your career goals, such as the type of job or industry you want to work in or the skills you want to build
What is an objective?
A communication style that consists of patterns of submissive attitudes, people-pleasing tendencies, and deferring to others’ preferences.
What is a passive communication style?
A mock interview method that helps you create an easy-to-follow, easy-to remember story with a clear conflict and resolution
What is the S.T.A.R method?
This type of goal-setting method helps you create clear and attainable objectives.
What are S.M.A.R.T goals?
This professional analyzes player performance data to help teams make decisions
What is a sports analyst?
A type of resume that lists your work experience from most recent to earliest and highlights your most celebrated achievements
What is a reverse chronological resume?
What should ALL elevator pitches end with?
What is an Ask or a question?
A type of interview that involves a conversation with two or more team members from the hiring team, such as a potential supervisor, human resources representative, or other decision-makers.
What is a panel interview?
This communication style is both emotionally honest and considerate of other
What is assertive communication?
This career involves calling live games and providing play-by-play commentary
What is a sports broadcaster?
A type of resume style that works best if you are changing careers or have gaps in your employment history
What is a functional resume?
A style of body language that is a way of expressing negative emotions or hostility without using words.
What is passive-aggressive?
A hiring manager might ask this to assess how well you handled specific situations in the past and determine your likely behavior in similar situations.
What is a behavior-based question?
These punctuation marks or emojis should be used very sparingly or not at all in professional emails.
What are exclamation marks?
The WNBA where many top female basketball players go after college, was founded in this year.
What is 1996?
A tool employers use that scans resumes for keywords before a human sees them.
What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?
A communication skill that involves being present, showing interest, noticing non-verbal signals, and asking questions.
What is active listening?
A prompt or question that would allow you to use your personal pitch in an interview
What is the prompt "Tell me about yourself"?
When the interviewer asks a question that is unclear, the most professional response is to do this
What is ask for clarification?
The term for scoring 10+ points, rebounds, and assists in a single game
What is a triple-double?