Resumé and Cover Letters
What is the difference between a resumé and a cover letter?
What is a resumé is a brief summary of you as a job candidate?
What is a cover letter is a detailed document that describes your motivation for the position and how you are qualified for it?
When being interviewed, it’s best to avoid filler words such as _____.
What is: like, as?
What are the two things that you should have ready to submit when applying for a job?
What is a resumé and cover letter?
Why are public speaking skills important?
Good communication is important -Good communication is a huge part of many jobs
What geometric shape is often used for stop signs?
What is an octagon?
How long should a resumé be? How long should a cover letter be?
What is 1 pg each?
What are the four types of interviews?
What is: phone, video, call, group?
Name three different ways to seek a job
What are career fairs, networking, and apply through job posting?
What are some examples of bad public speaking practices?
What is: speaking too fast/too quietly, no eye contact with the audience?
What is the name of the largest ocean on Earth?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Name three action verbs that create an excellent resumé
What is anything from the Action Verbs chart (Administered, analyzed, developed, etc)?
What is the most important element of an initial meeting of an interview?
What is a strong handshake?
Name an example of a job search website.
What is Glassdoor, Indeed, MonsterJobs, Zip Recruiter?
What are four things to pay attention to when you are speaking?
What are hands, eye contact, projection, pace of speech?
What is the most consumed manufactured drink in the world?
What is tea?
Is it okay to use the word “I” on a resumé?
What is try to avoid using first person language?
What does STAR stand for?
S: Situation (set the context)
T: Task (talk about your responsibility)
A: Activity (Talk about what you did to solve the problem)
R: Result?
A recruiter will spend an average of ___ seconds reviewing your resumé. Choices: 6 sec, 16 sec, 26 sec, 36 sec
What is 6 seconds?
What are some ways you can practice public speaking?
What is practicing in the mirror, in front of friends/family, volunteering in class?
What does “www” stand for in a website browser?
What is World Wide Web?
What are the top three things that should be included in a cover letter?
How a candidate’s experience makes them qualified for the job.
How a candidate’s skills meet job requirements.
Why a candidate wants to work at the organization.
What is a good strategy to answer the interview question “What are your weaknesses?”
What is using the STAR method to describe a weakness and then talk about what you’re doing to change it (Be specific)?
Name two ways to apply for a job that are more effective than applying through a job posting online
What are networking with a recruiter, cold calling/emailing, attending professional events, referrals?
What is code switching and what does code switching at a workplace look like?
What is when someone changes their behavior and actions based on the people around them? Ex: Changing tone, language, clothes
What is Avengers: Endgame?