Things on a resume or job application
How you get a job!
Soft Skills
Career Lingo
Continuing Education
100

Your name, street address, telephone number and email address.

What is your contact information?

100
A letter or email of introduction in which you include your resume.
What is a cover letter?
100

This is the ability to do multiple things at the same time.

What is multi-task?

100

You should update this 1-page document every time you get a new job.

What is a resume?

100

This is a college degree that takes about two years to complete.

What is an associate's degree?

200

List of previous jobs and responsibilities.

What is work experience or work history?

200

This is a 1-page document you should bring to every job interview.

What is a resume? 

200

This is putting things in order.

What is organizing or organization?

200

This is when the entire staff/team gets together once a week to discuss how everything is going.

What is a staff meeting (or team meeting)?

200

If you have free time, you can do this to give back to the community.

What is volunteer?

300

This information includes your diploma/degree, dates, extracurricular activities and job-related training.

What is education?

300

An interview question where you should turn a negative into a positive.

What is your weakness?

300

This skill includes verbal, non-verbal (body language), written, and listening.

What is communication?

300

Your supervisor may conduct one of these once a year to determine your progress.

What is an evaluation?

300

This is where someone goes to learn a specific trade or skill.

What is trade school?

400

These are people who can talk about your work experience, work habits, work ethic, character, and skills.

What are references?

400

You should arrive 10-15 minutes early to this.

What is a job interview? 

400

This skill involves being able to change your ideas, behavior, or actions in order to deal with new situations.

What is adaptability or flexibility? 

400

This sometimes accompanies a promotion.

What is a pay increase/raise?

400

This is a college degree that takes about four years to complete.

What is a bachelor's degree?

500

A statement at the top of a resume that states what kind of work you're looking for.

What is a resume introduction, professional summary, or professional objective?

500

You should send this to a hiring manager after you've interviewed for a job.

What is a thank-you note (or thank-you email). 

500

This skill includes showing up on time, completing your responsibilities before a deadline, and doing the job you were hired for.

What is dependability?

500

This is another name for a co-worker.

What is a colleague or teammate?

500

This is an arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job under another person.

What is an apprenticeship?