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Set up a LinkedIn profile
5. Unlike a job shadow where you just follow a person in their job for a day, a mentor is described by Lindsey Pollak as a “long-term” informational interview. What are some of the things you can do to find and make the most of a mentoring relationship:
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Seek out mentors from new contacts since they are less likely to have pre-disposed opinions of you, pay for professional mentoring support
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Include a mentoring request in your initial communication (to let them know your intentions) and rely on your mentor to drive meeting activities.
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Be specific about the help you need, use your existing network (including professional orgs), and set a deadline with your mentor to follow up on actions.
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Rely on face to face meetings so your interactions can be fluid, join professional organizations that have mentoring programs, and rely on your mentor’s expertise to determine the help that you need
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6. As a student, Lindsey Pollak secured an internship by attending a professional conference. In “Work some New Rooms,” she encourages you to ACTIVELY participate in conferences, rather than just hanging out waiting for someone to find you interesting. However, the registration fee can be prohibitive. If there is no student fee, you can:
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Ask if you could volunteer in exchange for attending some sessions
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Ask to speak to the conference director
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Ask if you can just go in to the Expo / Vendor Hall and meet conference attendees as they meet with sponsors
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Try to find someone in your network that is attending and ask if you can be their guest
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7. Lindsey Pollak suggests in one tip that you “consider a coach.” The College of Business has Career Coaches at your disposal. According to this tip, you could ask your coach to:
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Be your “accountability partner” to help keep you doing the things you commit to doing (preparing a resume, networking, preparing for interviews, following up, etc.)
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Tell you the major and career you should pick
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Plan your academic schedule with you by telling you what classes to take each semester.
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Help you figure out how to hide embarrassing Facebook pictures and other bad Google results
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8. After reviewing how to upgrade your contact methods, which of the following is NOT a tip Lindsey Pollak gives to college students for “emailing like a professional”:
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Using “Hey” as your greeting
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Forgetting to proofread an email (sending an emotional flame that you want to recall, improper capitalization or punctuation, unprofessional acronyms, etc)
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Leaving the subject line blank
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Substitute your personal (creative or casual) email address for one that includes your first and last name
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9. According to Lindsey Pollak, what is the source of many career “shoulds:”
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Other people’s opinions on what you should want
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Mis-informed career “experts”
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Professors (many of whom can’t point to a real job they’ve ever had…)
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Popular culture and television
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10. Lindsey Pollak recommends that as a student, you “become an active alum…even before you graduate.” Which one of her suggestions would help you complete a Career To-DO List activity:
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Joining the university’s alumni group on LinkedIn could help you connect to the alumni you need to get credit for the LinkedIn profile activity
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Paying dues to the alumni association could help you get credit for joining a professional networking group
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Volunteering to help an alumni contact create a customer database could help you get credit for a job enlargement project
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Talking to four alumni at the same time at a reunion event could help you get credit for attending Career Fest
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11. Lindsey Pollak gives you suggestions to “make every networking event a success.” If you don’t know anyone attending the event, who could you call ahead to see if they will introduce you around:
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Organization’s President
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A faculty advisor for the student chapter of the organization or other professor who may know about the organization
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Organization’s New Member Director
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A guest speaker or the keynote speaker for the event
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12. Lindsey Pollak’s process for figuring out what you want to do by mirroring the careers of people you admire is called:
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Stalking
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Informational Interviews
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Job Shadowing
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Hero Worship
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13. One method Lindsey Pollak recommends to students for monitoring changes in their online presence is to:
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Take down embarrassing or inappropriate content
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Cut ties with all of your stupid friends, especially the ones who refer to you as “Fartchucker.”
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Set “airtight” security settings
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Set up a Google alert
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14. When creating a signature line for your email account, Lindsey Pollak recommends leaving out differentiating stylistic elements such as fancy formatting, fonts and colors.
15. Lindsey Pollak admits that there are good and bad uses of your parents’ input to your job search. What are some examples of times to “red light” their help:
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Mock interviewing, networking, proofing your resume
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Attending a job fair, sending out a resume, and calling a recruiter
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Helping you dress professionally, driving you to an interview, making you a PB&J
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Setting your schedule, informational interviews, referrals
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16. According to Alysse Metzler a Career Summary should be how long
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A paragraph
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Five to eight sentences
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No more than five to eight lines of text on your resume
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As long as it needs to be to communicate your unique experiences, passion, and related skills
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17. According to Alysse Metzler a candidate should never turn down an offer due to money. Why?
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Because hiring managers will almost always discuss compensation as part of their interview
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Because she discusses salary in her very first conversation, the phone interview
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Because it shows disrespect, turn down the offer because of some other factor
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Because salary levels are set and not negotiable
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18. According to the Alysse Metzler, the Weekly Ambassador should
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Remember to leave a message or voice mail when you call a recruiter
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Heed the recruiter’s advice to wait until they contact you with more information
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Follow up approximately once per week with an email or phone call
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Follow up more than once per week since recruiters work on multiple requisitions and you want to stay fresh in their minds
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19. According to Alysse Metzler what is an ATS
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Applicant Tracking System – a database that filters applicants from people who apply to requisitions
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Applicant Termination System – a database that prescreens applications and only forwards those that meet minimum criteria set by the recruiter
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Activity Timing Service – a database that rates applicant competency based on the amount of time it takes to complete all required application activities
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Attitude Temper and Sensitivity – the three traits that most companies review in applicants
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20. According to Alysse Metzler, the Jack-Of-All-Trades
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Have no area of specialization which makes them easier to place in a variety of roles
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Have random experience in a variety of areas but no area of specialization making them weak candidates
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Have extensive experience in a variety of trades or industries making them valuable candidates
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Are always also Seriel Appliers
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21. According to Alysse Metzler looking for a job when you are unemployed should be a full day affair – shower and get dressed, start at 9, break for lunch, end the day at 4:30 by writing down the companies you’ll contact and follow up with tomorrow
22. According to Alysse Metzler which of the following is NOT part of her strategy to grow your network on LinkedIn
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Search LinkedIn groups for professionals who are in the industry you want to work in
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Search for past coworkers at former companies
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Post an open invite for anyone to connect with you
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Search for alumni at your school(s)
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23. According to Alysse Metzler’s survey of recruiters
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Her “three P’s” are critical to recruiters when evaluating candidates, but they always hire candidates who have the most experience
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Opinions about hiring candidates based on experience versus based on her “three P’s” are evenly split among recruiters
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The vast majority of recruiters have hired a candidate who didn’t have the necessary experience but was enthusiastic about the job and had a great personality
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Experience will always trump the “three P’s,” but they are critical in the evaluation of candidates
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24. According to Alysse Metzler candidates should answer questions using the STAR method. An example of the “T” would be
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Team – The best part of doing this was collaborating with people from the following departments…
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Technology – To work on this issue I had to leverage by experience with Adobe Photoshop…
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Time – Solving this problem was quick, we had an answer by…
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Task or Target – Our goal was to reduce turnover by…
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25. According to Alysse Metzler candidates should answer questions using the STAR method. An example of the “R” would be
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Reinforcement – So to summarize, I had less than three months to…
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Routine – It because a best practice for all departments to…
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Relevant – This example is significant because in this position you would be looking for someone to…
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Result – The team ended up creating a new process for recycling used…
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26. According to Alysse Metzler current college students should use their time to
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Differentiate themselves by working on a unique project or initiative
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Study hard, make good grades, do well in your classes
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Gain experience, network, and decide what you will do as a career
A. Not work, party, rack up debt
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27. According to Alysse Metzler how can current students utilize the fact that people are willing to help them
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Ask everyone you meet if they know anyone who is hiring in your field
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Get people to review your resume and when they are done ask if there are others they would recommend that you talk to
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Get people to review your resume and when they are done see if they are interested in hiring you
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Network to learn more about people’s careers
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28. According to Alysse Metzler, a “Contractor” is a specific kind of
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Corporate recruiter
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Agency recruiter
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Headhunter
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Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
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29. According to Alysse Metzler a Career Summary is the same thing as
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An elevator pitch
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An Objective
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Your answer to “tell me about yourself”
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Your Professional Experience
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30. According to Alysse Metzler candidates should answer questions using the STAR method. An example of the “A” would be
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Ally – We were able to partner with the Compliance office to provide…
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Action – We created a single report from all of the production data that was being recorded…
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Adversary – The one thing that blocked our progress was incompatible software so we worked to consolidate…
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Alteration – The biggest change that we were able to implement was a 50% reduction in…
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