Employability Quiz

What makes a good CV?

• Brightly coloured

• Clear and concise

• Over 4 pages

• Contains lots of jargon

What is an ability when applying for a job?

• Refers to the experience and the qualifications that you possess.

• Shows your potential to carry out a range of different tasks beyond the skills and knowledge that you currently have.

• Indicates your personality i.e. enthusiastic, flexible and positive.

• Refer to the demonstrated skills that you possess.

What document explains the role of the job.

• Person specification

• Covering letter

• Job description

• Personal statement

What social media platform can you post your employability profile?

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• Twitter

• Instagram

What outfit is suitable for an interview?

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What does HR do?

• Look after the needs of the employees

• Pays invoices

• Deals with unhappy customers

• Manages orders from customers

Select all the behaviours that are bad at work?

• Being late one day a week

• Using Facebook.

• Phoning your friends

• Not making the tea

Select what you should include in a covering letter?

• Mention the job you are applying for.

• Mention other jobs you are applying for.

• A summary of why you are right for the job.

• Spelling mistakes.

What are top tips for writing a personal statement?

• Keeping it the same for every job you apply for

• Include your employment history

• Making it unique

• Keeping it to around 150 words

In an interview you can use the STAR technique to answer questions. What does STAR mean?

• Situation, Task, Attitude, Result

• Situation, Task, Answer, Result

• Situation, Task, Action, Result

• Situation, Task, Ability, Result