Portfolios and Interviews

What is another name for a file that contains an organized collection of your work based on your personality, goals, and aspirations?

• Career Card

• Résumé

• Career Development Portfolio

• Application

T or F: A career development portfolio is a document that contains a student's achievement over time and provides an in-depth picture of the student's skills and competencies; a means to reflect on areas for life development, on the value of education, and on future lifestyle and career choices.

• True

• False

There are many reasons for developing a portfolio. Which reason below is NOT true?

• Portfolios are useful when applying for a job.

• Portfolios are only valuable for artistic review or scholarships.

• Portfolios are useful for scholarship application.

• Portfolios are useful when seeking a promotion at your job.

Which of the following steps should you follow when writing a résumé?

• Use no numbers

• Mention past employers

• Use active verbs

• All of the choices

How long should your résumé be?

• One page

• Two pages

• 1/2 page

• High school students should not have résumés

What is one way to assure you are dressing properly for a job interview?

• Call your best friend and ask what they would wear

• Dress like you always would and be comfortable

• Call the human resources office of the company to ask

• None of the choices

Choose the term that best matches the definition below. "The department that handles hiring, benefits, and other issues concerning employees"

• Finance Department

• Employment Department

• Human Resources Department

• Hiring Department

Choose the term that best matches the definition below. "General field in which the company provides a product or service"

• Human Resourcesa

• College Program

• Career Pathway

• Industry Sector

Choose the term that best matches the definition below. "A brief statement on your résumé that describes the type of position you are seeking

• Job Objective

• Mission

• Education

• Experience

Choose the term that best matches the definition below. "Meeting people and making contacts and exchanging information with individuals, groups, or organizations"

• Communication

• Interviewing

• Networking

• Socializing