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COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION ELITE CONTENT GRADED A+
⩥ What will the Career Center give you to help you get started?
Answer: Provide guidance
⩥ How will the Career Center help you write your résumé?
Answer: Coach you on how to write an effective resume and then
evaluate it
⩥ What is your Career Center Ambassador?
Answer: An advanced MSU student trained by the career center
⩥ How long will the average employer spend looking at your re´sume´
before deciding whether to discard your application immediately, or
keep it for further consideration?
Answer: 15 seconds
⩥ What would a good private professional consultant charge to help you
develop your résumé? How much does the MSU Career Center charge
you to do the same thing?
,Answer: $500+; It is free
⩥ Do potential employers look for what you post on social media?
Answer: Yes
⩥ What is "the grandmother test"?
Answer: If you wouldn't want your grandmother to see it, then don't post
it.
⩥ Can you be fired from a job for posting your own private opinions on
social media?
Answer: Yes
⩥ How many employers use online media for social recruiting?
Answer: Over 90%
⩥ Should you use LinkedIn?
Answer: Yes
⩥ After you have written and perfected your résumé with your Career
Center Ambassador, whom should you see next?
Answer: Full-Time professional staff member
,⩥ What does your professional Career Advisor do, and how do you find
out who yours is?
Answer: Guide you through various programs and options for you and
help finalize your resume; you can find out online by looking for your
specific college and major
⩥ What are the two major assessments you can take through the Career
Center to help you determine your major and career interests?
Answer: Strong Interest Inventory and Typefocus
⩥ What is the actual course on academic and career planning that you
can take as part of your regular course schedule?
Answer: Career Planning
⩥ What are the two major online resources you can use for career
planning, and what information do they provide?
Answer: www.bls.gov/ooh and www.onetonline.org ; the first one
discusses the education you might need to go through to get to that
career and the salary while the second one shows you how bright
employment looks like for that career
⩥ What is the "gut check" with respect to career planning?
Answer: Does it feel right to you? Do you love the major?
, ⩥ How do you prepare for a job interview?
Answer: Dress well and present yourself professionally. (Do a mock
interview)
⩥ What is a mock interview and how do you get one?
Answer: A practice interview; someone from the Career center will act
like the employer
⩥ What is the Co-op program, and how does it typically work?
Answer: Cooperative Education and Internship Opportunities; complete
your first year of course work before the next semester you start
alternating between classes on campus and full time work off campus
⩥ What other ways are there to get practical experience under the Career
Center's Experiential Learning Opportunities Program?
Answer: Internships, job-shadowing, etc.
⩥ How many hours a week should you work on a part-time job while in
school full time?
Answer: No more than 10-12 and especially no more than 15-20
⩥ What two skills you must develop will help you the most in landing a
job and advancing in your job once you have it?
Answer: Written and Oral Communication skills
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION ELITE CONTENT GRADED A+
⩥ What will the Career Center give you to help you get started?
Answer: Provide guidance
⩥ How will the Career Center help you write your résumé?
Answer: Coach you on how to write an effective resume and then
evaluate it
⩥ What is your Career Center Ambassador?
Answer: An advanced MSU student trained by the career center
⩥ How long will the average employer spend looking at your re´sume´
before deciding whether to discard your application immediately, or
keep it for further consideration?
Answer: 15 seconds
⩥ What would a good private professional consultant charge to help you
develop your résumé? How much does the MSU Career Center charge
you to do the same thing?
,Answer: $500+; It is free
⩥ Do potential employers look for what you post on social media?
Answer: Yes
⩥ What is "the grandmother test"?
Answer: If you wouldn't want your grandmother to see it, then don't post
it.
⩥ Can you be fired from a job for posting your own private opinions on
social media?
Answer: Yes
⩥ How many employers use online media for social recruiting?
Answer: Over 90%
⩥ Should you use LinkedIn?
Answer: Yes
⩥ After you have written and perfected your résumé with your Career
Center Ambassador, whom should you see next?
Answer: Full-Time professional staff member
,⩥ What does your professional Career Advisor do, and how do you find
out who yours is?
Answer: Guide you through various programs and options for you and
help finalize your resume; you can find out online by looking for your
specific college and major
⩥ What are the two major assessments you can take through the Career
Center to help you determine your major and career interests?
Answer: Strong Interest Inventory and Typefocus
⩥ What is the actual course on academic and career planning that you
can take as part of your regular course schedule?
Answer: Career Planning
⩥ What are the two major online resources you can use for career
planning, and what information do they provide?
Answer: www.bls.gov/ooh and www.onetonline.org ; the first one
discusses the education you might need to go through to get to that
career and the salary while the second one shows you how bright
employment looks like for that career
⩥ What is the "gut check" with respect to career planning?
Answer: Does it feel right to you? Do you love the major?
, ⩥ How do you prepare for a job interview?
Answer: Dress well and present yourself professionally. (Do a mock
interview)
⩥ What is a mock interview and how do you get one?
Answer: A practice interview; someone from the Career center will act
like the employer
⩥ What is the Co-op program, and how does it typically work?
Answer: Cooperative Education and Internship Opportunities; complete
your first year of course work before the next semester you start
alternating between classes on campus and full time work off campus
⩥ What other ways are there to get practical experience under the Career
Center's Experiential Learning Opportunities Program?
Answer: Internships, job-shadowing, etc.
⩥ How many hours a week should you work on a part-time job while in
school full time?
Answer: No more than 10-12 and especially no more than 15-20
⩥ What two skills you must develop will help you the most in landing a
job and advancing in your job once you have it?
Answer: Written and Oral Communication skills
