Resume - short, business version of your personal inventory; usually includes job objective, education, and work history
Tips on a resume - be short, be truthful, place the most impressive details first
Portfolio - sample of some of the work that you have done
Canned interview responses - memorized responses with no originality
Inappropriate interview question - doesn't relate to the job and doesn't require an answer
Open-ended question - allows the interviewee to respond in his/her own words
Leading question - leads a person to answer in a certain way
Yes-no question - doesn't give a person much choice for an answer
Ways to express your strengths in an interview
- Puff ball - a simple open-ended question that lets you elaborate and make yourself look good
- Sparkler - short story about a good thing that you once did
- Pauses - just because the interviewer is quiet doesn't mean you have to be
- Sound bite - short sample of your work in the form of a video or recording
Tips during an interview
- extend your hand for a strong, confident handshake once you meet the interviewer
- make sure the interviewer knows your name and you know his/her name
- don't be on time, be early
- know exactly what facts about yourself that you would like the interviewer to know
- try to guess possible questions that may be asked beforehand
