Success Tips and Tricks

Question 1

A study in 2016 found that ___% of the college population isn’t getting enough sleep.

Accepted Answer

60%

Question 2

Career Counselling services can be found at

Accepted Answer

University Counselling Centre

Question 3

What are the top 3 qualities employers say they value most in college grads? (NACE survey 2015)

Accepted Answer

Leadership, Teamwork, written communication skills

Question 4

This network boasts 42 million visitors per month, and pages for over 4 million companies.

Accepted Answer

Question 5

What percentage of employers screen applicants’ social media before hiring? (Harris Poll)

Accepted Answer

70%

Question 6

What percentage of college students has felt overwhelmed by academics In the past year?

Accepted Answer

85%

Question 7

Who is credited for inventing the resume?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo DaVinci

Question 8

What is an “elevator speech”

Accepted Answer

A very short explanation of your skills and career goals

Question 9

Which of these is a BAD idea for a resume?

Accepted Answer

Using as many fonts as possible to emphasize your points

Question 10

What is the main difference between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV)?

Accepted Answer

CVs are longer and provide a detailed professional history

Question 11

The average adult needs how many hours of sleep per night?

Accepted Answer

7-9

Question 12

UND Career services is located at

Accepted Answer

280 McCannel Hall

Question 13

You’re asked a really difficult question in an interview. You don’t know the answer so you say:

Accepted Answer

take a breath, think of an answer, paraphrasing the question

Question 14

To be successful, each hour of lecture time should be met with ___ hours of studying and prep

Accepted Answer

2

Question 15

Which of these are services offered through the UND career services centre?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

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