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Talk About Yourself
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Pair up with someone you don’t know well or at all
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Exchange names and grade level
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Take turns interviewing each other with these questions:
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Why are you here?
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Tell me about an accomplishment you’re really proud of.
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What skills or personal characteristics helped you achieve it?
Take notes about your answers to use later in the session
Right Fit - Motivation
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Why do you want a job?
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What are you looking for in a job?
Right Fit – Company Culture
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How you’ll be treated
How you’ll be developed
professionally
How Guests are treated
What the company does
within the community
What outside initiatives the
company supports
Right Fit – Reality Check
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What kinds of Hospitality jobs can you get?
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How can you get better jobs?
Right Fit – Find It
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How do you find jobs in the Restaurant and Hospitality
industry?
Resume
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Contact Information
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Education
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Experience
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No work experience
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Volunteer experience
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Activities
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Skills
Resume
DON’T
DO
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Multiple fonts
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Colored paper
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English teacher
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What else?
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Counselor
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Family member
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Have someone proof-read
Applications
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Online or on paper
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Resume
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Current and past employers
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Eligibility
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Essential functions
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References
References
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Qualifications
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Who
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ASK FIRST
Social Media
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Expect any online posts to be read
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Want to be seen in best light possible
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Remove inappropriate photos and posts
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Privatize social media accounts
Phone Skills
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Professional greeting
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Answering phone
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Making appointments
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Professional message
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Phone interview
Tell Me About Yourself
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30 Second Elevator Speech
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Past education and/or experience
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Skill useful in Hospitality industry
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Personal characteristic that makes you good employee
I’m a junior at ABC High School where I’m taking
AP classes in math. I’m the secretary of the
Student Council and hope to be president next
year. At my previous job, I was always on time
for my 4:00 p.m. shift.
30 Second Elevator Speech
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Same partner
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One partner shares elevator speech
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Other partner tells them
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One thing they liked
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One thing that could be improved
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BE HELPFUL, NOT MEAN
Switch
Interviewing
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First Impressions
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Hiring Manager
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Possible Co-Workers
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Your Look
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Your Behaviors
Interviewing
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Documents
Interviewing – Typical Questions
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Why are you looking for a job?
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Give examples of your teamwork.
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What did you like about your past
job, volunteer work, activity?
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What was your biggest
accomplishment?
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What interests you about this job?
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What was your biggest failure?
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What do you know about the
company?
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Tell me about a time you gave
excellent customer service.
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What questions do you have?
Interviewing – Role Play
Follow Up
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When and whom to call
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When to expect a call
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Email thank you
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Check email inbox
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Follow up call
Take Action!
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Write down 3 action items and your name
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Crumble paper into a ball
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GENTLY pretend to have snow ball fight
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Pick up snow ball that is not yours
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Open the paper
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See the name of your networking buddy
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Follow up over the next few weeks
Thank You!