The most surprising takeaways from this interview were:
- She had never heard of LinkedIn
- Her least favourite part of applying for jobs was the interview
- She did no tailoring between jobs
- She did not get her resume and cover letter reviewed
The full interview is here, but the hypothesis summary was:
Resumes
✓ Accomplishment Statements
✓ Identifying the key qualifications and skills needed
Cover Letter
✓ Students don’t know the correct elements to include in a cover letter
? Students see cover letters as more important than resumes
✖ Students change the tone of their cover letter depending on the job they are applying for
LinkedIn
✖ Students know that they should have a LinkedIn profile
✓ Students either do not feel confident making or know how to make a LinkedIn profile
✓ Students don’t use any other platform besides LinkedIn for their professional online presence (doesn’t even use LinkedIn)