Takeaways from this interview:
- He was currently learning how to make cover letters in school
- He is more confident than our average interviewee in the quality of his resume and cover letter
- When writing resumes, he had trouble remembering the skills he had acquired months back
- He has had a LinkedIn profile since high school
The full interview is here.
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)