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Job Seeking Skills

A pre-judged personal statement and resume for a real health-related job, internship or scholarship, then a five-minute mock interview with judges.

About this event

Job Seeking Skills is a solo event for the Secondary and Postsecondary/Collegiate divisions, sponsored by CareerSafe. You pick a real health-related position, internship, scholarship or educational opportunity that you are qualified or training for, then prepare a two-page personal statement (plus title page) that tells your story and shows why you fit, and a one-page factual resume. Both are uploaded as one PDF by May 15 and pre-judged out of 105 points, with the resume's content and creativity worth 20 points each. Everyone who uploads advances to Round Two, a five-minute interview with judges; no materials, not even a copy of the resume, may be brought in. The first two questions always ask about the opportunity and the skills you would bring, and the remaining questions are secret. This is one of the few HOSA events where handshakes with judges are allowed. The 80-point interview rubric scores first impression, how well answers volunteer information and relate strengths professionally, confidence and maturity, knowledge of the position, the closing, diction and eye contact, for a 185-point total. Ties are broken by the highest-value rubric sections.

What judges score

Round One, A. Personal Statement: Spelling and grammar (5), Length, 2 pages plus title page (5), Formatting (5), Introduction (10), Ability to tell a story (10), Snapshot of the competitor (10), Conclusion (10)Round One, B. Resume: Spelling and grammar (5), Length (5), Content (20), Creativity (20); subtotal 105Round Two, A. Interview: Introduction / first impression (15), Interview answer criteria: volunteers information, responds to every question, relates strengths and skills, sounds professional (15), Confidence, maturity, enthusiasm (10), Knowledge of the position / opportunity applied for (10), Closing (10), Diction, pronunciation and grammar (10), Eye contact, poise and posture (10); subtotal 80, total 185

What judges score

Personal Statement: spelling and grammar, length, formatting, introduction, ability to tell a story, snapshot of the competitor, conclusionResume: spelling and grammar, length, content, creativityInterview: first impression, answering criteria, confidence, knowledge of the position, closing, diction, eye contact and posture

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