Planning Yourself
Process of updating and re-uploading your résumé every Sunday night →
Sunday Evening Plan
Responses to your job applications →
Job leads
Résumé in which work experience is listed in reverse chronological order →
Timeline resume
Résumé that does not contain bullets or other special formatting → ,
Plain-text résumé
Preliminary, informal interview designed to determine if a candidate's skills qualify him or her for a formal interview →
Screening interview
Practice interview conducted as preparation for a formal interview →
Mock interview
Form used by employers to gain more information about a person applying for a job →
Job application
Website that collects data from multiple online sources and combines the results →
Aggregate job board
Statement that details a person's accomplishments, skills, and current career level →
Career profile
Written document that lists a person's qualifications for a job, including work experience and education →
Resume
Interview question in which the interviewer describes a scenario to test a candidate's life values and priorities →
Blue-sky question
Interview conducted to get to know a candidate's personality in a relaxed situation →
Unstructured interview
Making sure you can find the right job in an amount of time that works for you →
Time management
Individual to whom you typically give your job application when applying for a job in person →
Human resources manager
Résumé that lists work experience according to categories of skills or achievements →
Skills résumé
Describes keywords and phrases that have the highest number of online searches on a given day →
Trending
Preplanned beginning phrase that enhances an applicant's question →
Interview question that requires a person to imagine a situation and describe how he or she would act →
Hypothetical question
Automatic notification by text or e-mail of employment opportunities that meet specified criteria →
Job alert
Website on which multiple employers post-employment opportunities daily →
Job-search website
Résumé that presents information in a graphically appealing format →
Visual résumé
Brief statement that explains a person's career goals to an employer →
Career Objective
Interview question that draws on a candidate's previous experiences and decisions.
Behavioral question
Interview in which a candidate talks with multiple interviewers in a room →
Panel interview
Document with individual sheets for recording applications, leads, and interviews →
Job-tracking spreedsheet
Website that hosts job postings for employers but does not search for additional posts →
Non-aggregate job board
Part of a résumé that contains the person's full name, phone number, e-mail address, and geographic location →
Heading
Visual résumé in which the content is displayed using a combination of words and graphics →
Infographic résumé
Investigation conducted by an applicant to find out more about a potential employer →
Company research
Formal interview in which a predetermined list of questions is posed to each candidate interviewing for a position →
Structured interview