Interviewing Terms
Form used by employers to gain more information about a person applying for a job
Job application
Making sure you can find the right job in an amount of time that works for you
Time Management
Test that measures a candidate's integrity, ability to work with others, and other soft skills
Personality Test
Making untrue statements
Lying
Brief statement that explains a person's career goals to an employer
Career Objective
Automatic notification by text or e-mail of employment opportunities that meet specified criteria
Job Alert
Individual to whom you typically give your job application when applying for a job in person
Human Resource Manager
Comments made near the end of the interview thanking the interviewer and asking about follow-up activities
Closing remarks
Communication through gestures, facial expressions, and posture
Body Language
Part of a résumé that contains the person's full name, phone number, e-mail address, and geographic location
Heading
Website on which multiple employers post employment opportunities daily
Job search website
Website that hosts job postings for employers but does not search for additional posts
Non-aggregate
Interview that takes place after an employer determines that a candidate is qualified, but needs more information
Second Interview
Preliminary comments and greeting at the beginning of an interview
Initial Introduction
Statement that details a person's accomplishments, skills, and current career level
Career Profile
Website that collects data from multiple online sources and combines the results
Aggegate
Responses to your job applications
Job Lead
Test given by an employer to measure basic skills necessary to perform the job
Pre-employment test
Sitting upright with both feet on the floor and hands in the lap or on the chair armrests
Formal seated position
Visual résumé in which the content is displayed using a combination of words and graphics
Infographic resume
Document with individual sheets for recording applications, leads, and interviews
Job Tracking Speadsheet
Decision about you based on how you look, usually made within the first few seconds of meeting
First Visual Impression
Impression that occurs at a first meeting that contains bias and is more emotional than logical
Résumé that presents information in a graphically appealing format
Graphic resume
Describes keywords and phrases that have the highest number of online searches on a given day