Verbs
Resume
Nouns
Communication
Interview terms
100

To make sure information is true.

Verify

100

Reasons to take a job

Pros

100

The surroundings and conditions in which employees do their job

Work Environment

100

Communication through hand gestures, posture, and facial expressions.

Body language

100

An amount of time that an employee is allowed to miss work for reasons of illness without losing pay.

Sick leave

200

To carefully read a message to find and correct errors

Proofread

200

Reasons not to take a job

Cons

200

A statement about a worker's skills and attitude

Recommendation

200

How a person positions his or her body when standing, sitting, or walking

Posture

200

Outcomes that a person hopes will occur.

Expectations

300

To decide the worth of something

Evaluate

300

Written or printed papers that contain information

Documents

300

A pledge or promise to do something

Commitment

300

The attitude and emotions an individual communicates in his or her choice of words and in the sound of his or her voice.

Tone

300

Information that helps a person evaluate how well he or she communicated or performed on a certain occasion, such as a job interview.

Feedback

400

To make hiring decision based on some characteristic other than a person's ability to do the job.

Discriminate

400

A word that plainly tells what someone does, for instance, build, drive, and write

Action Verb

400

Working conditions and facts about a job that influence a job seekers evaluation of a job

Factors

400

Clothes appropriate for the workplace.  Conservative clothing is attracting but doesn't stand out in a flashy way.

Conservative clothing

400

To take steps to stay in contact with a potential employer after the job interview.

Follow up

500

Traveling to and from work

Commuting

500

On a resume, a brief statement summarizing a person's skills and goals

Skills Summary

500

Wages paid when an employee works extra hours

Overtime pay

500

A formal consultation.

Interview

500

The feelings someone has about an individual after meeting him or her.  The effect someone has on someone else.

Impression