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Individual to whom you typically give your job application when applying for a job in person
Human Resources Manager
Test given by an employer to measure basic skills necessary to perform the job.
Pre-employment test
Describes keywords and phrases that have the highest number of online searches on a given day.
Trending
Practice interview conducted as preparation for a formal interview.
Mock Interview
Website that hosts job postings for employers but does not search for additional posts
Non-aggregate job board
Decision about you based on how you look, usually made within the first few seconds of meeting
First visual impression
Résumé that lists work experience according to categories of skills or achievements.
Skills resume
Formal interview in which a predetermined list of questions is posed to each candidate interviewing for a position.
Structured interview
Responses to your job applications
Job leads
Communication through gestures, facial expressions, and posture.
Body language
Résumé in which work experience is listed in reverse chronological order.
Timeline resume
Interview conducted to get to know a candidate's personality in a relaxed situation.
Unstructured interview
Website that collects data from multiple online sources and combines the results
Aggregate job board
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
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 spreadsheet
Test that measures a candidate's integrity, ability to work with others, and other soft skills.
Personality test
Part of a résumé that contains the person's full name, phone number, e-mail address, and geographic location.
Heading
Interview question in which the interviewer describes a scenario to test a candidate's life values and priorities.
Blue-sky question
Website on which multiple employers post employment opportunities daily
Job-search website
Preliminary comments and greeting at the beginning of an interview.
Initial introduction
Résumé that presents information in a graphically appealing format
Visual resume
Preliminary, informal interview designed to determine if a candidate's skills qualify him or her for a formal interview.
Screening interview
Making sure you can find the right job in an amount of time that works for you
Time management
Impression that occurs at a first meeting that contains bias and is more emotional than logical.
Subjective element
Resumé that does not contain bullets or other special formatting.
Plain-text résumé
Preplanned beginning phrase that enhances an applicant's question.
Signal phase
Automatic notification by text or e-mail of employment opportunities that meet specified criteria
Job alert
Interview that takes place after an employer determines that a candidate is qualified, but needs more information.
Second interview
Interview question that draws on a candidate's previous experiences and decisions
Behavioral
Interview question that requires a person to imagine a situation and describe how he or she would act.
Hypothetical