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Your Position—Your Words

Each industry uses “key words,” or “lingo,” for specific positions.
To learn these words, research your specific industry to deter-
mine the most current jargon. By using these words in your
interview, you will demonstrate your knowledge of the indus-
try, and the interviewer will look at you as a candidate who
knows what he or she is talking about.
Here are some examples of key words for specific
jobs/industries:

Engineeringprocess development, quality assurance, test-

ing and failure analysis, field assessment and operations,

industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, urban plan-

ning

Teaching/Educationscholastic standards, academic

achievement, curriculum development, lesson plans, col-

lege prep, literacy development, dyslexia, academic levels,

multicultural, certification, ethics

Human Resourcesperformance management, managed

care, headcount, training and development, multidiscipline,

efficiency initiatives, expatriate, relocation, competency-

based, unions, internal audits

Lawbriefs, discovery, civil litigation, initiatives, prosecute,

reviews, directives, regulations, compliance, mergers and

acquisitions, intellectual property, trademark, regulatory

compliance

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