■“Needs to be a quick learner and highly organizedwith
excellent follow-up skills...”
■“Ability to take ownership of commitments and
organize/prioritizeworkload...”
■“Sense of urgency to understand and meet the needs
of the team and of the organization...”
You can see by this grouping of phrases that there are cer-
tain key phrases and words that appear repeatedly in job postings
for this position. The words and phrases vary slightly, but they are
consistent in the content relating to what is needed to do the
job. Note that there is an overlap in the skills desired in some
phrases. Certain words appear and are coupled with other skills.
For example,well organizedand able to work under pressure, con-
fidentialityrequired.
Using the Job Description to Prepare
Your Perfect Phrases
Once you have a firm grasp of the key skills and particular
experience that are required for a position, it’s time to put
together the phrases you will use to wow the interviewer. Let
this book be your guide as you assemble the phrases you want
to be sure to use in your interview.
To understand how to pick the perfect phrase, let’s go back
to our example: After conducting a job search for an Executive
Secretary/Admin and compiling the key words and phrases, the
most common words/phrases were identified as the following:
■Written and oral communication skills
■Confidentiality and judgmentGetting Ready for the Interview