Gap filling: Chap 13

Applicant tracking system (ATS): Software that helps organizations automatically post job openings, screen résumés, rank candidates, and generate interview requests.

Big Five: An assessment tool which groups people into five personality types (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism).

Career e-portfolio: The professional electronic portfolio is a purposeful collection of digital files and documents showcasing the accomplishments of a students’ academic career. Some e-portfolios are built like personal websites and feature sophisticated media.

Chronological résumé: A résumé that lists work history job by job, starting with the most recent position. 

Cover letter/letter of application: A letter of application used to (a) introduce a résumé, (b) highlight the candidate’s strengths in terms of benefits to the employer, and (c) gain an interview; may be solicited or unsolicited.

Elevator pitch: A concise speech that job seekers can give in 60 seconds or less describing who they are and what they can offer.

Functional résumé: A résumé that focuses attention on a candidate’s skills rather than on past employment; also called a skills résumé. 

Headline: In the context of LinkedIn, a type of tagline or branding slogan, a short phrase that sums up a user’s professional self. It should include keywords in the field and a brief description of what the job seeker wants.

Hidden job market: Jobs that are never advertised or listed.

Letter of application/cover letter: A letter of application used to introduce a résumé, highlight the job seeker’s strengths in terms of benefits to the employer, and gain an interview; can be solicited or unsolicited; also called a cover letter or cover message.

Myers–Briggs Type Indicator: A useful tool for self-analysis before a job search measuring personality, interests, skills, and values; divides people into four temperaments (guardian, idealist, rational, and artisan.

Networking: Developing a supportive system of person-to-person contacts during a job search; involves meeting people and talking to them about your field or industry so that you can gain information and possibly open doors to job vacancies.

Open job market: Jobs that are advertised or listed.

PDF (portable document format): A file type invented by Adobe that condenses documents while preserving the formatting and graphics.

Plain-text format: An electronic version of a résumé that is saved with .txt file type; suitable for e-mailing or pasting into online résumé bank submission forms.

Profile statement/summary of qualifications/résumé summary: A bulleted list at the top of your résumé that lists the candidate’s most impressive qualifications; also called summary of qualifications or résumé summary.

Reskilling: Continuous education and (re)training required to remain relevant and employable in the workplace.

Résumé padding: Adding false or exaggerated information to boost an applicant’s credentials for a job.

Résumé summary/profile statement/summary of qualifications: A bulleted list at the top of your résumé that lists the candidate’s most impressive qualifications; also called summary of qualifications or profile statement.

Summary of qualifications/résumé summary/profile statement: A bulleted list at the top of your résumé that lists the candidate’s most impressive qualifications; also called résumé summary or profile statement.

Video résumé: An opportunity to expand employment possibilities that enables job candidates to present their experience, qualifications, and interests in video form; candidates can demonstrate their public speaking, interpersonal, and technical skills more impressively than they can in traditional print résumés.