Understanding keywords -- Accounting and auditing -- Business administration and office management -- Association and non-profit management -- Banking -- Construction -- Customer service -- Engineering -- Equipment installation, maintenance, and repair -- Finance and economics -- General management, executive management, and consulting -- Health care and human services -- Hospitality and food service -- Human resources -- Information technology -- Law, legal affairs, and law enforcement -- Manufacturing and production operations -- Marketing -- Public relations and corporate communications -- Purchasing, warehousing, and logistics -- Real estate and property management -- Retail -- Sales -- teaching and education -- Telecommunications technology -- Using keywords in challenging job search situations: career change, military transition, incarceration, return-to-work, and multiple job changes.
Summary:
Language is extremely important throughout your job search. The specific words and phrases you use as you write your resumes and letters, as well as communicate during job interviews, can make the critical difference between being hired or rejected for the job.
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