How Do You Build A Career Vocabulary?
To keep from being stumped in an interview, take the time to learn the lingo of your chosen career. For example, if you are interviewing for a finance job, you need to know how to respond when the interviewer asks you to explain your strategy for asset allocation using stocks, bonds and cash. Impress your interviewer and obtain an advantage over other job applicants by building your career vocabulary. Research general industry information. Most major libraries have a business reference section where you can do research, or do your research on the Internet. Reading a lot of information on any topic gives you a great start in increasing your vocabulary. Subscribe to industry magazines or visit your local library to read the magazines there. The magazines give you current information on trends and hot topics in your chosen career. Talk to people who work in your chosen career field. You can pick up on words other people use and practice using your new career vocabulary with them. Join a t
