Back to Basics: 9 Critical Career-Related Words and Phrases
Keeping up with career and job market terms is key to staying ahead. Sure, you may sound like a dork when you describe your co-worker who fabricates problems to make herself look better as a "Munchausen at work," but I guarantee you will send your manager on a Google mission. Most of us agree that wordiness isn't always necessary for the workplace, but I encourage you to stay in the know. Here are some words and phrases that will help you come across as particularly savvy. Just don't pack them all into one conversation.
 Elevator Speech |
 Functional Resume |
 Furlough |
 Golden Parachute |
 Manage Up |
 Munchausen at Work |
 Personal Brand |
 Soft Skills |
 Sabbatical |
Link Love
- Confessions of a trust fund babyLearnVest
- Questions you should ask at every job interview — Wise Bread
- Are women apologizing for earning more than their husbands? — HuffPost Women
- Should you play the lottery? — The Billfold
- How to make your first day a great day — Corporette
- Today’s housing market – what you need to know — Credit Sesame
- How to let someone down easy — Real Simple
- Why it's always worth asking for a hotel upgrade — Lifehacker
- How to ask for a raise — The Jane Dough
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