Glossary
Employability glossary
Job-search terms explained in plain language: what they mean, why they matter and how to use them to your advantage.
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- Career CoachWhat does a career coach do: how they help you set a goal, sharpen your resume and interviews, and keep your job search on track.
- Competency-based interviewWhat a competency-based interview is, how to recognize its questions and how to answer with the STAR method.
- Cover letterWhat a cover letter is, when it matters in Latin America and how to write one that complements your resume.
- Cross SWOT (TOWS matrix)What a cross SWOT is and how the TOWS matrix strategies (SO, ST, WO, WT) turn your analysis into a concrete search plan.
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- Hard skillsWhat hard skills are, hard skills examples by field and how to present them on your resume to pass the ATS filter.
- HeadhunterWhat is a headhunter, how they work, and how they differ from an in-house recruiter and from a recruitment agency.
- Hidden Job MarketWhat the hidden job market is: openings that are never posted, why they exist and how to reach them through referrals and networking.
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- Job ghostingWhat is job ghosting, why companies stop replying mid-process and how to follow up without burning bridges.
- Job search planWhat a job search plan is: target industries, dream companies by size, channels and your network before you start applying.
- Job trackerWhat a job tracker is and why a job application tracker keeps you from burning openings by applying without any record.
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- Personal brandingWhat is personal branding, why it shapes how recruiters find you and how to build it without inventing a persona.
- Personal SWOTWhat a personal SWOT analysis is and how to use strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to guide your job search.
- Phone screeningWhat a phone screening interview is, what recruiters ask and how to prepare to pass this first filter.