Index
Accomplishments
ACT Out model. See also Role playing
described
preparations for
Ambady, Nalini
Anecdotes/stories:
generally
Gen Yer job-hunting
punching up
“situation-action-result” model
Appearance, 20–21. See also Attire; First impressions; Tattoos
The Apprentice (TV show)
Assessment tests/tools:
personality/behavioral
self-assessment tests
skills based
Attire:
as deciding factor
fashion sense
for final panel interview
men's (see Men's attire)
over/under dressing
phone/Skype interviews
women's (see Women's attire)
Authenticity/genuineness
Baby Boomers:
birth year range
generally
hard work and
historical events and
job hunter's behavior
workplace profile
Background check
Behavior-based interviews
Biology/DNA
Blogging
Body art, 103. See also Tattoos
Body language. See also Eye contact
facial expressions
generally
gestures and
handshake
head and shoulders
mirroring
negative
in one-on-one interview
in panel interview
posture
in real-life interview
tips/subconscious messages
Bolles, Richard N.
Boyle, Susan
Branding. See Unique Value Proposition (UVP)
Bressler, Heidi
Briñol, Pablo
Campbell, David
Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS)
Career assessment. See Assessment tests/tools
CareerLeader
Career plan/direction:
career goals
career timeline
worldview and
Cialdini, Robert
Closing comments/questions
Coffee
College degrees:
not required
resume and
Comic job candidate
Communication:
follow-up (see Thank you letters)
leadership and
nonverbal
self-management
skills, generally
verbal
Community service
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Craft, Adam
Crazy bad behavior:
follow-up efforts
Psychotron and
thank you letters
Crazy good, definition
Crazy good behavior:
generally
interviewing
Psychotron and
Creativity:
interview preparation
thinking outside of box
Creativity quotient (QT)
Cross-training
Cyclotrons
Daily Mail
Dominant Influential Steady Compliant (DISC)
Dress code. See Attire
Early retirement
Education. See College degrees
EEOC
E-mail responses
Employers:
prospering/failing
unethical
Enthusiasm/motivation:
generally
posture and
questions on
“Entrepreneurial Generation.” See Generation X
Eye contact:
bad habits
good habits
interviewer behavior
in panel interview
in real-life interview
Facebook
FaceTime
Face-to-face interview:
generally
with HR professional
interviewer's appearance
job postings and
Facial expressions
First impressions. See also Appearance; Tattoos
ACT Out preparations
appearance
exceptions to rule
interpersonal skills and
preparing for interview
rating game
research on
time spent on
Follow-up efforts:
crazy bad
generally
good signs/synergy
persistence in
red flags
thank you's (see Thank you letters)
waiting game
Fraud prevention
Frequently asked questions
Games. See Head games
Generations. See also specific generation
definitions for
working with all
Generation X:
birth year range
entitlement and
generally
historical events and
real-life interview
speech mannerisms and
workplace profile
Generation Y:
birth year range
entitlement and
generally
historical events and
job-hunting anecdote
speech mannerisms and
workplace profile
Gestures:
facial expressions and
mirroring/copycatting
power of three and
Great Depression
“The Great Generation,” 101
Great Recession
Group interview. See Panel interview
Handshake
Head games:
games interviewers play
generally
real-life interview
tension relievers
High-Tech Generation. See Generation Y
Hobbies/interests:
job offer and
transferrable skills and
Human interaction:
customer service and
difficult caller example
Illegal questions
Improvement areas. See Weaknesses
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion(Cialdini)
Interests. See Hobbies/interests
Internet Generation X. See Generation X
Interpersonal skills:
assignment for
categories of
generally
Interviewer:
appearance of
behavior/personality of
considerations
games played by
of Gen Xer
questions to ask
researching
Interviewing/interview strategy:
crazy good
mock interviews (see Role playing)
power of three and
skills
taking the stage
Introversion vs. extraversion:
described
extraverts, famous
hardwiring of
interviewer and
introverts, famous
leadership and
iPhone/iPad
Job hunting:
ACT Out and
hobbies/interests
interview and
job market overview
no degree required
in tough economy
traditional methods
unemployment rates and
Job market overview
Job offer considerations
Job postings
Job preferences
Job security
Jobs not requiring degrees
Johnson, Debra L.
Language. See also Body language; Voice
phone interviews and
of values
Lapses in employment:
accomplishments and
layoffs and
Layoffs
Leadership:
Gen Xers in
panel interviews and
qualities
questions on
Life experiences
Likeability factor
LinkedIn
List making:
job preferences
skills assessment
“Log line,” 74–76
Map/directions/GPS
McMurry Inc.
Men's attire:
accessories
hair
real-life interview
shirts
shoes
suits
Metaphors
Mini-interviews
Moral dilemmas
Murphy, Landau Eugene, Jr.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Obama, Barack
Offbeat questions
Old-time favorite questions
One-on-one interviews:
body language in
e-mail responses
generally
On-the-job training
Opening remarks/comments
Overqualified job applicant
Panel interview:
body language in
crazy good tips
eye contact
final stage plan
generally
interpersonal skills
one-on-one connections
standing out in
thank you's and
you're fired/hired
People skills. See Interpersonal skills
Personal branding statement. See Unique Value Proposition (UVP)
Personal history
Personality:
e-mail responses and
enthusiasm/motivation
generally
interpersonal skills
introversion/extraversion (see Introversion vs. extraversion)
voice and
Personality/behavioral assessment tools:
Dominant Influential Steady Compliant (DISC)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Personality tests. See Assessment tests/tools
Petty, Richard
Phone interviews:
adding energy to
generally
preparing for
qualifications assessment
questions, appropriate
screening
show time
Post-interview self-evaluation:
bad news and
closing of interview
content matter of interview
follow-up communications
generally
nonverbal communication
preparation for interview
rating yourself
verbal communication
win-win result
Posture:
generally
for sitting/tell position
Power base
Power of three:
examples
gestures and
in job interviews
Practice interviews. See ACT Out model; Role playing
Preparation for interview:
generally
rating yourself
Pre-screening interview
Problem-solving skills
Proctor, Kathy
Psychometric tests
Psychotron:
craziness, degrees of
crazy bad behavior
crazy good behavior
described
introduction of
rating game and
Rating game
Ratings:
great escape
nano nano
scales/evaluation areas
three's a charm
of yourself
Reality TV shows:
The Apprentice
fashion-themed
Real-life interviews:
accomplishments and
insinuation during
unique skills and
Reference check
Rejection letter
Renaissance man candidate
Research:
on body art
on employer
on first impressions
on interviewer
Resume:
accuracy of
education and
phone interviews and
Ritz-Carlton Magazine
Role playing. See also ACT Out model
interview questions and
practice/mock interviews
Rosenthal, Robert
Screening interview
Selection interview
Self-assessment tests:
Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS)
CareerLeader
for problem-solving skills
Self-awareness questions
Self-evaluation. See Post-interview self-evaluation
Self-management questions
Selling yourself
Sickotron
“Silents:”
American values/dreams
birth year range
generally
hard work and
historical events and
interviewer behavior/piercings
workplace profile
“Situation-action-result” model
Skills:
interpersonal (see Interpersonal skills)
on-the-job training and
problem-solving
questions based on
transferrable
work experience and
Skills-based assessment:
asking your friends
list making
mnemonics and
SkillScan
SkillScan
Skype interviews:
Apple's version of
attire
checklist for
generally
qualifications assessment
Small talk
Social intelligence
Social media
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Soft skills. See Interpersonal skills
Songs inspired by work
Speaking. See Voice
State unemployment rates
Strengths and limitations:
accomplishments/strengths
assessment tests
education
generally
skills-based assessment
weaknesses
Tattoos:
companies allowing
generally
generations and
stigma and
Teamwork:
community service and
questions on
transferrable skills and
Tension relievers
Thank you letters:
crazy bad examples
crazy good examples
five parts of
generally
rating yourself
rejection letters and
Thinking outside the box
Thourby, William
Transferrable skills
Trump, Donald
Unemployment rates, U.S.
Uniqueness:
biology/DNA and
generally
hobbies/interests
life experiences
personality (see Personality)
Unique sales proposition (USP)
Unique Value Proposition (UVP):
adding skills to
anecdotes (see Anecdotes/stories)
crazy good examples
famous/unique
generally
log line crafting
metaphors and
as most powerful tool
in one-on-one interview
personal histories and
power of three and
three parts of
value/vision
US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Vikre, Lee
Videotaping mock interviews
Vision
Voice:
cotton mouth and
elements of
fluidity of
gangsta talk/mannerisms
generally
interview questions and
men/women and
modulation
nasal sound and
pacing/pauses
pitch
redneck mannerisms
Weaknesses:
examples of
identification of
improvement areas
rating interview responses
Website:
development
“Newsroom” tab
What Color is Your Parachute? (Bolles)
Wiebe, John F.
Women's attire:
accessories
blouses/cleavage
hair/hairdo's
makeup/nail polish
real-life interview
shoes
skirts
suits
Work experience:
on-the-job training
skills and
Worldview:
applying to work/career choices
career plan mapping
examples of
making a difference
misalignment with job
philosophy of life
songs inspired by work
You Are What You Wear(Thourby)
