WATCH OUT FOR THESE
EUPHEMISMS IN THE WORK PLACE.
THEY CAN FOOL YOU.

HEAD-HUNTERS AND MARKETERS ARE MASTERS AT MAKING SOMETHING SOUND BETTER, NICER, LESS OFFENSIVE AND MORE PALATABLE THAN PERHAPS IT REALLY IS.

FOR EXAMPLE:

"BE A PART OF OUR FAST-PACED COMPANY" …REALLY MEANS..."HEY, WE HAVE NO TIME TO TRAIN YOU…FROM DAY ONE, YOU'RE OUT THERE FLYING SOLO…YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN."

"WE OFFER A COMPETITIVE SALARY" HAS COME TO TRANSLATE AS, "THE ONLY WAY WE CAN COMPETE IN THE MARKET PLACE IS TO PAY OUR EMPLOYEES LESS THAN OUR COMPETITION PAYS THEIRS."

"WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE WHO ARE ADEPT AT MULTI-TASKING." IS TELLING YOU THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO REPLACE TWO PEOPLE WHO JUST QUIT AND ANOTHER TWO WHO WERE JUST FIRED."

"MUST BE A QUICK STUDY AND DEADLINE ORIENTED" MEANS "FROM YOUR VERY FIRST DAY ON THE JOB, YOU'LL BE AT LEAST EIGHT WEEKS BEHIND. "

"SEEKING INDIVIDUALS WITH LEADERSHIP SKILLS" OFTEN CAN BE ACCURATELY INTERPRETED AS, "YOU'LL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MANAGER, WITHOUT HALF THE SALARY, RESPECT, AUTHORITY OR POWER".

WATCH OUT FOR THESE PHRASES. ASK QUESTIONS AT EVERY INTERVIEW. SELL YOUR INTEGRITY AND WHAT THEY WON'T SEE ON YOUR RESUME. AND…IF YOU WANT THE JOB DON'T FORGET TO USE VERBIAGE LIKE, "WHEN I START WORKING HERE…" INSTEAD OF, "IF I START WORKING HERE."