Career Vocabulary
This is the letter that is often submitted with a resume and tells the employer why they should hire you.
What is a cover letter?
List three parts of a resume.
Personal information, education, Professional experience, volunteer experience, skills, and references
After high school, Josten became a(n) ___________, starting his own landscaping business.
What is an entrepreneur?
This is an amount of money that you make in a year.
What is a salary?
This part of a resume has the phone numbers of people who an employer could call to learn more about you.
What are references?
After receiving Leilani's ______________, Elon Musk was very impressed and decided to hire her!
What is an application?
This is a synonym for job.
What is an occupation?
This part of a resume says where you graduated from high school.
What is education?
Although it may seem like just a piece of paper, a high school _____________ is very important when applying for a job!
What is a diploma?
This is a formal meeting between an employer and a job applicant.
What is an interview?
You may check this section of a resume if you wanted to find out where the applicant worked in their prior jobs.
What is professional experience?
I couldn't believe how much of my paycheck went to ___________ : over 30 percent!
What are taxes?
This is what it is called when you work for less than 30 hours per week.
What is part time?
These people should never be listed as references.
What are family members.
He did not get the job because he did not meet the minimum ______________ including a high school diploma and 3 years of work experience.
What are qualifications?