Career vocab 1
All living things are made up of _____________, the basic units of life.
Cells
What is A department of the U.S. government that collects taxes
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
An amount of money taken from your paycheck every payday (usually for things such as federal and state income taxes, employment taxes, social security taxes, workers compensation coverage, and health insurance payments)
deductions
If you have a five dollar bill, three one dollar bills, and three quarters, how much money do you have?
$8.75
What is an amount of money that is paid to the government, which is based on your income?
tax/taxes
Which of these is an inherited trait?
eye color or what language you speak
eye color
what one does to earn money; a specific task or piece of work; a specific task or project that is one's responsibility
Job
What is speaking up for yourself known as?
Self-advocacy
What 3D shape is a tennis ball?
sphere
Things that employers may offer you in addition to your wages; for example, health insurance, annual or sick leave, holidays, paid vacation, parking space or mileage for travel, and tuition reimbursement
Benefits
What is the study of living things called?
Biology
The amount of pay or wages you take home after all your deductions are taken out of your pay check
Net pay
A person who knows you and is willing to describe and usually praise you to support you when you are trying to get a job; a statement as to a person's character or ability
Reference
9 X 6 = ____
54
A profession for which one trains; a job or series of jobs that you do during your working life
Career
True or False: Bald eagles have white heads, which is an inherited trait
True
Using friends, family, and people in organizations that you know to help you find a job
Network/Networking
What is the person or company who hires you called?
Your employer
If my order at Wendy's is $4 and I pay with a ten dollar bill, what will my change be?
$6.00
Advertisements in a newspaper, magazine, or online, regarding job opportunities; the section of a newspaper, magazine or Web site devoted to advertisements about job opportunities
Classified Ads or Help Wanted Ads
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called
Heredity
The total amount of your pay or wages before any deductions are taken out of your paycheck:
Gross pay or Net pay
Gross pay
A short written description of your education, qualifications, and previous employment, which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job
Resume
What is the median of this set of numbers?
8, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 16
11