Resumes & Applications
A person applying for a job.
What is an applicant?
A formal meeting between and employer and job applicant about a job opening.
What is an interview?
A group of people working cooperatively to achieve a common goal.
What is a team?
Your payment for work, usually by the amount you receive by the hour.
Your specific job title and daily tasks.
What are job duties?
The person who hires someone to do a job.
What is an employer?
An immediate judgement or opinion you form about a person upon encountering them for the first time.
What is a first impression?
This term describes arriving at your shift on time and notifying your boss immediately if you face an emergency.
What is reliability (or accountability)?
A fixed amount of money earned, regardless of hours worked.
What is a salary?
Extras like health insurance, paid time off, or retirement plans.
What are benefits?
This document is a brief summary of your work history, education, and skills.
What is a resume?
How you should traditionally end a job interview.
What is a handshake and thanking someone for their time?
When you apply critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills to overcome hurdles.
What is problem solving?
What is a deduction.
The set time or days you must work.
What is your work schedule/hours?
People you list on an application who can recommend you to a prospective employer.
What is a reference?
Three items you should bring to an interview.
What are copies of your resume, a notepad/pen, and a list of your questions?
Taking initiative, inspiring colleagues, and motivating others, even without a formal title.
What is leadership?
The total amount of an employee's earnings before deductions are taken out.
What is Gross Pay?
Hours that are worked or completed outside of normal working hours.
What is overtime?
The recommended font size to keep a resume clean and readable.
What is 10 to 12 point font?
The professional attire standard that means suit or formal dress clothes.
What is business formal?
The process of planning and consciously controlling time spent on specific tasks to increase productivity.
What is time management?
The amount of a paycheck after the deductions are taken out.
What is Net Pay?
Screenings that employers conduct of a job applicant's criminal record, history, references, and more.
What is a background check?