Employer Expectations
Having professional character, spirit, and methods
What is professionalism?
The organization that establishes and enforces safety and health standards in the workplace.
What is OSHA?
The formal document that provides a one page overview of your professional qualifications, work experience, education, and accomplishments.
What is a resume?
The principles or beliefs that guide and regulate your actions and behaviors
What are values?
A goal that takes less than a year to accomplish
What are short term goals?
The expected outward impression you give on the job. Your "brand."
What is appearance?
Organization of wage earners to aid in protection against employers, increasing bargaining power
What are labor unions?
The other name for a cover letter; a document you send with your resume
What is a letter of application?
What is a positive attitude?
A type of employee advancement to a position that is classified at a higher salary grade or has greater responsibility
What is a job promotion?
The state of being liable or answerable to your actions
What is accountability?
The organization that makes it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee based on age, disability, race, etc.
What is the EEOC?
A form that employers ask job applicants to fill out to learn about their work history, in addition to a resume and cover letter
What is a job application?
An evaluation of oneself, their actions, or attitudes.
What is a self-assessment?
The direction of movement that happens when an employee transfer from one job to another, at the same grade/level.
What is Lateral Movement?
The way in which a supervisor guides the work of employees. You have to be able to work well with this as an employee.
What is management style?
When a union and employer negotiates wages, hours, rules, or working conditions
What is collective bargaining?
One of the disadvantages of unionization that lead to job promotions being based on _______ rather than ability
What is seniority?
Portable skills, taken from one job to another
What are transferrable skills?
Goals that include short, medium, and long term goals that help you reach your ultimate career goals in realistic stages.
What is stepping stone goals?
What is shared goals?
Non threatening ways that unions and management approach each other when they cannot reach an agreement in a labor contract
What is mediation or arbitration?
The first question often asked in an interview to test professionalism and communication.
What is increased cooperation?
A job that one has for a significant period of time that has opportunities for progress.