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Terms used to describe work hours.
What is Part Time and Full Time.
The section on a resume that details past jobs.
What is Work Experience?
How an individual presents him/herself to an employer through facial expressions, eye contact, posture or movements.
A term use to describe appropriate work and interview attire that falls somewhere between formal and informal.
What is Business Casual?
Describes the general tasks, or other related duties, and responsibilities of a position.
What is a Job Description?
An individual who can verify your work ethic and skills.
What is a reference?
"Tell me about yourself?" "What are your strengths?"
What are the Most Common Interview Questions?
Introducing an employee to their team, showing them their workspace and administering new hire paperwork.
What is a Job Orientation?
Examples of internet websites used to locate job postings.
What are Indeed, Monster, Google Jobs, etc.?
A short letter addressed to the hiring person that elaborates on your resume and describes your work experience in more detail.
What is a cover letter?
A usually short 15-30 minute phone call with applicants that some hiring professionals use to determine who they will invite to an official interview.
What is a "Phone Screen"?
Helps new employees learn about the company rules, policies, culture, and values.
What is the Employee Handbook?
An event where multiple companies and/or organizations have booths to provide information to job seekers about what the company/organization does and available positions.
What is a Job Fair?
A one-page essay one writes when applying for a job to describe themselves, professional experience relevant to the job, and their availability to begin working.
What is a Cover Letter?
A phone call, email or handwritten note that expresses a job candidate's gratitude to the interviewer for taking time to speak with him/her about the job (usually following an in-person interview).
What is a Follow-Up?
The division of a business that is charged with finding, screening, recruiting, and training job applicants, and administering employee-benefit programs.
What is Human Resources (HR).
The action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts.
What is networking?
The amount paid hourly for a job.
What is hourly wage?
The second interview to indicate the employer's increased interest in you as a potential employee.
What is a Callback?
An organizational structure that documents how each member of a company reports to one another.
What is Chain of Command (or Hierarchy)?