Resumes & Applications
Interviews
Soft Skills
Work Pay
Job-related terms
100

A person applying for a job.

What is an applicant?

100

A formal meeting between and employer and job applicant about a job opening. 

What is an interview?

100

A group of people working cooperatively to achieve a common goal.

What is a team?

100

Your payment for work, usually by the amount you receive by the hour.

What is a wage?
100

Your specific job title and daily tasks.

What are job duties?

200

The person who hires someone to do a job.

What is an employer?

200

An immediate judgement or opinion you form about a person upon encountering them for the first time.

What is a first impression?

200

This term describes arriving at your shift on time and notifying your boss immediately if you face an emergency.

What is reliability (or accountability)?

200

A fixed amount of money earned, regardless of hours worked.

What is a salary?

200

Extras like health insurance, paid time off, or retirement plans.

What are benefits?

300

This document is a brief summary of your work history, education, and skills.

What is a resume?

300

How you should traditionally end a job interview.

What is a handshake and thanking someone for their time?

300

When you apply critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills to overcome hurdles.

What is problem solving?

300
Amount of money taken from an employee's gross pay for taxes, insurance, social security, and other benefits.

What is a deduction.

300

The set time or days you must work.

What is your work schedule/hours?

400

People you list on an application who can recommend you to a prospective employer.

What is a reference?

400

Three items you should bring to an interview.

What are copies of your resume, a notepad/pen, and a list of your questions?

400

Taking initiative, inspiring colleagues, and motivating others, even without a formal title.

What is leadership?

400

The total amount of an employee's earnings before deductions are taken out.

What is Gross Pay?

400

Hours that are worked or completed outside of normal working hours.

What is overtime?

500

The recommended font size to keep a resume clean and readable.

What is 10 to 12 point font?

500

The professional attire standard that means suit or formal dress clothes.

What is business formal?

500

The process of planning and consciously controlling time spent on specific tasks to increase productivity.

What is time management?

500

The amount of a paycheck after the deductions are taken out.

What is Net Pay?

500

Screenings that employers conduct of a job applicant's criminal record, history, references, and more.

What is a background check?