Unit 1: Finding a Job
This word means to ask in writing for a job.
apply
This means your phone number, email, and address.
contact information
This is a written list of your education and work experience.
resume
This means to get ready for something.
prepare
This prefix means “not” or “opposite of.” You can see it in words like impossible and impolite.
-im
These are extra things a job may offer, like health insurance.
benefits
This means to read and fix mistakes in writing.
proofread
A letter that gives more information about your resume.
cover letter
A meeting where you answer questions to get a job.
interview
This suffix means “full of” and is found in words like hopeful and helpful.
-ful
A person or company that gives people jobs is called this.
employer
When something is arranged in the time order it happened.
chronological
This means to change your resume for a specific job.
customize
A person who is applying for a job.
candidate
The root “pos” means “to place or put.” Which word means “the place something is put”?
position
This is the money you earn for doing a job.
salary
This word means to turn in your job application.
submit
These are achievements or things you did well in past jobs.
accomplishments
A feeling or opinion you make about someone after meeting them.
impression
This word uses the prefix “re-” and the root “pos.” It means “to place again.”
reposition
Talking with people to find work opportunities is called this.
networking
A person who can recommend you for a job is called this.
reference
A document you use again and again as a starting point.
a template
This word means to look at people or things carefully to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose — something hiring managers often do with job applications.
screen
The suffix “-ion” means “action or process.” Using that clue, what does the word “composition” most likely mean?
the act or process of putting things together