Career Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. A set amount you are paid for every hour that you work; also called hourly pay
  2. 6. Establish a working relationship, typically in order to cooperate on a matter of mutual concern
  3. 7. A labor market where the majority of people have short-term jobs or gigs such as freelancing and temp jobs rather than long-term employment
  4. 8. Thoroughly proficient; a highly skilled or well-trained individual
  5. 10. To set right
  6. 11. To establish by proof or competent evidence
  7. 12. Extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
  8. 15. A 30-second personal summary with a request
  9. 16. To put into movement or circulation
  10. 19. A short document describing your education, work history, and skills, that is used to apply for a job
  11. 20. A person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development
  12. 22. To help bring something about, to help something run more smoothly and effectively
  13. 24. To instill boldness or courage
  14. 25. A set payment amount for a fixed time period of work
  15. 27. Form used by an employer to verify an employee's identity and to establish that the worker is eligible to accept employment in the United States
  16. 30. A person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
  17. 31. To foster the growth of, further, encourage
  18. 33. To assign responsibility or authority
  19. 36. To make larger or greater
  20. 39. A letter that you send with your resume to explain your qualifications and interest in a particular job opportunity
  21. 42. To plan to obtain or bring about
  22. 43. A self-employed person, often working jobs that are in the service industry, temporary, or contracted through a larger company. They are considered an “independent contractor”.
  23. 45. A meeting to learn about the real-life experience of someone working in a field or company that interests you
  24. 48. To picture to oneself
  25. 49. A feeling of not belonging or not being good enough
  26. 50. A person who is the exclusive owner of a business
  27. 53. A fixed amount that you are paid over a period of time, regardless of how many hours you work
  28. 56. Initiated by oneself
  29. 57. The extras an employer provides employees in addition to pay, such as health insurance or paid time off
  30. 58. To put in order, to bring up to date
  31. 59. Having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly
  32. 60. Relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters
  33. 61. A social network site for building professional connections and job searching
  34. 62. To foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of
  35. 63. A form completed by an employee to indicate his or her tax situation (exemptions, marital status, etc.) to the employer, who then withholds the corresponding amount of taxes from each paycheck
  36. 65. Persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired
  37. 66. Skills that can be applied in multiple professional contexts
  38. 67. The process of meeting new business contacts and building professional relationships to further your career
  39. 68. To explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail
  40. 69. To gain by turning something to advantage
Down
  1. 1. To bring about, inspire
  2. 2. To ascertain the number of
  3. 4. A group of people who share similar career or background who meet to build professional skills and connections
  4. 5. An automatic electronic deposit of net pay to an employee's designated bank account
  5. 9. A business that has two or more co-owners
  6. 13. Working for oneself instead of an employer. This includes freelancers, gig workers, and business owners.
  7. 14. To lessen the gravity of
  8. 17. The lowest wage per hour that a worker may be paid, as mandated by federal, and sometimes state, law
  9. 18. Mentally skillful, clever
  10. 21. To serve as leader
  11. 23. Personality traits and interpersonal skills that are needed to communicate and work with others
  12. 26. Work that averages less than 30 hours per week
  13. 28. Remake, revise
  14. 29. A self-employed person who provides goods, services, or labor to others
  15. 32. A self-employed person who earns money on a per-job or per-task basis, often from different companies. They are considered an “independent contractor”.
  16. 34. A school that prepares students to enter a specific career directly after training, usually in less than 2 years
  17. 35. Work that averages at least 30 hours per week
  18. 37. Specific knowledge or abilities that let you tackle job-specific duties that you learn through courses, vocational training, and on the job
  19. 38. To promote the growth or development of
  20. 40. A person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation.
  21. 41. To carefully assess, set, or adjust again or differently
  22. 44. To arrange or combine so as to achieve a desired or maximum effect
  23. 46. To say or do again or again and again
  24. 47. A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience in a particular field
  25. 50. To combine into a coherent whole
  26. 51. To accelerate the process or progress of
  27. 52. Knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience
  28. 54. To give a boost to
  29. 55. A paid career-training program where students learn on the job in addition to some classroom instruction
  30. 58. Having moral integrity; acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
  31. 64. Plan A retirement savings plan, sponsored through your employer who will often match your contributions, that allows an individual to save for retirement