Level 1 Personal Finance Choice Board

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Across
  1. 2. A document highlighting a person’s education, work, academic experiences, honors, community involvement, and skills.
  2. 3. The amount an employee is paid each year. Different than hourly wage.
  3. 7. A tax figured as a percentage of someone’s earnings.
  4. 9. The take-home money after all taxes and deductions have been made from the gross income.
  5. 11. Stands for Federal Insurance Contribution Act, and is a combination of Social Security and Medicare.
  6. 15. A person who creates a new business.
  7. 18. Money gained through employment and investment returns.
  8. 19. The nation’s health care program for the elderly and disabled. Provides hospital and medical insurance for those who qualify.
  9. 21. Refers to strategies of saving and investing to be able to sustain oneself during retirement.
  10. 22. The sum of all wages, salaries, profits, and other earnings before taxes and deductions.
  11. 23. A temporary job (usually 2-3 months)that allows experience in a work environment for a specific career.
  12. 24. A one-page letter summarizing your skills, past experiences, goals, and how they align with the organization or company you are applying to.
  13. 25. Practiced over time, and often are a reflection of how you exist in your daily communication, leadership styles, problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, etc
Down
  1. 1. A type of insurance coverage that pays for medical events. Everyone needs health insurance.
  2. 4. Someone who can comment on your personal character, work ethic, or past work experiences, usually as part of the job application process.
  3. 5. A formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person for a potential job or acceptance to a school.
  4. 6. The lowest wage permitted by law, as determined by each state.
  5. 8. Also known as a job market, refers to the supply of and demand for labor.
  6. 10. A percentage of the total sales, paid to an employee instead of or in addition to salary and wages.
  7. 12. The nation’s retirement program that helps provide retirement income for the elderly and pays disability benefits.
  8. 13. A letter written by someone who can highlight your skills, accomplishments, leadership experience, academic successes, extracurricular activities, ambition, and goals as part of the application process.
  9. 14. Building relationships both personally and professionally through meeting people, interacting with them, and developing connections.
  10. 16. A time when a person is paid for work, also known as a part of the workforce.
  11. 17. A payment usually of money for labor or services completed. Usually according to a contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis.
  12. 20. Exhibiting acceptable qualities of behaviors connected to the expectations of the setting and specifically related to character, disposition, or nature of a person.