Unit 7 Crossword (Roney)

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Across
  1. 2. the sum of all wages, salaries, profits, and other earnings, before taxes and deductions.
  2. 5. practiced over time, and often are a reflection of how you exist in your daily comm7nication, leadership styles, problem solving, creativity, collaboration, etc.
  3. 8. a tax figured as a percentage of someone’s earnings, used to pay for public goods and services
  4. 13. a type of insurance coverage that pays for medical events. Everyone needs health insurance.
  5. 15. a time when a person is paid for work, also known as part of the workforce
  6. 16. building relationships both personally and professionally through meeting people, interacting with them, and developing connections.
  7. 18. a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person for a potential job or acceptance to a school.
  8. 20. the nation’s retirement program that helps provide retirement income for the elderly and pays disability benefits.
  9. 21. a one page letter summarizing your skills, past experiences, goals, and how they align with the organization or company you are applying to.
  10. 22. someone who can comment on your personal character, work ethic, or past work experiences, usually as part of the job application process.
  11. 23. also known as a job market, refers to the supply of and demand for labor, in which employees provide the supply and employers provide the demand. The labor market is a major component of any economy, and is linked to capital, goods, and services.
  12. 24. a percentage of the total sales, paid to an employee instead of or in addition to salary and wages.
Down
  1. 1. a temporary job (usually 2-3 months) that allows experience in a work environment for a specific career, and can help narrow down a career choice.
  2. 3. money gained through employment and investment returns
  3. 4. stands for Federal Insurance Contribution Act, and is a combination of Social Security and Medicare.
  4. 6. the lowest wage permitted by law, as determined by each state.
  5. 7. amount an employee is paid each year.
  6. 9. 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.
  7. 10. a document highlighting a person’s education, work, academic experiences, honors, community, involvement, and skills.
  8. 11. the nation’s healthcare program for the elderly and disabled
  9. 12. refers to strategies of saving and investing to be able to sustain oneself during retirement. One must consider assets and income as well as future expenses, liabilities, and life expectancy.
  10. 14. the “take-home” money after all taxes and deductions have been made from the gross income.
  11. 17. exhibiting acceptable qualities of behaviors connected to the expectations of the setting and specifically related to character disposition, or nature of a person
  12. 19. a payment usually of money for labor or services completed, and usually according to a contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis.