Careers

2. Payment for the number of hours worked
4. "People skills" or personality traits, like being a good listener, staying organized, or working well in a team are called ________ skills.
8. A 30-second "commercial" about yourself that explains who you are and what you’re looking for professionally.
11. A past boss or teacher who says good things about your work.
12. Someone who is self-employed and gets paid for individual tasks, like delivery or dog walking.
14. Services and products you receive such as retirement, vacation leave, sick leave, and insurance
15. Employee who works from home
17. Tells a prospective employer you are applying for a position in the company (can be paper or online)
19. Take home pay
20. Person applying for a job
21. Form Form that determines how much tax is withheld on your paycheck.

1. Talking to people and making connections to learn about job opportunities or get career advice
3. Provides a brief history of your work experience and education
5. Fixed amount of money earned, regardless of hours worked
6. A meeting between a job applicant and employer
7. A person who works with you
9. Specific technical abilities you learn to do a job, like coding, cooking, or driving a truck are called __________ skills.
10. Pay before any taxes or deductions are taken out.
13. Amount of money taken from an employee’s gross pay for taxes, insurance, social security, and other benefits
16. To visit and follow a worker on the job site to see what one actually does.
18. Money the government takes from your paycheck to pay for public services like roads and schools.