Across
- 3. A letter that you send with your resume to explain your qualifications and interest in a particular job opportunity
- 9. A school that prepares students to enter a specific career directly after training, usually in less than 2 years
- 12. Specific knowledge or abilities that let you tackle job-specific duties that you learn through courses, vocational training, and on the job
- 14. Personality traits and interpersonal skills that are needed to communicate and work with others
- 15. A social network site for building professional connections and job searching
- 21. A self-employed person who provides goods, services, or labor to others
- 22. Your schooling and academic background
- 24. 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'.
- 26. A paid career-training program where students learn on the job in addition to some classroom instruction
- 28. A 30-second personal summary with a request
- 30. A set amount you are paid for every hour that you work; also called hourly pay
Down
- 1. A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience in a particular field
- 2. Working for oneself instead of an employer. This includes freelancers, gig workers, and business owners.
- 4. Work that averages less than 30 hours per week
- 5. A meeting where an employer evaluates a candidate
- 6. Work that averages at least 30 hours per week
- 7. An automatic electronic deposit of net pay to an employee's designated bank account
- 8. A business that has two or more co-owners
- 10. An advertisement for an open position
- 11. 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'.
- 13. A set payment amount for a fixed time period of work
- 14. Method used during interviews to answer "Tell me about a time when..." questions.
- 16. The extras an employer provides employees in addition to pay, such as health insurance or paid time off
- 17. Wage The lowest wage per hour that a worker may be paid, as mandated by federal, and sometimes state, law
- 18. Skills that can be applied in multiple professional contexts
- 19. Skills, experience, and education needed for a job
- 20. The process of meeting new business contacts and building professional relationships to further your career
- 23. A person who is the exclusive owner of a business
- 25. A person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation.
- 27. A short document describing your education, work history, and skills, that is used to apply for a job
- 29. A fixed amount that you are paid over a period of time, regardless of how many hours you work