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