Across
- 2. The sum of all wages, salaries, profits, and other earnings, before taxes and deductions.
- 4. A one-page letter summarizing your skills, past experiences, goals, and how they align with the organization or company you are applying to.
- 8. A formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person for a potential job or acceptance to a school
- 12. The “take-home” money after all taxes and deductions have been made from the gross income.
- 13. An internship is 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.
- 14. Building relationships both personally and professionally through meeting people, interacting with them, and developing connections.
- 15. Stands for Federal Insurance Contribution Act, and is a combination of Social Security and Medicare.
- 16. Amount of money an employee is paid each year. This is different than hourly wage.
- 17. A type of insurance coverage that pays for medical events. Everyone needs health insurance. The cost for health insurance is typically paid for through payroll deductions.
- 21. Skills that are practiced over time, and often are a reflection of how you exist in your daily communication, leadership, problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, etc…
- 22. A percentage of the total sales, paid to an employee instead of or in addition to salary and wages
- 23. A letter written by someone who can highlight your skills, accomplishment, leadership experience, academic successes, extracurricular involvement, ambition, and goals as part of the school and scholarship application process.
- 24. A tax figured as a percentage of someone’s earnings, used to pay for public goods and services
Down
- 1. 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.
- 3. The nation’s retirement program that helps provide retirement income for the elderly and pays disability benefits. This calculates as 6.2% of gross income.
- 5. A document that highlights a person’s education, work and academic experiences, honors, community involvement, and skills.
- 6. A time when a person is paid for work, also known as a part of the workforce.
- 7. Exhibiting acceptable qualities or behaviors connected to the expectations of the setting.
- 9. A payment usually of money for labor or services completed, and usually according to a contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis.
- 10. Also known as the job market, and refers to the supply and demand for labor (employees provide labor, employers supply the demand). This is a major component of the economy, and is linked to markets for capital, goods, and services.
- 11. The nation’s health care program for the elderly and disabled, provides hospital and medical insurance to those who qualify. This calculates as a 1.45% of gross income.
- 18. Money gained through employment and investment returns
- 19. Someone who can comment on your personal character, work ethic, or past work experiences, usually as a part of the job application process.
- 20. The lowest wage permitted by law, as determined by each state.