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- 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 goods 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
- 12. 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.
- 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 that highlights a person’s education, work and 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. This calculates as 6.2% of gross income.
- 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
- 22. Exhibiting acceptable qualities or behaviors connected to the expectations of the setting.
- 23. Amount of money an employee is paid each year. This is different than hourly wage.
- 24. money gained through employment and investment returns
Down
- 1. Stands for Federal Insurance Contribution Act, and is 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. This calculates as a 1.45% of gross income.
- 7. Someone who can comment on your personal character, work ethic, or past work experiences, usually as a part of the job application process.
- 8. refers to the supply and demand for labor
- 10. The sum of all wages, salaries, profits, and other earnings, before taxes and deductions.
- 11. 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.
- 14. a temporary job that allows experience in a work environment for a specific career choice
- 17. 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…
- 20. A percentage of the total sales, paid to an employee instead of or in addition to salary and wages