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- 5. hospital and medical insurance to those who qualify
- 8. A letter of recommendation is a letter written by someone who can highlight your skills, accomplishments, leadership experience, academic successes, extracurricular activities, ambition, and goals as part of the application process.
- 11. hospital and medical insurance to those who qualify
- 12. retirement Plan - Refers to strategies of saving and investing to be able to sustain oneself during retirement. Once must consider assets and income as well as future expenses, liabilities, and life expectancy
- 13. Health Insurance is a type of insurance coverage that pays for medical events. Everyone needs health insurance.
- 15. 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.
- 16. FICA stands for Federal Insurance Contribution Act, and is a combination of Social Security and Medicare
- 20. market A labor market, 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.
- 23. wage is the lowest wage permitted by law, as determined by each state.**Minimum wage will vary based on jobs relying on tips
- 25. Medicare - the nation’s health care program for the elderly and disabled,
- 27. A salary is amount an employee is paid each year. This is different than an hourly wage
- 29. is a time when a person is paid for work ,also known as part of the workforce
- 30. Professionalism is exhibiting acceptable qualities of behaviors connected to the expectations of the setting and specifically related to character, disposition, or nature of a person.
- 31. A resume is a document highlighting a person’s education, work, academic experiences, honors, community involvement, and skills
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- 1. Your gross income is the sum of all wages, salaries, profits, and other earning,
- 2. A reference is someone who can comment on your personal character, work ethic, or past work experiences, usually as part of the job application process.
- 3. An interview is a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person for a potential job or acceptance to a school
- 4. your net income is the “take-home” money after all taxes
- 6. - the nation’s health care program for the elderly and disabled,
- 7. A cover letter is a one-page letter summarizing your skills, past experiences, goals, and how they align with the organization or company you are applying to
- 9. is a tax figured as a percentage of someone’s earnings used to pay for public goods
- 10. employers, scholarship committees, and post-secondary institutions will often request one or more letters of recommendation
- 14. Social Security - the nation’s retirement program that helps provide retirement income for the elderly and pays disability benefits
- 17. general, this can not be a relation to you.
- 18. A wage is a payment usually of money for labor or services completed, and usually according to a contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
- 19. Soft skills are practiced over time, and often are a reflection of how you exist in your daily communication, leadership styles, problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, etc
- 21. Your income is money gained through employment and investment returns
- 22. A commission is a percentage of the total sales, paid to an employee instead of or in addition to salary and wages.
- 24. taxes and deductions
- 26. By networking you are building relationships both personally and professionally through meeting people, interacting with them, and developing connections
- 28. your employer will pay for up to 100% of your health insurance, but if not, this will appear as a deduction on your paycheck.