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- 3. 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
- 4. 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.
- 5. Income tax is a tax figured as a percentage of someone’s earnings, used to pay for public goods and services.
- 6. 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. Minimum wage is the lowest wage permitted by law, as determined by each state. **Minimum wage will vary based on jobs relying on tips
- 12. Health Insurance is a type of insurance coverage that pays for medical events. Everyone needs health insurance
- 13. 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.
- 15. 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.
- 16. A resume is a document highlighting a person’s education, work, academic experiences, honors, community involvement, and skills.
- 18. Social Security - the nation’s retirement program that helps provide retirement income for the elderly and pays disability benefits.
- 21. Employment is a time when a person is paid for work, also known as a part of the workforce
- 23. A salary is amount an employee is paid each year. This is different than an hourly wage.
- 24. Your income is money gained through employment and investment returns.
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- 1. FICA stands for Federal Insurance Contribution Act, and is a combination of Social Security and Medicare.
- 2. Your net income is the “take-home” money after all taxes and deductions have been made from the gross income.
- 7. 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.
- 8. 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.
- 10. Your gross income is the sum of all wages, salaries, profits, and other earning, before taxes and deductions
- 11. 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.
- 14. 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.
- 17. 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...
- 19. A commission is a percentage of the total sales, paid to an employee instead of or in addition to salary and wages
- 20. By networking you are building relationships both personally and professionally through meeting people, interacting with them, and developing connections.
- 22. Medicare - the nation’s health care program for the elderly and disabled, provides hospital and medical insurance to those who qualify