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| experience | any work you have done in the past, especially work that you did for pay |
| full-time job | a job that is usually eight hours a day, five days a week |
| part-time job | a job that is usually less than eight hours a day and sometimes less than five days a week |
| responsibility | a job or duty that you must do because someone is depending on you |
| skills | your ability to do things; work you know how to do, especially work that you do well |
| volunteer job | any work that you do just to be helpful, without any pay |
| manufacturing | making goods by machine |
| services | businesses that help people but do not make anything |
| employees | people who work for pay |
| entry-level jobs | jobs for people with no work experience |
| industries | businesses, trades, and companies that make things |
| retail sales | the sale of goods directly to the user |
| blue-collar job | a job where workers need to wear dark work clothes, such as a job in a factory |
| employer | a person or company that hires workers |
| lay off | to let workers go, usually because there is not enough work |
| supervised | watched over and directed by others |
| white-collar job | a job where workers need to wear businesslike clothes, such as an office job |
| classified ads | the want ads listed in a newspaper |
| columns | the long, narrow sections of a newspaper page |
| directory | an alphabetical list of subjects |
| employment offers | job openings; also called employment opportunities |
| index | an alphabetical list of subjects with page numbers telling where to find each subject |
| job titles | the names of jobs |
| abbreviations | short ways to write words |
| Equal Opportunity Employer | an employer who hires men and women, young and old, black and white, and so on. An Equal Opportunity Employer gives everyone the same chance to get a job |
| references | the people who help a job hunter by telling an employer that the job hunter does good work |
| salary | pay earned by working |
| apply | to ask for a job |
| commission | pay that is a percentage (%) of sales |
| counselor | a person who helps others by giving advice |
| interview | a meeting between an employer who has a job to fill and a job hunter who wants the job |
| work history form | a paper that shows the job hunter's past employers and work experience |
| advertises | puts an ad ina newspaper |
| contract | a paper that two people sign to show what they have agreed to do |
| fee | an amount of money that is paid for some kind of help |
| permanent jobs | jobs that last a long time, sometimes for many years |
| temporary jobs | jobs that last for only a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks |
| application form | a form that companies use to get information about job hunters |
| interviewing | asking and answering questions in a meeting between a job hunter and an employer |
| manager | the person in charge of a business |
| personnel departments | the employment offices of big companies |
| apprentice | a helper who is learning a trade by helping a skilled worker |
| Civil Service | employment with a branch of the government. The U.S. Post Office, for example, uses Civil Service workers |
| school placement services | employment services run by schools,especially for their own students |
| unions | organizations that help groups of workers deal with their employers. A union protects the rights of workers. |
| work-experience education programs | programs that let students work part-time while going to scj\hool. The student earns a paycheck and also earns school credit. |
| identification | the facts that tell who a person is. No two people have the same identification. |
| not applicable | having nothing to do with the job |
| permanent address | your home; mail sent to this address will always reach you. |
| permit | a written OK; in some states you need a permit to work if you are under 18 years of age. |
| Social Security number | an identification number that the U.S. government gives to each worker; you must use this number on job applications, tax forms, and other important records. |
| temporary address | a place where you are staying that is not your real home. |
| U.S. citizen | a person born in the United States or born to an American parent; or a person who has become an American by law. |
| appointment | a meeting that is planned ahead of time |
| Better Business Bureau | a group of people who track down dishonest business practices |
| Chamber of Commerce | a group of people who promote business in a city, county, or state |
| license | a paper that permits a person to take some action (such as driving a car) or to do some kind of work (such as licensed vocational nursing) |
| public relations department | a department of a company that deals with the public (people outside the company) in a way that helps the company |
| union card | a card that shows that a worker is a union member |
| base pay | rate per hour, per week, per month, or per year, with no bonuses, commissions, or extra money added |
| double time | two times the base pay; for example, if the base pay is $10 an hour, double time is $10 x 2, or $20 an hour |
| overtime | more work hours than the set number, for which you earn more pay |
| time and a half | the base pay times 1 1/2; for example, if the base pay is $10 an hour, time and a half is $10 x 1 1/2, or $15 an hour |
| benefits | anything a company pays for in order to help the worker |
| bonus | extra pay; for example, an extra check at Christmas |
| insurance | a plan that pays money if the insured worker dies (life insurance), gets sick (medical insurance), or is unable to work (disability insurance) |
| retire | to stop working; people retire because of old age or because they no longer need to earn money |
| community college | a school that gives students two years of training after high school. Some of the students may go on to four-year colleges |
| promotion | a change to a better job in the same company |
