| A | B |
|---|
| Attribute | Quality or characteristic given to someone or something |
| Cafeteria benefits plan | Plan that allows employees to choose the benefits they want |
| Career portfolio | Collection of accomplishements which showcases an applicant's skills, interests and abilities |
| Chronological | The science that deals with determining details and events |
| Competence | Acceptable levels of achievment |
| Contact list | List of people one knows who might be helpful in a job search |
| Cover letter | A letter of introduction and purpose |
| E-mail | Message delivered to a computer from another |
| Electronic resume | A resume sent via the Internet |
| Employment Security Commission | Public government employment agency in North Carolina |
| FICA | Amount of social security tax withheld from a paycheck |
| Flextime | A plan that allows employees to set their own work schedules within a wide range of hours |
| Follow-up letter | Brief letter written in business form to thank the interviewer for the interview |
| 401(k) | Type of retirement program offered to employees |
| Fringe benefits | Any financial extras beyond the regular pay check |
| Gross pay | Amount of salary or wages earned for a certain period of time before deductions are withheld |
| Honesty | Truthfulness, sincerity |
| Interview | A formal, personal meeting to evaluate an applicant |
| Job application | Document that job seekers fill out so employers can use it to screen applicants |
| Job lead | Information about a job opening |
| Letter of application | Letter written to an employer to apply for a job |
| Net pay | Amount of income left after taxes and deductions have been taken out |
| Networking | Communicating with people one knows or can get to know to share information and share advice |
| Occupational skills | Learned abilities to perform tasks or duties of a specific occupation |
| Private employment agencies | Help employers locate workers and job seekers |
| Professionalism | The ability to handle problems and criticism gracefully and maturely |
| Psychological test | Pre-employment exams given to find out more about a job applicant's personality, character, and interests |
| Referral | Recommendation from a contact who is part of one's network |
| Resume | A summary of one's personal information, education, skills, activities, interests, and employment experience |
| Salary | Fixed amount of pay for a certain period of time, usually a month or year |
| Unemployed | Not working and looking for work |
| W-4 Form | Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate |
| Work ethic | How a person feels about his or her job and the effort put into it |
| Work permit | Written statement that makes it legal for an underage student to work for an employer |
