| A | B |
| Attribute | Quality or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to someone or something. |
| Cafeteria benefits plan | Plan that allows employees to choose the benefits they want. |
| Career portfolio | Collection of accomplishments which showcases an applicant’s skills, interests and abilities; work samples. |
| Chronological | The science that deals with determining details and events. |
| Competence | Acceptable levels of achievement. |
| Contact list | List of people one knows who might be helpful in a job search. |
| Cover letter | A letter of introduction and purpose; a one-page letter a job seeker sends to an employer telling them who he/she is and why he/she is sending a resume. |
| E-mail | (Electronic mail) Message delivered to a computer from another. |
| Electronic resume | A resume sent via the Internet. |
| Employment Security Commission (ESC): | 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. |