| A | B |
| Ability | A skill that has been developed |
| Applicant | One who seeks employment |
| Application | Form one completes for a business |
| Attitude | Way which one acts and feels about people, things, ideas |
| Career | Work done over a period of time |
| Employee | One hired by another |
| Employer | One who hires another usually for pay |
| Benefits | Goods and/or services a business provides for employees besides wages |
| Hiring | Beginning of employment |
| Interview | Meeting of employer & applicant for evaluation and questioning |
| Job | A collection of tasks or duties done to earn a living |
| Raise | A pay increase |
| References | People who will speak in another's behalf |
| Resume | A personal data sheet |
| Salary | A fixed amount of pay for a certain period of time |
| Seniority | Employment status that results from continuous service with one company |
| Severance pay | Payment from an employer who has cut off a person's employment |
| Vocation | The work someone does to earn a living |
| W-2 Form | A statement rec'd in Jan. that shows employee's earnings and deductions |
| Wage | Pay received for hourly work |