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| Employee | person who is employed by another for a wage or salary |
| Employer | person or company who provides a job that pays wages or salary |
| Job Application | a legal document submitted when applying for a job |
| Resume | a one-page summary of a person's educational and work experience |
| Cover Letter | a one-page letter providing information and qualifications to be considered for a particular job |
| Follow-Up Letter | a one-page letter written after an interview to the interviewer, as a "thank you" |
| References List | three people to whom inquiries concerning character and ability can be made |
| Interview | a formal meeting to gain information or evaluate qualification for a particular job |
| Job | a "temporary" occupation |
| Occupation | a person's current means of earning a living |
| Career | an occupation in which time and resources are invested; regarded as long-term |
| Soft skills | a person's inherent personal traits and abilities |
| Technical skills | learned tasks (computers, mechanics, hands-on activities) |
| Job Outlook | the rate of growth or reduction in workforce (number of jobs) over a period of time |
| Benefits | compensation offered by an employer (life/health insurance, vacation, retirement) |
| wage | a regular payment made by an employer to an employee for hourly work |
| salary | fixed compensation for work, paid on regular basis |
| overtime | payment for additional hours of work; calculated at time and a half (x1.5) |
| commission | payment for selling goods; usually a percentage |
| pay period | time frame used to calculate wages (weekly; bi-weekly, semi-monthly) |
| semi-monthly | payment twice a month on specific dates (i.e. 1st, 15th) |
| weekly | payment for work in one week |
| bi-weekly | payment for work over two weeks' time |
| tips | gratuity paid to service workers |
| gross pay | total earned income for a pay period |
| net pay | "take-home" pay or money available AFTER deductions |
| Direct Deposit | common form of payment that is directly deposited into a bank account |
