Employment Terms

EVALUATIONS: An act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
ASSESSMENTS: Tests that ask you a series of questions that try to provide you with a sense of your personality and career interests.
BACKGROUND CHECK: Used by your employer to verify the accuracy of the information on your application or resume.
BENEFITS: Part of your compensation package, a salary negotiation process.
COLD CALL: When a job seeker approches and employer who has not publicly announced any job openings.
COMPENSATION PACKAGE: The combination of salary and fringe benefits an employer provides and employee.
GROSS PAY: The amount of money you earn before deductions are taken out.
FICA: Federal Insurance Compensation Act.
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
NET PAY: The remaining amount of money after deductions, the actual amount of money you recieve.
DEDUCTIONS: Amount withheld from an employees wages.
INTERNSHIP: Working in your expected career feild either during a semester or summer.
OUTSOURCING:
NETWORKING: Developing a broad list of contacts and encouraging them to assist you in looking for a job.
OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK: Guid that provides detailed information on more than 250 occupations.
SALARY: Financial compensation an employee revieces for performing the job, and part of your compensation package.
TELECOMMUTING: Employment arrangement where the employee works one or more days from a remote location.
TEMPING: Working short employment stints with a variety of clients, usually through a temping agency or staffing firm.
THANK YOU LETTERS: After every interview, you should send a letter thanking each person who interviewed you.
WORK-PLACE VALUES: Concepts and ideas that define a job-seeker and influence your satisfaction--not only with your job but your life.