Employment Terms

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