Employment Skills Vocabulary Check

Question 1

Tells the employer the correct amount of tax to withhold from an employee's paycheck.

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W-4 form

Question 2

The desire to learn about or be involved in a field especially because you enjoy it.

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Interest

Question 3

The ability to do a job WELL, especially because you have practiced.

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skill

Question 4

Someone watches to see how much support that I need to learn to do the job well.

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Supported Employment Assessment

Question 5

An agency that helps people with a disability find a job.

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DVR

Question 6

Questions and answers that help an employer get to know if you are a good fit for the job.

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Job Interview

Question 7

Working on a new job and being watched to see how much help I might need.

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Supported Employment Assessment

Question 8

Skills that help an employee work effectively with other people.

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Soft skills

Question 9

A sheet or card recording the hours worked by an employee, made especially for payroll.

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Timecard, Timesheet

Question 10

Working in your chosen area while you are a student or learning the job and earning a paycheck.

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Internship

Question 11

To follow someone who is doing a job that you are interested in doing.

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Job Shadow

Question 12

An ability or experience that makes you a good candidate for a job.

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Qualifications

Question 13

A person hired for a job for pay.

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employee

Question 14

To quit a job

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Resign, Dismissed

Question 15

A person who knows you well and will say nice things about you when you are looking for a job.

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Reference

Question 16

A short written summary of your education, experience and qualifications to get a job.

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resume

Question 17

A part of a check that is kept for record keeping purposes.

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Pay stub, Check stub

Question 18

A form used to apply for a job.

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application

Question 19

A piece of paper that tells the bank to pay money from a bank account.

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Paycheck

Question 20

A room where employees go to get away from work for a few minutes.

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Break room

Question 21

The least wage an employer can pay an employee for hours worked.

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Minimum wage, Living wage, pittance, $7.25

Question 22

Money that an employee is paid for working.

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wages

Question 23

The regular work that a person does to earn money.

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Employment

Question 24

Making a judgement about the quality or ability of someone or something.

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Assessment, Evaulation

Question 25

Your signature on the back of the check.

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Endorse a check

Question 26

Time away from your job.

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Break

Question 27

The BOSS or a person that hires and pays people to work.

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Employer

Question 28

A visit to a business to learn what products and or services are provided by that business.

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Job tour

Question 29

The chance to do something you want to do. The chance to get a job.

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Opportunity

Question 30

On the job training with some classroom instruction in a trade for pay.

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Apprenticeship

Question 31

Money subtracted from a paycheck.

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Deductions

Question 32

Training, in a workplace where someone who knows how to do a task shows someone else.

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OJT or On-the-Job Training

Question 33

A feeling or opinion about something or someone.

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attitude

Question 34

Write down your starting and ending time on a time sheet or time card.

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Sign In, Check out, Check in, Sign out

Question 35

Answering questions on an assessment to get an idea of what jobs you might enjoy.

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Interest inventory, Interest Survey

Question 36

A letter of interest when someone wants a new job, sent when there is an interest in a job.

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Cover letter

Question 37

To perform tasks for a job without receiving a paycheck.

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Volunteer

Question 38

A worker or person who is hired for a job for pay.

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Employee

Question 39

A person's job or career.

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occupation

Question 40

Using friends, family and people that you know to help you find a job.

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Networking

Question 41

Groups of careers that help students understand what other jobs are in a specific area.

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Career Clusters

Question 42

A set amount of money earn for each hour of work that is completed.

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Hourly wages

Question 43

Asking a business owner, questions to see if you are interested in working there.

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Business Interview

Question 44

To fire or lay off someone when they are no longer needed.

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Dismissed

Question 45

Assistance or help with LEARNING a new job.

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Supported employment

Employment Skills Vocabulary Check

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Employment Skills Vocabulary Check

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