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:
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.

Work Schedule Week #21

Monday 2.02// off
Tuesday 2.03// 2:30- 6:00
Wednesday 2.04// 2:30- 6:30
Thursday 2.05// 2:30- 8:00
Friday 2.06// 1:30- 11:30

Work Schedule Week #20

Monday 1.26//2:30- 6:00
Tuesday 1.27// 2:30- 4:00
Wednesday 1.28// 2:30- 5:30
Thursday 1.29// 2:30- 4:30
Friday 1.30// off

Chapter 13 & 14 Vocab.

1. Tact: The ability to say and do things in a way that will not offend other people.
2. Empathize: To see someone else's point of view and to imagine oneself in his or her situation.
3. Etiquette: Good manners; the rules of polite behavior in dealing with other people.
4. Conflict Resolution: A problem-solving strategy for settling disputes.
5. Diversity: Variety
6. Stereotype: An oversimplified and distorted belief about a person or group without attention to individual differences.
7. Self-directed: Responsible for choosing one's own methods for reaching a goal.
8. Cross-functional Team: A group of people from two or more departments or areas of expertise who work together toward a common business goal.
9 . Functional Team: A group of people from one company department or area of expertise who work together toward a common business goal.
10. Team Planning: A process that involves setting goals, assigning roles, and communicating regularly.
11. Facilitator: A leader who helps a team work more smoothly by coordinating its tasks.
12. Total Quality Management (TQM): A theory of management that carefully coordinates company efforts to achieve customer satisfaction and continuous product improvement; also called "Commitment to Quality."
13. Leadership Style: How a person behaves when he or she is in charge of other people.
14. Parlimentary Procedure: Strict rules of order for conducting a meeting.

Work Schedule Week #19

I meet with Geovanna today when i get out of school to talk about hours!
i more then likely will have hours for this week, she let me know that she could give me my 15 every week, but i could also get more.
i think it depends on our planning for that day.

Thank you for letting me know about her, i'm so excited to learn about everything.
Just think when i'm done i can plan maddie's birthday parties =)

Unemployed #18

I tried to apply at PetCo but the employment link was'nt updated!
& i couldn't apply!



i have a meeting with Geovanna Monday at noon!

Unemployed =/

Mrs. Crownover,
I honestly havent looked for a job i was so convinced the bank would work out. As of yesturday i called Message Envy back and they are supposed to get back to me! I was also looking on line for the new petco so i could apply there!
We will see what happened!
=)
DeseRa'e.