Employment terms

1. EVALUATION:an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
2. ASSESSMENTS: These tests ask you a series of questions and try to provide you with some sense of your personality and career interests
3. BACKGROUND CHECK:Used by employers to verify the accuracy of the information you provide on your resume
4. BENEFITS:An important part of your compensation package, and part of the salary negotiation process
5. COLD CALL:when a person looking for a job approaches an employeer who has not publically announced any openings
6. COMPENSATION PACKAGE:The combination of salary and fringe benefits an employer provides to an employee
7. GROSS PAY:Total of an employee's regular remuneration including allowances, overtime pay, commissions, and bonuses before any deductions are made
8. FICA:federal income tax
9. OSHA: occupational saftey and health administration; federal law in the United States
10. NET PAY:the remaining amount after deductions from the gross salary
11. DEDUCTIONS:variable amounts that you can deduct from your gross income
12. INTERNSHIP:the period during which a person serves as an intern
13. OUTSOURCING:to obtain goods or services from an outside source
14. NETWORKING:a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest
15. OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK:Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, this guide provides detailed information on more than 250 occupations
16. SALARY:a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
17. TELECOMMUTING:is a employment arrangement where the employee works one or more days from a remote location, often an office in the employee's home
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 with your life

Work schedule week #22

Currently unemployed but I have put in an application to the KFC on springdale and the YMCA on 183.

Work schedule week #21

Monday 1/26-
Tuesday 1/27-
Wensday 1/28-
Thursday 1/29- Currently looking for another job.
Friday 1/30-
Saturday 1/31-
Sunday 2/1-

Ch. 13 & 14 vocab

1. tact -a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations
2. empathize -to experience empathy
3. etiquette -conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion.
4. conflict resolution -a problem-soling strategy for settling disputes
5. diversity -Variety
6. stereotype -a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group
7. self-directed -Responsible for choosing one's own mrthods 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 -agroup 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 satifaction 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. parliamentary procedure -strict rules of order for conducting a meeting

Work schedule week #20

Monday 1/19- off
Tuesday 1/20- off
Wensday 1/21- off
Thursday 1/22- 3:30-close
Friday 1/23- off
Saturday 1/24- off
Sunday 1/25- off

Work Schedule week #19

Monday- off
Tuesday- off
Wensday- off
Thursday- off
Friday- off
Saturday- off
Sunday- off

Work schedule week#18

Mon 1/5- off
Tues 1/6-
Wens 1/7- off
Thurs 1/8- 3-close
Fri 1/9- 3-close
Sat 1/10- off
Sun 1/11- off