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Annual Leave. Time an employee may take off work with pay. Applicant. A person applying for a job. Application Form. Tool that employers use to find out basic information about job applicants. Arkansas Employment Security Division.
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Annual Leave • Time an employee may take off work with pay
Applicant • A person applying for a job
Application Form • Tool that employers use to find out basic information about job applicants
Arkansas Employment Security Division • The state agency which helps individuals find employment and companies find employees at no charge
Bi-Weekly Pay • Earnings received every other week on specific days
Check Stub • Paper showing earnings and deductions from a payroll check
Classified Ads • Organized newspaper advertisements
Commission • A percentage of sales paid to an employee
Contract Labor • Agreement to complete a job for an amount of money
Co-Worker • A person who works with you
Deduction • Amount of money taken from an employee’s gross pay for taxes, insurance, social security, and other benefits
Discrimination • Someone unfairly because of his or her race, religion, or sex
Employer • The person who has hires someone to do a job
Employment Agency • A service business designed to help put employees and employers together
FICA • Federal Insurance Contribution Act (Social Security)
Follow-Up Letter • A thank you letter written following an interview
Fringe Benefits • Extras provided by employers (other than wages)
Gross Pay • The total amount of an employee’s earnings before deductions are taken out
Help-Wanted Ads • Notices that employers put in the classified section of the paper describing their job openings
Interview • A formal meeting between an employer and job applicant about a job opening
Job Lead • Any information about possible job openings
Letter of Application • An introductory letter written to a prospective employer
Net Pay • The amount of a paycheck after the deductions are taken out
Networking • A resource that involves communicating information with others
Overtime • Earnings above base pay
Payroll • Salary or wages given an employee on a regular basis
Personnel • A group of employees in an enterprise
Punctuality • Being on time for work
Reference • A person who will give a favorable report of a job applicant to the employer
Regular Work Week • Generally a 40 hour work week
Résumé • A short written description of an applicant’s personal data, education, and experience, related to a job
Salary • Fixed amount of money earned, regardless of hours worked
Screen out • To eliminate unwanted applicants
Sick Leave • Cumulative time given to employees as sick days with pay
Union • A group of workers who collectively bargain for higher wages, improved benefits, and better working conditions
Union Dues • Fees charged by an organization to unite employees
Wage • Payment for work, usually figured by the hour
Work Ethic • Rules of behavior in the workplace
Year-To-Date • Money accounted from January 1st through the current pay period
List 5 ways to find out about job openings. • Newspaper Classified Ads • Help Wanted Sign • Arkansas Employment Security Division • Friends and Family • Temporary Job Agencies (A.I.D., Express Personal Services) • Internet Job Postings (Hot Jobs by Monster, KAIT 8 Region Job Link)