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Career Development
Unit 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Commission | Earnings based on how much a worker sells |
| Certificate | An official document that proves you have successfully completed specific course contest |
| Part-time | Jobs requiring less than 34-40 hours a week, depending on the employer |
| Education and training requirements. | The instructional background and skills needed to qualify employment |
| Fringe Benefits | Extras provided by employers (other than wages) |
| Full-time Job | Working at least 40 hours a week |
| Contract Worker | employees of an employment agency who work for other businesses temporary basis |
| Global Economy | Worldwide financial management system |
| Deduction | Amount of money taken from employees gross pay for taxes, insurance, and social security. |
| Job Duty | A task one is expected to perform on the job |
| Job Benefits | The extras an employer provides employees in addition to pay |
| Job Qualifications | A special skill, knowledge, or ability that enables a person to perform a particular job. |
| Nontraditional Occupation/Career | A career in which one gender has 25 percent or less of the total workers |
| Work Schedule | A set number of days or hours the employee is expected to work. |
| Salary | Fixed amount of money earned, regardless hours worked |
| License | A permit to do a particular thing or allow an activity to take place |
| Temporary Job | Jobs that lat for a limited period of time |
| Piecemeal | Wages to be paid based on a quantity produced or number of repetition performed. |
| Wages | Payment for work, usually figured by the hour. |
| Self employed/entrepreneur | A person who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of business. |
| Seasonal Job | A form of employment linked to specific periods of the year and sectors |