Term | Definition |
Employee | Someone who works for a person or business for pay. |
Orientation | A program that introduces new employees to their company and its policies and procedures, or ways of doing things. |
Supervisor | The person who assigns, checks, and evaluates the work of an employee. |
Self-motivation | The drive to do something simply for the reward of feeling good and satisfied once it is accomplished. |
Adaptability Skills | A person's ability to change in order to fit new circumstances that may arise. |
Form I-9 | A form that verifies that a person is legally qualified to work in the United States. |
Mentor | An experienced coworker who answers the questions of a new employee and offers guidance to him or her. |
Coworkers | People who work together in a workplace. |
W-4 Form | A form that instructs an employer about the amount of money to deduct from an employee's paycheck for taxes. |
Corporate Culture | The characteristics and customs that make a company unique. |
Wages | A fixed amount of money paid for each hour worked. |
Ethics | The rules of behavior that govern a group or society. |
Performance Reviews | Meetings between an employee and his or her supervisor to evaluate how well the employee is doing his or her job. |
Commission | Earnings based on how much a worker sells. |
Salary | A fixed amount of money paid for a certain period of time. |
Overtime | Extra pay for each hour worked beyond 40 hours a week. |
Entry-level | A beginning level position with a company. |
Benefits | The "extras" an employer provides employees in addition to pay, such as insurance or paid time off. |
Minimum Wage | The lowest hourly wage an employer can legally pay for a worker's services. |
Cooperation | Working with others to reach a common goal. |
Social Skills | The skills a person uses to interact with others. |
Human Resources | The department of a company or business that recruits employees, administers company policies, develops training programs, and manages employee records. |
Business Etiquette | The rules of good workplace manners. |