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