Time an employee may take off work with pay

Annual Leave

A person applying for a job

Applicant

Tool that employers use to find out basic information about job applicants

Application Form

The state agency which helps individuals find employment and companies find employees at no charge

Arkansas Employment Security Division

Earnings received every other week on specific days

Bi-Weekly Pay

Paper showing earnings and deductions from a payroll check

Check Stub

Organized newspaper advertisements

Classified Ads

A percentage of sales paid to an employee

Commission

Agreement to complete a job for an amount of money

Contract Labor

A person who works with you

Co-Worker

Amount of money taken from an employee’s gross pay for taxes, insurance, social security, and other benefits

Deduction

Someone unfairly because of his or her race, religion, or sex

Discrimination

The person who has hires someone to do a job

Employer

A service business designed to help put employees and employers together

Employment Agency

Federal Insurance Contribution Act (Social Security)

FICA

A thank you letter written following an interview

Follow-Up Letter

Extras provided by employers (other than wages)

Fringe Benefits

The total amount of an employee’s earnings before deductions are taken out

Gross Pay

Notices that employers put in the classified section of the paper describing their job openings

Help-Wanted Ads

A formal meeting between an employer and job applicant about a job opening

Interview

Any information about possible job openings

Job Lead

An introductory letter written to a prospective employer

Letter of Application

The amount of a paycheck after the deductions are taken out

Net Pay

A resource that involves communicating information with others

Networking

Earnings above base pay

Overtime

Salary or wages given an employee on a regular basis

Payroll

A group of employees in an enterprise

Personnel

Being on time for work

Punctuality

A person who will give a favorable report of a job applicant to the employer

Reference

Generally a 40 hour work week

Regular Work Week

A short written description of an applicant’s personal data, education, and experience, related to a job

Résumé

Fixed amount of money earned, regardless of hours worked

Salary

To eliminate unwanted applicants

Screen out

Cumulative time given to employees as sick days with pay

Sick Leave

A group of workers who collectively bargain for higher wages, improved benefits, and better working conditions

Union

Fees charged by an organization to unite employees

Union Dues

Payment for work, usually figured by the hour

Wage

Rules of behavior in the workplace

Work Ethic

Money accounted from January 1st through the current pay period

Year-To-Date

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)

List 5 ways to find out about job openings.