Career Development: Basic Career Words

The work that a person does in order to earn money (often short term) is called a _______.

• job

• hobby

• vacation

• gift

A _______ is a job that someone does for a long time which may need training.

• career/occupation

• hobby

• vacation

• habit

An _______ is a paper or online form you fill out in order to try to get a job.

• application

• invitation

• contract

• resume

An _______ is a meeting with a boss where you answer questions to try to get a job.

• interview

• appointment

• conference

• presentation

Fill in the blank: A _______ is an amount of money that a worker is paid based on the number of hours that are worked.

A _______ is an amount of money that an employee is paid each year.

• salary

• invoice

• receipt

• allowance

_______ means yearly; happening once a year.

• annual

• monthly

• weekly

• daily

_______ are something extra (such as vacation time or health insurance) that is given by a company to workers in addition to their regular pay.

• benefits

• salaries

• penalties

• deductions

An _______ is a person who works for a company.

• employee

• employer

• manager

• customer

An _______ is a company that hires workers.

• employer

• employee

• customer

• contractor