150 Job Application Words
Terms
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- disabled
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handicapped, made unable in some way (for example, unable to walk, unable to see . . .)
- Vietnam era
- time between 8/5/64 and 5/7/75
- relocate
- move to another city or area
- misdemeanor
- an act of breaking the criminal law less serious than a felony
- zip code
- a five or nine-digit number that identifies a U.S. mail delivery zone
- voluntary
- given by your own chice; not forced
- reserve
- members of the armed forces who are not in active service but who can be called up to serve if needed
- worker's compensation
- the money that an employer must pay to a worker who is injured or who gets a disease as a result of the working conditions on the job
- qualified
- having the skill or other requirements needed to perform a job
- resume
- a written summary of a person's education and experience
- referred
- sent; directed your attention to
- national origin
- the country where a person was born
- relationship
- your family connection to another person (for example: your sister, uncle, aunt)
- swing shift
- the hours between the day and night shifts. Usually swing shift is from 4 p.m. to midnight.
- references
- people who can give information about another person's ability or character
- employment
- what a person does; job; work
- proof of age
- legal papers that show how old you are, such as a birth certificate
- falsification
- giving untrue or false information
- relative
- a person who belongs to the same family, such as a father, aunt, brother, etc
- handicapped
- having a physical or mental disability (for example: deaf, blind, crippled, etc.)
- legibly
- can be easily read; plain or clear
- reverse side
- on the back side of the application
- affirm
- to declare to be true
- spouse
- husband or wife
- accommodations
- anything that supplies a need or want
- current
- at the present time (the employer you have now)
- employer
- a person or business that hires one or more persons
- employ(ed)
- to give work and pay to someone. If you are hired, you must follow the company safety rules.
- birth certificate
- an official record giving the facts about a person's birth
- scholastic
- having to do with school
- mailing address
- address to which your mail should be sent
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- an employer who gives all persons applying for a job an equal chance to be hired regardless of their race, sex, age, religion, or national origin
- available
- ready to start on the job
- sal.
- salary
- transfer
- move to another city or state to work
- self-employed
- working for oneself; earning a living from one's own business
- citations
- the honorable mention of a soldier for acts of merit in war
- apprentice
- a person learning a trade in exchange for work; a beginner or learner
- authorize
- to give power or authority to
- federal
- having to do with the United States government in Washington, D.C.
- character reference
- a person who can give information about you and who is not former employer or a relative
- retire
- to give up working at a job
- temporary
- meant to last a short time only (for example, a summer job)
- employee
- a person who works for a company or another peerson for wages
- co.
- company
- height
- how tall a person is
- interview
- a face-to-face meeting for a formal talk about a person's getting a job
- firm name
- the name of a company or business
- address
- place at which a person receives mail
- emergency
- a sudden need for quick action
- sex
- male(M) female(F)
- personnel
- the persons employed in a business or company
- optional
- left to choice, voluntary, not mandatory
- military
- the armed forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard)
- confidential
- secret, not to be made public
- felony
- a crime more serious than a misdemeanor, such as murder, burglary, or robbery
- citizen
- (of the United States): a member of the United States either by birth or by naturalization (passing a citizenship test)
- hazard
- danger
- limitations
- things which you cannot do
- education
- schooling, training
- mandatory
- required, necessary
- permanent address
- a regular, long-term address (for example: not a summer address, not a school address)
- soc. sec. no.
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Social Security Number
A personal identification number that is issued by the government to keep a record of how much a person earns - excluding
- leaving out
- hire
- to give a person a paid job; to employ
- present address
- the address at which you now live, even if it is a temporary address such as a school or summer address
- valid
- legal, proper
- dept.
- department
- bar
- prevent, stand in the way of
- health
- general conditin of body and mind; absence of illness
- dismissal
- to be fired or laid off from a job
- hobby
- a favorite pastime not related to work
- affirmative action
- a plan that promotes the hiring of minority groups
- contact
- to get in touch with
- department
- one part or division of the company
- part-time job
- a job requiring fewer than 40 hours of work a week
- interviewer
- the person who talks with the job applicant to see if he or she is suited for a job
- supervisor
- boss; a person who supervises the work of others
- documents
- printed or written information that can be used as proof of some fact
- grade point average (g.p.a.)
- your grades in school averaged together
- ht.
-
height
- sequence
- in correct time order; from first to last
- omit
- to leave out
- retirement
- being retired
- chronic
- lasting a long time, continuous, constant
- dpt.
- department
- terminated
- fired
- previous
- former, past
- educ.
- you are being asked to tell if you graduated from high school
- residence
- place where a person lives
- dr. lic.
- driver's license
- prohibit
- forbid by law
- dishonorable discharge
- a military discharge given for serious misconduct such as theft or desertion
- prior notice
- earlier notice; being told ahead of time
- unemployment
- being out of work
- salary
- pay, wage
- character
- a person's qualities; a person's reputation
- extracurricular activities
- school-related activities other than regular classwork, such as football, band, or choir
- occupation
- the work a person does to earn a living
- alien
- a person who lives in the United States but is not a United States citizen; a foreigner
- exp./exper.
- experience; knowledge or skill gained by doing or watching something
- status
- position, rank, or standing
- signature
- a person's name, written by himself or herself in cursive
- experience
- knowledge or skill gained by watching or doing something
- birth date
- the month, day, and year on which a person was born
- foregoing
- previous, preceding
- certify
- to declare that something is true
- position
- job, kind of work
- maiden name
- a woman's last name before her marriage
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- a law which states that an employer cannot refuse to hire you just because you are over 40 (but under 65).
- m
- male (man or boy)
- notification
- a printed or spoken notice
- mo.
- month
- hospitalized
- put in the hospital for treatment
- accurate
- correct; having no mistakes or errors
- full-time
- a job that lasts the usual number of working hours (about 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week)
- w.p.m.
- words per minute
- physical examination
- an examinatiion by a doctor to determine a person's state of health
- application
- a written request for a job
- reserve status
- active or inactive reserve
- dependents
- any person who rely on you for all or part of their financial support
- former
- past
- yr.
- year
- minor
- anyone not yet an adult under the law
- location
- the place where something can be found
- eligible
- fit to be chosen for something, qualified for a position
- transporation
- a means of getting to work (car,bus,subway,etc.)
- probationary period
- a trial period when a person is first hired. During this time the company "tries out" a new employee to make sure they want to hire the person permanently. If the company is not satisfied with a person during the probationary period, that employee may be fired.
- avg.
- average
- discharged
- fired, told to leave a job
- apply
- to ask for or request a job
- physical defect
- a problem such as hearing loss, blindness, inability to walk, heart condition, etc.
- insurance
-
the insuring of a person's life, health, or property
- graduate
- to finish a course of study in a school or college and receive a diploma
- inquire
- ask
- fluently
- easily and well
- B.D.
- birth date
- business
- job, occupation, work
- apt. no.
- A person who lives in an apartment would fill in the apartment number in the space marked apt. no. Other persons would leave that space blank
- marital status
- having to so with marriage
- veteran
- a person who has served in the armed forces
- applicant
- person applying for a job
- Social Security Number
- a personal identification number that is issued by the government to keep a record of how much a person earns
- area code
- a three-digit number used to telephone from one area of the United States or Canada to another
- discharge
- release, end of time served
- misrepresentation
- information given in a way that gives the wrong idea or misleads
- tel. no.
- telephone number
- illness
- sickness, disease, poor health
- f
- female (woman or girl)
- injury
- harm or damage to a person
- verify
- to prove something to be true
- duties
- jobs; tasks you did at work
- temporary address
- an address being used for a short time; for example, a school or summer address
- discrimination
- treating a person differently because of race, sex, age, national orgin, handicap, or some basis other than ability.
- convicted
- found guilty by a judge or a jury
- D.O.B.
- date of birth