Flashcards on Career Planning and Job Search
Career Planning and Job Search: Your Student Guide
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Card 1
Question: What is the labour market?
Answer: The labour market includes employees (workers paid by an employer), employers (people who hire and pay employees), and self‑employed persons (people w
Card 2
Question: Who is an employee?
Answer: A worker who is paid by an employer.
Card 3
Question: Who is an employer?
Answer: A person who employs or hires employees and pays them for their work.
Card 4
Question: Who is a self‑employed person?
Answer: A person who works for himself or herself.
Card 5
Question: What must you sign if you are offered a job?
Answer: A work contract with your employer.
Card 6
Question: What information is included in a work contract?
Answer: Job description, duties and responsibilities, working time, and salary.
Card 7
Question: What is salary and when is it paid?
Answer: Salary is money paid once a month on payday for doing the job.
Card 8
Question: What does it mean to 'hand in your notice'?
Answer: To resign from the company.
Card 9
Question: What does it mean to 'get the sack' or be dismissed?
Answer: To be fired because the company isn’t satisfied with your work.
Card 10
Question: How is 'income' defined here?
Answer: Income is the total amount of money we receive in a year.