Unit 6: Employment Skills Worksheet - WordMint - Free Printable

Let's solve this matching exercise from Unit 6: Employment Skills. The task is to match each numbered definition on the left with the correct term from the list on the right (A–U).

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Step-by-step Matching:

1. a person applying for a job
→ F. Applicant

2. the tool employers use to find out basic information about job applicants
→ N. Application form

3. a person who works with you
→ A. Co-Worker

4. amount of money taken from an employee's gross pay for taxes, insurance, Social Security, and other benefits
→ T. Deduction

5. treating someone unfairly because of his or her race, religion, or sex
→ H. Discrimination

6. the person who hires someone to do a job
→ U. Employer

7. extras provided by employers (other than wages)
→ E. Fringe benefits

8. the total amount of an employee's earnings before deductions are taken out
→ D. Gross pay

9. notices that employers put in the classified section of the newspaper describing their job openings
→ M. Help-wanted ads

10. a formal meeting between an employer and job applicant about a job opening
→ C. Interview

11. Any information about possible job openings
→ K. Job Lead

12. the amount of a paycheck after the deductions are taking out
→ J. Net Pay

13. A resource that involves communicating information with others
→ B. Networking

14. An action or series of actions determined by an employer for a specific process
→ P. Procedure

15. Being on time for work
→ R. Punctuality

16. A person who will give a favorable report of a job applicant to employer
→ Q. Reference

17. a short, written description of an applicant's personal data, education, and experience related to a job
→ I. Résumé

18. fixed amount of money earned, regardless of hours worked
→ O. Salary

19. to eliminate unwanted applicants
→ G. Screen out

20. payment for work, usually figured by the hour
→ S. Wage

21. rules of behavior in the workplace
→ L. Work ethic

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Final Answer Key:

1. F
2. N
3. A
4. T
5. H
6. U
7. E
8. D
9. M
10. C
11. K
12. J
13. B
14. P
15. R
16. Q
17. I
18. O
19. G
20. S
21. L

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Explanation:

Each definition was matched based on standard employment terminology:
- Applicant, Employer, Co-worker, etc., are roles.
- Gross pay, Net pay, Deductions, Wage, Salary relate to compensation.
- Résumé, Application form, Interview, Networking are job search tools.
- Work ethic, Punctuality, Discrimination, Reference, Procedure describe workplace behaviors or policies.

This exercise helps build vocabulary essential for understanding employment processes and workplace dynamics.