Miscellaneous Loose Ends

BTA

Resume Reminders• If at all possible, keep your resume to one page.• Use few abbreviations or no abbreviations are better• Don’t just say “won an award”-tell which award, and

what you won it for.• Proofread carefully. Make sure that your grammar,

spelling, and punctuation are completely accurate. Ask someone else to proofread your resume.

• Quality appearance. • Quality paper in white, gray, ivory• Make extra resume copies.• Update your resume periodically.

Income

• Gross income vs. Net Income– Gross income is the amount of money you

actually make– Net income is the amount of money you

actually bring home (after taxes, insurance, social security, retirement, etc.)

Income

W-4

• W-4 is the form you fill out when you get a job• This tells your employer how much money to

take out in taxes• The more exemptions you claim, the less money

is taken out for taxes• BEWARE: Using too high a number will result in

you having to pay money (taxes) to the government each April.

• Best to claim 0 when you are a teenager

W-4

OSHA

• OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• It is the government entity in charge of safe workplaces

• Certain rules and regulations to be followed by all employers

OSHA

Reminder:

• Make sure you set tabs and use the tab key to line things up in any Office document

• Using spaces will eventually result in something that looks aligned on your monitor but when it prints will not be exactly lined up.

Reminder