Employment Glossary Terms Starting With C

C-Level Jobs
C-level jobs are the top executive or highest level corporate positions in a company.

Career Assessment
A career assessment is a tool which can give you an indication of what jobs are a match for your interests and abilities and which careers you may have an aptitude for. There are a variety of career assessment tests and tools available online.

Career Coach
What a career coach is, how career coaching can help, and where to find a career coach.

Career Coach Definition
A career coach is a person who works with clients to help them achieve their career and employment goals.

Career Counselor
A career counselor is a certified professional who assists people with career and life issues. Career counselors work with clients to teach them strategies on how to successfully find new or different employment.

Career Directors International
Career Directors International (CDI) is an international career professional association made up of professional resume writers, career coaches and counselors, HR professionals, and more.

Career Fair
A career fair (also know as a job fair) is a recruiting event where job seekers meet with multiple employers.

Career Mentor
A career mentor is an advisor who provides career advice and guidance.

Career Networking
Career networking involves using the people you know and people they know to help with a job search.

Career Summary
A career summary is an section of your resume that includes a brief overview of your experience, skills, and accomplishments targeted to the job you are applying for.

Career Tests
Online career tests including free personality tests, career aptitude tests, career assessments, color quizzes and more tools to use to find career options.

Career Thought Leaders Consortium
Career Thought Leaders Consortium is a think tank of professionals in the career industry. Members help job seekers with everything from resume writing to salary negotiation to LinkedIn profile writing.

Case Interview
A case interview is a job interview where the interviewee is given a business scenario and asked to manage the situation.

Casual Worker
A casual worker is a temporary employee who works on an irregular basis on an on-call or as-needed basis.

Chamber of Commerce
A chamber of commerce is an association that represents a number of businesses within a city or region.

Character Reference
A character reference, also known as a personal reference, is a reference provided by someone who knows you and can attest to your character and abilities.

Child Labor Law
Child labor law, enacted by the Federal Government, restrict when children can work and what jobs they can do.

Chronological Resume
A chronological resume starts by listing your work history, with the most recent position listed first.

COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the option to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances.

Cold Contact Cover Letter
A cold contact cover letter is a document sent with your resume to companies that have not advertised job openings.

Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining is the process in which a group of employees and an employer or employers undergo negotiations for the regulation of workplace conditions.

College Alumni Networks
A college alumni network offers a way for college graduates to stay connected.

College Career Office Services
For college students and graduates, the college career services office is an excellent source of internships, summer jobs, and other job listings.

College Recommendation
A college recommendation is a 1-2 page academic recommendation that explains why a student is qualified to attend a particular college.

College Recruiting Programs
College recruiting programs include the outreach employers conduct to recruit college students and alumni for jobs, internships, co-op positions and summer jobs.

Combination Resume
A combination resume lists your skills and experience first. Your employment history is listed next in chronological order.

Commission
Commission is a sum of money that is paid to an employee upon completion of a task, usually selling a certain amount of goods or services.

Comp Time
Rather than paying employees time and a half in overtime pay, a company which has a comp time policy gives paid time off from work.

Company Culture
Company culture is the personality of a company and defines what a company, from an employee perspective, is like to work for.

Complimentary Close
A complimentary close, also known as a complimentary closing, is the term prior to your signature in an email message or letter. A complimentary close shows your respect and appreciation for the person who is consider the request in your letter or email.

Confidentiality Agreement
A confidentiality agreement is a contract between an employee and an employer, where the employee agrees not to disclose any company proprietary information.

Constructive Discharge
Constructive discharge occurs when an employee is forced to quit because the employer has made working conditions unbearable.

Contingency Search Firm
A contingency agency is a type of search firm that is paid when their candidate is hired by the employer.

Corporate Alumni Network
A corporate alumni network is an online network of ex-employees, and sometimes current employees, of an organization.

Cost of Living
The cost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living.

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
The cost of living adjustment (COLA) is the periodic (often annual) change in salary based on changes in a cost of living index, typically the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Counter Offer
A counter offer is an offer made in response to a salary offer from an employer. A counter offer is made when the compensation package offered isn't considered acceptable by the applicant who has received a job offer.

Counter Offer Letter
A counter offer letter is a job candidate's response to a job offer from an employer.

Cover Letter
A cover letter is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience.

Cover Letter Keywords
Using keywords in your cover letter will increase your chances of getting selected for an interview.

Cover Letter Salutation
A salutation is the greeting you include at the beginning of a cover letter.

Cronyism Definition
Cronyism is when one demonstrates partiality towards good friends, such as during a hiring process.

Curriculum Vitae
A curriculum vitae includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details.

Curriculum Vitae Summary
A curriculum vitae summary is a one-to-two-page, condensed version of a full curriculum vitae.