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Employment Glossary Terms Starting With G

Find job search glossary terms and employment definitions that start with the letter G here. See the individual pages for each letter of the alphabet for other employment glossary terms:
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Gender Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful to discriminate in hiring, discharge, promotion, referral, and other facets of employment, on the basis of gender, color, race, religion, or national origin.

Glass Ceiling
A glass ceiling is an unofficial, invisible barrier that prevents a specific group of qualified employees from advancing in their careers.

Green Collar Job
A green collar job is a blue collar (a job that involves manual labor) job working for a company focused on environmental issues or in a job function that works to improve the environment.


A group interview takes place when a candidate is interviewed by more than one interviewer at the same time. Alternately, it can mean that a group of candidates are interviewed at the same time by a hiring manger.

Gross Pay Definition
Gross pay is the total amount paid to an employee over a given pay period before taxes or other deductions are taken out.

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