Abbreviation Guide
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A		^top
	a/p	accounts payable
	a/r	accounts receivable
	AA	affirmative action
	acct	account(ing), accountant
	ADA	complies with Americans with Disabilities Act
	app	application
	archt	architecture, architect
B		^top
	bfts	benefits
	bkpg	bookkeeping
	bsns	business
C		^top
	CAD	computer-aided design
	CC	community college
	CDL	California driver's license
	co	company, county
	coll	college
	com	communication
	comp	compensation
	compr	comprehensive
	constr	construct, construction
	contrib	contribute, contribution
	coord	coordinate, coordinator
	cred	credential, credentialed
	CWE	commensurate with experience
D		^top
	D	persons with disabilities encouraged to apply
	DD	developmentally disabled
	D&A	drug and alcohol
	deg	degree
	des	desire, desired, desirable
	dev	develop, development, developer, developmentally
	dir	director, direction
	div	division
	dnt	dental, dentist, dentistry
	DOE	depending on experience
	DOQ	depending on qualifications
	DP	data processing
E		^top
	ECE	early childhood education
	ed	education, educational
	EDP	electronic data processing
	EEO	Equal Employment Opportunity
	EIT	engineer in training
	engr	engineer, engineering
	EOE	equal opportunity employer
	equip	equipment
	ESL	English as a second language
	est	establish(ed), establishment
F		^top
	F	females encouraged to apply
	FFD	final filing date
	FT	full-time
G		^top
	GED	general equivalency diploma
	gen	general, generally
	g/l	general ledger
	govt	government
H		^top
	hol	holiday
	HR	human resources
	HS	high school
I		^top
	ins	insurance
	invw	interview
	IT	information technology
K		^top
	knowl	knowledge, knowledgeable
L		^top
	LCSW	licensed clinical social worker
	lic	license(d), licensure
M		^top
	M	minorities encouraged to apply
	mech	mechanic, mechanical
	med	medical, medicine
	MFCC	marriage, family & child counselor
	mfg	manufacturing
	mfr	manufacturer
	MIS	management information systems
	mktg	marketing
N		^top
	nec	necessary
	negot	negotiable, negotiate
O		^top
	oppty	opportunity
	org	organize, organizing, organization
	OT	overtime
	OUF	open untill filled
P		^top
	PC	personal computer
	PCB	printed circuit board
	PERS	Public Employee Retirement System
	pft shr	profit sharing
	pgm	program
	PNA	postmark not accepted
	pop	population
	prof	professional, professionally
	PT	part-time
	PTO	personal time off
Q		^top
	QA	quality assurance
	QC	quality control
R		^top
	RTW	right to work in the U.S. (or proof of citizenship)
	RE	real estate
	ref	reference
	res	resume
	resp	responsible, responsibility
	ret	retirement, retired
	RTJJ	refer to Job Journal (tell the employer where you saw ad)
S		^top
	Sacto	Sacramento
	SAE	self-addressed envelope
	SASE	self-addressed stamped envelope
	sched	schedule(d), scheduling
	sec	secretary, secretarial
	SF	San Francisco
	shth	shorthand
	SNF	skilled nursing facility
	spcl	specialist, special
	supv	supervisor, supervise, supervision, supervisory
T		^top
	TBA	to be announced or arranged
	TBD	to be discussed
	TDD	Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
U		^top
	univ	university
V		^top
	V	veterans encouraged to apply
	vac	vacation
	vis	vision
W		^top
	W	women encouraged to apply
	w/	with
	w/o	without
	WP	word processing
	wpm	words per minute
X		^top
	x	extension