Career Planning Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing key concepts in career planning.

Career

Lifework chosen to use personal talent, education, and training.

Career Planning

Finding employment that will use your interests and abilities and that will support you financially.

Values

Principles, standards, or qualities that you consider desirable.

Professional Interests

Long-standing topics and activities that engage your attention.

Interest Inventories

Scaled surveys that assess career interests and activities.

Career Ladder

Describes the progression from entry-level positions to higher levels of pay, skill, responsibility, or authority.

No-limits job

Entry-level positions where people are expected to be on-call via a mobile device at all hours.

Work-style personality

One's own ways of working with and responding to job requirements, surroundings, and associates.

Professional and social networking

Connections of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts with a common interest who use websites or other tech to communicate and share information.

Resume

Summary record of your education, training, experience and other qualifications.

Cover Letter

Letter of introduction sent to a prospective employer to get an interview

Job Interview

Formal meeting between employer and potential employee to discuss job qualifications and suitability.

City Indexes

Comparing wages and cost of living for various employment locations.

Wind turbine service technicians

What is one of the fastest growing occupations with a growth rate of 48%?

Research the company, its competitors, and the industry

What should you do before an interview?

Interview

What is the most important part of employment search?