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Full-time

Work at least 40 hours a week and includes benefits

Transferable Skills

Ability to do common skills, that can be used in many jobs. Such as, reading, writing, and math

Work Values

Beliefs, feelings, and ideas about what is important in the job you work in.

An Associates degree requires how many credits

60

A bachelors degree requires atleast how many credits

120

Occupation

a group of related tasks that require special training, education, or experience to learn a specific set of skills.

Career

describes a lifetime work history or a long-term participation in a particular field of expertise .

Specialized skills

skills used in specific occupations.

Influence

the power of people or things to cause an effect on others indirectly.

Work environment

the location, physical conditions, and the emotional atmosphere in which employees work

Social environment

includes the community where you live and work and your lifestyle choices.

Motivation

the reasons why you set specific goals and make certain decisions.

Intrinsic

internal rewards

Extrinsic

external rewards

Internal Career Design

this unique design matches your interests, abilities, personality, and values to an ideal career.

Self-assessments

based on the research of others and are created by publishing companies that specialize in assessments.

Formal assessments

based on the research of others and are created by publishing companies that specialize in assessments.

Interest Inventory

A checklist or assessment tool that helps people identify their strongest interest areas and is designed to help you find a career choice.

Ability assessments

measure how well you perform specific tasks and whether or not you can master certain skills.

Personality assessments

reveals the traits that make up your personality.

Informal assessments experiences

activities in which you work in a specific career or observe someone working in a career.

Informational interview

a discussion with someone who works in the career area you are considering.

Job shadowing

an informal assessment activity in which you spend several hours following a job worker at the job location itself.

Internship

A temporary, usually unpaid short-term position designed to provide exposure to and training on a particular job.

Service learning

in a service learning program, you volunteer your time to help the community in order to meet a course or graduation requirement.

Trend

a general movement in a recognizable direction over the course of time.

Futurecasting

making predictions based on trends.

Demographics

information about a population, such as employment numbers, ethnic background, age, education, and so on.

Labor force

consists of all persons age 16 and older who are working or who are actively seeking employment.

Service occupations

occupations in industries that provide services rather than goods.

E-commerce

electronic commerce, is buying, selling, or conducting other transactions via the internet.

Cross training

employees are prepared for several workplace functions rather than to meet the requirements of one job description.

Lifelong learning

the constant improving of your education.

Telecommuting

working at home while linked by technology to one or more company offices.

Job sharing

two employees splitting a full-time position.

Workforce diversity

the workplace includes a variety of workers with different backgrounds, viewpoints, experiences, and ideas.

Prejudice

to prejudge, usually unfavorably, or to classify a whole class of people as though everyone who falls into the category behaves, thinks, and feels the same way.

Discrimination

occurs when people act on their prejudices.

Culture

a set of learned attitudes, behaviors, and traditions that comprise a way of life.

Reasonable accommodation

a change or adjustment to a job or the work environment from the way things usually are done.

Nontraditional career

one gender consists of 25 percent or less of the workers in the particular occupation.

Command economy

the government owns, manages, and regulates the production and distribution of goods and services.

Self-realization

a clear insight or knowledge about yourself.

Career Maturity

using the path you created to make an informed career decision

Career satisfaction

the pleasure of working competently in an area that allows you to use your passions.

Part-time

Works less than 40 hours a week.

Employment Outlook

the prospect for the future of a job or career

Ability

the power or skill to do something

Career Cluster

Series of related jobs in a particular career field that require similar abilities and skills

Apprentice

a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.

Job Application

a form that asks basic questions about the applicant's background, such as work history, education, skills, and referencesOb

Aptitude

person's natural ability or potential to learn ( in ares such as technology, music, athletics, art, communications, science, etc. ) ; the knack for learning certain skills.

Professional Reference

Statement from an individual who has worked with or knows someone for a period of time, attesting to the person's skills and personal integrity.

Attitude

a certain disposition, perspective, or belief that affects a person's behavior; a person's basic outlook on life ( of the world and the people in it )

Life career

the roles you play in your life, the settings in which they occur, and the major events of your life; the total series of roles and work experiences a person occupies throughout life. ( this includes schooling, continuing education, employment, leisure time activities, volunteer work , homemaking and retirement)

Entrepreneur

a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.

Gender equity

the provision of equality of opportunity and the realization of equality of results of all students based on individual aptitudes, abilities, and interests, regardless of gender

Temporary & Seasonal

A job that you do for a short time. Like mowing lawns, shoveling snow, and watering gardens.

Benefits

part of an employee's compensation over and above wages or salary

Global economy

economic activity that crosses national borders. the production, purchase, and sale of goods in a world-wide market.

Interests

Activities, things, and ideas a person likes and enjoys.

Job

A regular activity performed in exchange for payment

Job Specific Skills

The skills necessary to do a particular job, like balancing a budget or programming a computer

Leisure

freedom from the demands of work or duty

Transferable Skills

Ability to do common skills, that can be used in a variety of jobs. Such as reading, writing, and math

Life career planning

the decision-making process by which you identify the alternatives open to you in occupational, educational, and leisure areas of your life

College or University

A school that provides four or more years of education. Includes Bachelors, Masters, and PhD

Life career development

self-development over the life span through the roles, settings, and events in a person's life.

Community College

School that provides a two year degree (Associates degree).

Myth

an opinion, belief, or ideal that has little or no basis in truth or fact

Wants

things or events that you desire and which push you to reach for goals you want to achieve.

Distance Learning

Process of delivering educational or instructional programs to locations away from a classroom or area.

Apprenticeships

training programs where beginners serve as an assistant prior to working

Trade school

A type of higher learning school that focuses on job skill training for specific career fields rather than academics in liberal arts

Personality traits

enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior

Profession

a career that requires specialized training and academic preparation.

Self-actualization

the need to achieve one's potential.

Self-concept

the way in which a person sees himself or herself; one's own evaluation of one's personal abilities and worth.

Skill

the ability to do something as a result of training, practice, or knowledge.

Credit

the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future

Stereotyped

preconceived views or ideas about what is appropriate behavior for one gender or the other.

Temperament

a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity

Loans

money that is borrowed from the government for school and is expected to be paid back.

Grants

a sum of money given by an government for college that does not have to be paid back

Trade

an occupation that requires manual or mechanical skill; the buying and selling of goods and services between parties.

Values

the ideas, relationships, and other matters that a person believes to be important.

Vocation

(n) any trade, profession, or occupation; a sense of fitness or special calling for one's work

Interview

A formal meeting in person, esp. one arranged for the assessment of the qualifications of an applicant. A meeting between an employer and an applicant.

Resume

A form that asks questions about your skills, work experience, education, and interests. a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job.

Applicant

A person who requests or seeks something, such as a job.

Reference

A person who is in a position to recommend another or vouch for his or her fitness for a job.

Life skills

skills that enable a person to cope with the stresses and challenges of life; for example, communication skills, decision-making skills, resource and time-management skills, and planning skills.

Master's Degree

an academic degree from a college or university for those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree.

Wage

a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially to a manual or unskilled worker.

How do you write a resume?

By choosing a job goal, listing skills, and listing jobs you've done in the past.

What is it called when a business has the owner as the manager and less than 500 employees?

A small business

Gross Pay

the total amount of an employee's earnings before deductions are taken out

Career Plan

A list of steps including activities, work experience, and education/training needed to reach a career goal; step-by-step plan of action including career information influenced by the ultimate career goal; a written outline (time schedule) of what a person wants to achieve including details of how goals will be achieved.

Portfolio

A collection of documents selected for a reflection on the contents of your best work.

Career Fair

An event where employers offer career employment information