Context@HTL3_Unit 1 (First steps to a career)

value

(valued, valuable, work of value)

the (monetary) worth of something (Wert)

skill

(skillful, skilled (adj.))

(work-related) ability; competence in doing something (Fähigkeit)

aptitude

tendency, inclination, natural skill or talent (Begabung, Eignung)

workforce

the workers engaged in a specific activity or enterprise; employees; staff; personnel; human resources (Belegschaft, Personal)

occupational

(occupation (n))

professional(beruflich)

profession

job, occupation (Beruf)

case study

an intensive analysis (Fallstudie)

objective

expressing or dealing with facts, no feelings; opp: subjective (objektiv, sachlich)

OR aimg, goal (Ziel)

career path

occupational development (berufliche Entwicklung/Aufstiegschancen)

weigh up

to look at and listen to (someone) in order to make a judgement (abwägen)

to review

(a review (n))

the act or the process of reviewing (bewerten, überprüfen)

internship

(to undertake/offer (opp.) an internship, to fill an internship)

a professional learning experience eg. during summer; work experience; work placement; compulsory summer job (Praktikum)

an intern

a person who undertakes an internship (Praktikant)

résumé

Curriculum Vitae (CV); a short account of one`s career and qualifications (Lebenslauf)

to consider sth

to think about carefully; to reflect upon; to take into account (etw. bedenken, etw. beachten)

to acquire

(acquisition (N))

to get as one`s own (erwerben)

to assess

(assessment (N))

to make a judgement about something (beurteilen, bewerten)

proper

correct (angemessen, passend)

to price sb. out of sth.

to make sth too expensive for sb. (jmnd. konkurrenzunfähigmachen)

desirable

(a desire (N))

to express a wish for (wünschenswert, erstrebenswert)

proliferation

quickly becoming larger in number (starke Vermehrung)

to hamper sth.

to make it difficult for sth. to happen; to hinder, to impede (erschweren, behindern, verhindern)

divide

separation (Trennung)

superficially

on the surface (oberflächlich)

to reinforce

to strengthen (verstärken, bekräftigen)

increasing

(an increase)

going up; rising, opp: decreasing (ansteigend, zunehmend)

commitment

an agreement to do sth in the future; sth pledged (Verpflichtung, Versprechen)

viable

possible, that will work (durchführbar)

imperative

requirement (Notwendigkeit)

backing

support (Rückhalt, Unterstützung)

to recruit sb. (recruitment (N))

to hire sb (einstellen)

niche

small, highly specialized (Nischengeschäft)

to prevent

to avoid (verhindern, vermeiden)

lucrative

earning a lot of money (gewinnbringend)

to conduce

to lead or tend to a particular and often desirable result, (etw. dienen/förderlich sein)

to shut sb. out of sth.

to prevent sb from accessing sth (jmdn. ausschließen)

merit

being good, of high quality (Verdienst, Leistung)

minimum wage

maximum wage (opp.), the smallest amount that it is legal to pay sb.for work (Mindestlohn)

to advertise (advertisement; advertising)

to make something generally known (werben)

STEM career

Scientific Technical Engineering Mathematical career

to apply for

(application)

ask for a job, to request a job (sich bewerben)

to graduate

(a graduate; a graduation)

to receive an academic degree or diploma (einen Abschluss machen; einen akademischen Grad erlangen)

leadership

the position of a leader of a group, organization,... (Führung, Leitung)

prospects (i.e. career prospects)

sth that is awaited or expected in the future (Perspektive, Zukunftsaussicht)

disability

limiting a person`s ability to engage in certain tasks or actions; ability (opp.) (Behinderung)

to encourage

(encouragement (n))

discourage (opp); an attempt to persuade, to inspire, to foster, to support, to promote (fördern, unterstützen)

accessibility

capable of being reached (Zugänglichkeit, Erreichbarkeit)

on site

at a particular place (vor Ort)

ethnic minority

group of people classed according to racial, national, tribal, religious, cultural,.. background (ethnische Minderheit)

transfer

(transferrable (adj.)

to move or shift (übertragen, übermitteln, weiterleiten)

to pursue (i.e. to pursue a goal)

to follow a goal, to strive for a goal (ein Ziel verfolgen)

to be in charge of

having control of or responsibility for (sth) (für etw. zuständig sein)

cross-party

involving more than one political party (parteiübergreifend)

desired

requested, wanted, wished, favoured (gewünscht)

obstacle

barrier, hindrance, impediment, obstruction; sth. thatk makes sth. difficult; sth. blocking your progress (Hindernis)