fbla - career exploration terms

job

a paid position involving a specific place, time, and tasks set by an employer.

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 .

career cluster

all the possible careers in an entire field.

transferable skills

similar skills used in various types of careers.

specialized skills

skills used in specific occupations.

influence

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

work environment

the surroundings and conditions of your workplace.

social environment

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

values

the things important to you.

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 inventories

designed to help you relate your interests to occupational areas.

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.

work values

the things about an occupation that are important to you.

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

is a for-credit course that provides practical experience working in a specific career.

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.

gender equity

equal opportunity regardless of gender.

nontraditional career

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

entrepreneur

a person who creates and manages a business.

market economy

For example, U.S. workers have a great deal of independence because the United States has a market economy, sometimes referred to as a free enterprise.

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

the full development and use of your expertise.

career satisfaction

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