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Career Orientation Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The total amount of an employee's earnings before deductions are taken out
Business Plan
Gross pay
Technical
Attitude
2. A person applying for a job
Applicant
Stockholder
Plan
Letter of Application
3. A course that is required before another course can be taken
Manufacturing
Contract Labor
Prerequisite
Schedule
4. Cluster that involves services that improve people's quality of life and promote safe - healthy communities
Human Services
OOH
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
Goal
5. A plan of action for education - training - and experience to reach a career goal
Self-Concept
Career Ladder
Discrimination
Punctuality
6. Arrange things in order from the most important to the least important
Priortize
Manufacturing
Services
Fee
7. The thing a person enjoys doing or thinking about
Producer
Education and Training
Vocation
Interest
8. The computer network system through which information can be shared on the World Wide Web
Outsourcing
Salary Range
Entry-Level Jobs
Internet
9. To employ oneself in a particular or specific field of work
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Specializing
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Job
10. A temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field
Profit
Internship
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Specializing
11. The way in which a person views their own self-worth
Work
Self-Concept
Law of Supply
Qualification
12. Extras provided by employers (other than wages)
Application form
Global Economy
Fringe benefits
Retailing
13. A certificate of completion awarded to a person after completing a program of study in a particular area - usually lasting 2 years
Associate degree
Temporary Jobs
Self-Concept
Internet
14. Doing a job without pay to gain experience
Fee
Volunteering
Resume
Education and Training
15. Payment for work - usually figured by the hour
Sick Leave
Brain Orientation
Specializing
Wage
16. Continuing for a long period of time to accomplish a task
Persistent
Bachelor's degree
Stockholder
Salary
17. The jobs that beginners start with to train them for higher-level jobs
Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications
career cluster
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Entry-Level Jobs
18. Cluster that involves acquiring - investing - and managing money
Goods
Vendor
Finance
Working Conditions
19. A wide variety of workers with different backgrounds - experiences - ideas - and skills in the workplace
Contract Labor
Workforce diversity
Co-worker
Technical
20. The course of action one decides to take at the end of the decision-making process
Volunteering
Screen out
Plan
Tentative Decision
21. The choice between two or more possibilities
Decision
career cluster
Tuition
Schedule
22. Part of the paycheck that shows earnings and deductions
Payroll
Services
Check Stub
Self-Esteem
23. Cluster that involves protective and legal services
Hospitality and Tourism
Law Public Safety and Security
Discrimination
Conflict
24. Intangible work done for others as an occupation
Business Management and Administration
Vendor
Brain Orientation
Services
25. A definition of work duties
Global Economy
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Competition
Job Description
26. To buy in bulk form wi the intent to resell by the case
Employment Agency
Wholesale
Job Shadowing
Co-worker
27. A person who will give a favorable report of a job applicant to the employer
Resource
O*Net
Reference
Fee
28. The need for workers in a particular occupation or field
Job Market
Prerequisite
Wage
Law Public Safety and Security
29. Units of measurement which schools use to determine whether or not students are progressing toward graduation
Personality Type
Screen out
Credit
Listening Skills
30. Cluster that involves regulating and managing local - state - and federal government
Assessment
Government and Public Administration
Wholesale
Attitude
31. The type of job in which a person is employed
Check Stub
Occupation
Learning Style
Resource
32. The jobs that beginners start with to train them for higher-level jobs
Salary Range
Profit
Entry-Level Jobs
Employer
33. The work done over a period of years in one area of interest
Career Interest Area
Work ethic
Persistent
Career
34. The course of action one decides to take at the end of the decision-making process
Elective
Vocational
Plan
Letter of Application
35. A free flowing economy based upon the laws of supply and demand to allow individuals or companies to buy and sell goods and/or services at a profit
Part-Time Jobs
Technology
Tentative Decision
Free Enterprise System
36. An amount of money charged by others for services
Fee
Internet
Help-wanted ads
Conflict
37. To eliminate unwanted applicants
Job Shadowing
Screen out
Internship
Law of Demand
38. Employment during special seasons
GED certificate
Law of Supply
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Temporary Jobs
39. A program of study beyond a bachelor's degree
Fee
Part-Time Jobs
Job Outlook
Graduate school
40. A thank you letter written following an interview
Follow-up Letter
Part-Time Jobs
Volunteering
Job Duty
41. Generally 40 Hour work week or more
Manufacturing
Full-Time Job
Year-to-date earnings
Tuition
42. Cluster that involves providing education and training services; providing support services
Education and Training
Skill
Tuition
Human Services
43. A short written description of an applicant's personal data - education - and experience - related to a job
Help-wanted ads
Profit
Resume
Plan
44. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer
Work Values
Letter of Application
Technical
Entry-Level Jobs
45. Commoney known as Social Security
Values Compromise
Job Market
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
Apprenticeship
46. The need for workers in a particular occupation or field
Specializing
Job Market
Screen out
Base Pay
47. A share of the ownership in a company
Stock
Consumer
Marketing Sales and Service
Internship
48. Something one wants to obtain in the near future generally less than 5 years
Short-Term Goal
Contract Labor
Competition
Applicant
49. A person who will give a favorable report of a job applicant to the employer
Government and Public Administration
Career Action Plan
Reference
Union dues
50. Relating to a specific field with a high degree of skill or experience
Short-Term Goal
Personality Trait
Economy
Professional