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Career Vocab
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Someone who purchases a good or service with the intent to use it
Bachelor's degree
Stock
Long-Term Goal
Consumer
2. As the price increases producers produce more
Architecture and Construction
Law of Supply
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Sick Leave
3. A program of study beyond a bachelor's degree
Loss
Information Technology
Graduate school
O*Net
4. A short written description of an applicant's personal data - education - and experience - related to a job
Temporary Jobs
Career cluster
Resume
Persistent
5. Any education or training following high school
Specializing
Net pay
Punctuality
Post-secondary education
6. Fees charged by an organization to unite employees
Job Outlook
Finance
Union dues
Values
7. Tangible merchandise that you can see and touch
Goods
Union dues
OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Elective
8. A definition of work duties
Job Market
Plan
Evaluate
Job Description
9. A certificate of completion awarded to a person after completing a program of study in a particular area - usually lasting 2 years
Help-wanted ads
Skill
Associate degree
Career Action Plan
10. The tool that employers use to find out basic information about job applicants
Enterprise
Application form
Outsourcing
Internship
11. To look at closely and judge
Fringe benefits
Professional
Evaluate
OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
12. Arrange things in order from the most important to the least important
Goods
Job lead
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
Priortize
13. When two or more companies rival for consumer dollars
Free Enterprise System
Internship
Competition
Full-Time Job
14. A group of workers who collectively bargin for higher wages - improved benefits - and better working conditions
Business Management and Administration
GED certificate
Salary Range
Union
15. Intangible work done for others as an occupation
Salary Range
Services
Union dues
Procedure
16. Continuing for a long period of time to accomplish a task
Persistent
Attitude
Fee
Job Description
17. Cumulative time given to employees for personal or family illness with pay
Work ethic
Net pay
Sick Leave
Fee
18. Receiving a paycheck every other Friday
Bi-Weekly Pay
Decision
Work Values
Gross pay
19. A decision or plan that can be changed
Tentative Decision
Fee
Gross pay
Architecture and Construction
20. Instant opinion - based on certain clues - such as the way you look - act - and talk
Overtime
Vendor
First impression
Bachelor's degree
21. Personal standards by which one lives
Internship
Values
Salary
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
22. An occupation one is well-suited or qualified for
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Marketing Sales and Service
Values
Vocation
23. The steps one takes to make the best decision
Post-secondary education
Career Portfolio
Decision-Making Process
Risk
24. Cluster that involves the science of maintaining and improving people's physical and mental well-being
Health Science
Demographics
Graduate school
Long-Term Goal
25. Something a person wants to acheive later in life requiring much planning
Deduction
Hospitality and Tourism
Long-Term Goal
Research
26. The ability or potential for learning new skills
Career Interest Area
Career cluster
Aptitude
Finance
27. A task one is expected to perform on the job
Information Technology
Contract Labor
Job Duty
Law of Supply
28. Focusing or concentrating in a particular skill
Manufacturing
Specializing
Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications
Vendor
29. Cluster that involves services involving lodging - entertainment - recreation - and travel; food and beverage management
Law of Demand
Profit
Hospitality and Tourism
Work Environment
30. Worldwide financial management system
Global Economy
Career Action Plan
Letter of Application
Workforce diversity
31. A person who works with you
Job lead
Co-worker
Risk
Job
32. A group of characteristics that collective form a general group of people with similiar interests - values - and behaviors
Fee
Net pay
Tentative Decision
Personality Type
33. Learning on the job
Salary
On-the-job training (OJT)
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
Career
34. Business owned by one person
Screen out
Sole Proprietorship
Bi-Weekly Pay
Career Portfolio
35. Cluster that involves coordinating the movement of people - goods - and services; career cluster - jobs or occupations grouped together because of similar knowledge or skills
Base Pay
Producer
Volunteering
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
36. The ability to perform a certain activity well
Learning Style
Plan
Salary
Skill
37. A specialized scientific work in manufacturing and industry
Professional
Partnership
Producer
Technical
38. The future prospects for employment in a particular job or field
Screen out
Job Outlook
Wage
Salary
39. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer
Demographics
Appearance
Working Conditions
Letter of Application
40. Careful use of resources including money and materials
Wage
Economy
Follow-up Letter
Salary
41. Acquaint or become familiar with a new situation
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
Vocational
Orientation
Plan
42. A long term work plan including education - training - and experience
Internship
Vendor
Aptitude
Career Goal
43. The planning and using of time
Professional
Time Management
Career cluster
Post-secondary education
44. A temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field
ArkOscar
Internship
Deduction
Related Occupations
45. 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
Free Enterprise System
Gross pay
Interview
Job Outlook
46. Agreement to complete a job for an amount of money
Goods
Classifieds
Contract Labor
Finance
47. Cluster that involves providing education and training services; providing support services
Workforce diversity
Finance
Salary Range
Education and Training
48. As the prices decreases producers purchase more
Law of Demand
Work
Wholesale
Net pay
49. Cluster that involves computer and Web-based services; telecommunications services
Check Stub
Salary
Lifestyle
Information Technology
50. Cluster that involves growing and processing crops for human use; raising and processing animals for human use; using raw materials that occur naturally in the earth
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Vocational
Manufacturing
Full-Time Job