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Career Vocab
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soft-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Earnings above base pay
Classifieds
Related Occupations
On-the-job training (OJT)
Overtime
2. A document stating that a person has passed a five-part test in the areas of writing - social studies - science - reading - and math
GED certificate
Union
Bachelor's degree
Technology
3. The total amount of an employee's earnings before deductions are taken out
Gross pay
Retailing
Finance
Interest
4. A certificate of completion awarded to a person after they successfully complete a required set of college courses in both general and specific areas - usually lasting 4 years
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5. The instructional background and skills needed to qualify for employment
Education/Training Requirements
Part-Time Jobs
Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications
Resume
6. Cluster that involves designing and producing materials into intermediate or final products
Salary
Government and Public Administration
Employment Outlook
Manufacturing
7. A decision or plan that can be changed
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Job lead
Self-Esteem
Tentative Decision
8. Cluster that involves the systematic use of observations and experiments to gain knowledge about the world; the practical use of scientific knowledge; solving practical problems by combining science and mathematics with technology; the study of numbe
Orientation
Union
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
Job Description
9. Cluster that involves computer and Web-based services; telecommunications services
Information Technology
Financial aid
Vocational
Associate degree
10. A short written description of an applicant's personal data - education - and experience - related to a job
Internet
Research
Assessment
Resume
11. Careful use of resources including money and materials
Help-wanted ads
Economy
Identity
Risk
12. Using People in foreign countries to assemble parts; utilizing external resources - and saving labor costs
Salary Range
Job Description
Business Plan
Outsourcing
13. Business which two or more people own and operate
Job
Work Values
Commission
Partnership
14. The ability to perform a certain activity well
Decision
Long-Term Goal
Research
Skill
15. A service business designed to help put employees and employers together
Assessment
Work ethic
Employment Agency
Loss
16. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer
Laws of supply and demand
Education and Training
Law Public Safety and Security
Letter of Application
17. Following a person on the job to learn job duties and responsibilities
Union dues
Job Shadowing
Commission
Self-Esteem
18. A share of the ownership in a company
Time Management
Stock
Personality
Schedule
19. Tangible merchandise that you can see and touch
Law of Demand
ArkOscar
Goods
Work ethic
20. Cluster that involves designing - building - and repairing structures
Part-Time Jobs
Employment Agency
Tuition
Architecture and Construction
21. Commoney known as Social Security
Volunteering
Work ethic
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
Professional
22. To eliminate unwanted applicants
Economy
Education and Training
Screen out
Goal
23. A task one is expected to perform on the job
Occupation
Job Duty
Law of Supply
Help-wanted ads
24. A belief - understanding - and recognition of one's own abilities
Bi-Weekly Pay
Salary Range
Job Market
Self-Esteem
25. Worldwide financial management system
Global Economy
Job Duty
Annual Leave
Skill
26. Money accounted for from January 1st through the current pay period
Loss
Work
Year-to-date earnings
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
27. A program where a person learns to do a certain job by working with a skilled worker
Post-secondary education
Career Portfolio
Risk
Apprenticeship
28. A person applying for a job
Employment Outlook
Free Enterprise System
Retailing
Applicant
29. The steps one takes to make the best decision
Assessment
Gross pay
Decision-Making Process
ArkOscar
30. Jobs that last for a limited period of time
Attitude
Career Action Plan
Follow-up Letter
Temporary Jobs
31. one who puts off doing things or making decisions
Post-secondary education
Working Conditions
Procrastinator
Seasonal Work
32. Methods of paying for education/training - such as grants - scholarships - etc.
Career Action Plan
Laws of supply and demand
Financial aid
Career Interest Area
33. Standard minimum pay received by an employee
Tentative Decision
Gross pay
Base Pay
Temporary Jobs
34. Receiving a paycheck every other Friday
Goal
Hospitality and Tourism
Entrepreneur
Bi-Weekly Pay
35. Cluster that involves acquiring - investing - and managing money
Check Stub
Long-Term Goal
Finance
Time Management
36. Acquaint or become familiar with a new situation
Career cluster
Persistent
Orientation
Retailing
37. The jobs that beginners start with to train them for higher-level jobs
Entry-Level Jobs
Values
Ethnic
Ability
38. Possibility of loss
Bi-Weekly Pay
On-the-job training (OJT)
Risk
Interview
39. The prospect for the future of a job or career
Employment Outlook
Year-to-date earnings
Brain Orientation
Bachelor's degree
40. To employ oneself in a particular or specific field of work
Marketing Sales and Service
Learning Style
Specializing
Job Outlook
41. A course that is required before another course can be taken
Career cluster
Prerequisite
Internship
Long-Term Goal
42. Arrange things in order from the most important to the least important
Priortize
Short-Term Goal
First impression
Education and Training
43. A specialized scientific work in manufacturing and industry
Listening Skills
Employment Outlook
Technical
Lifestyle
44. A formal meeting between an employer and job applicant about a job opening
Human Services
Hospitality and Tourism
Stockholder
Interview
45. The need for workers in a particular occupation or field
Workforce diversity
Stockholder
Job Market
Global Economy
46. Amount of money taken from an employee's gross pay for taxes - insurance - social security - and other benefits
Deduction
Payroll
Fee
Application form
47. Agreement to complete a job for an amount of money
Career
Associate degree
Career Interest Area
Contract Labor
48. To look at closely and judge
Professional
Conflict
O*Net
Evaluate
49. Rules of behavior in the workplace
Resume
Salary
Career Portfolio
Work ethic
50. To find out more by reading and talking to people
Personality
First impression
Salary Range
Research