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Career Vocab

Subject : 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. A skill that you have developed






2. A long term work plan including education - training - and experience






3. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer






4. The ability to perform a certain activity well






5. Anything a person has or uses to reach a goal






6. The ability or potential for learning new skills






7. A belief - understanding - and recognition of one's own abilities






8. The thing a person enjoys doing or thinking about






9. Way in which one uses or utilitizes the brain best






10. Employment during special seasons






11. Cluster that involves services that improve people's quality of life and promote safe - healthy communities






12. The instructional background and skills needed to qualify for employment






13. A person who organizes - manages - and assumes the risk of a business






14. A task one is expected to perform on the job






15. The amount of a paycheck after the deductions are taken out






16. An occupation one is well-suited or qualified for






17. one who puts off doing things or making decisions






18. This involves hearing - thinking about and responding to what the speaker is saying






19. To employ oneself in a particular or specific field of work






20. The planning and using of time






21. A group of workers who collectively bargin for higher wages - improved benefits - and better working conditions






22. A share of the ownership in a company






23. Collection of information about oneself






24. To eliminate unwanted applicants






25. Extras provided by employers (other than wages)






26. A computerized career information delivery system






27. A group of characteristics that collective form a general group of people with similiar interests - values - and behaviors






28. Agreement to complete a job for an amount of money






29. Methods of paying for education/training - such as grants - scholarships - etc.






30. A wide variety of workers with different backgrounds - experiences - ideas - and skills in the workplace






31. 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






32. Being on time for work






33. The fee that colleges charge to take their classes






34. Someone who sells goods or services






35. Jobs with similiar work actvities






36. An individual characterstic that helps one determine their personality






37. The combination of attitude - values - interests - and behaviors that identify a person






38. To make a plan or arrange things that must be done






39. Fees charged by an organization to unite employees






40. The future prospects for employment in a particular job or field






41. The environment of the workplace






42. Any information about possible job openings






43. Business owned by many people but treated by the law as though it were one person






44. Business owned by one person






45. An objective that a person wants to obtain and works to achieve






46. Instant opinion - based on certain clues - such as the way you look - act - and talk






47. 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






48. To buy in bulk form wi the intent to resell by the case






49. Help-wanted section of the newspaper that lists job openings






50. Cluster that involves regulating and managing local - state - and federal government