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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. Any education or training following high school






2. The type of job in which a person is employed






3. An assessment that helps people identify their interest areas






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






5. Commoney known as Social Security






6. Clash of ideas or values






7. Characteristics or make-up of a population






8. Cluster that involves providing education and training services; providing support services






9. The environment of the workplace






10. Cluster that involves acquiring - investing - and managing money






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






12. Cluster that involves planning - organizing - and directing business operations






13. A service business designed to help put employees and employers together






14. Continuing for a long period of time to accomplish a task






15. Cluster that involves visual and performing arts; multimedia communications; journalism






16. A certificate of completion awarded to a person after completing a program of study in a particular area - usually lasting 2 years






17. Money received for education that does not have to be repaid






18. A skill that you have developed






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






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






21. Receiving a paycheck every other Friday






22. Cluster that involves coordinating the movement of people - goods - and services; career cluster - jobs or occupations grouped together because of similar knowledge or skills






23. Intangible work done for others as an occupation






24. Natural method or way one thinks or learns






25. Payment for work - usually figured by the hour






26. The fee that colleges charge to take their classes






27. Hearing - learning - and retaining verbal information






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






29. The ability or potential for learning new skills






30. To look at closely and judge






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. Standards one believes is important about their work






33. Cluster that involves protective and legal services






34. Salary of wages given to an employee on a regular basis






35. The personality or activity by which a person is known






36. Learning on the job






37. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer






38. A person who works with you






39. Time an employee may take off work with pay






40. The planning and using of time






41. A decision or plan that can be changed






42. Someone who purchases a good or service with the intent to use it






43. 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






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






45. Cluster that involves developing - promoting - and providing goods to consumers; performing tasks for consumers






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






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






48. Possibility of loss






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






50. A description of the goals of a business and how it will operate