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Career Vocab
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Subject
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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. Methods of paying for education/training - such as grants - scholarships - etc.
Aptitude
Financial aid
Services
Goal
2. An individual characterstic that helps one determine their personality
Tuition
Deduction
Personality Trait
Long-Term Goal
3. The ability or potential for learning new skills
Listening
Letter of Application
Technical
Aptitude
4. The computer network system through which information can be shared on the World Wide Web
Internet
Plan
Risk
Salary
5. A group of employees
Entrepreneur
GED certificate
Contract Labor
Personnel
6. Being on time for work
Competition
Apprenticeship
Punctuality
Ethnic
7. Instant opinion - based on certain clues - such as the way you look - act - and talk
First impression
Net pay
Goal
Follow-up Letter
8. A person who works with you
Salary Range
Co-worker
Profit
Screen out
9. Using People in foreign countries to assemble parts; utilizing external resources - and saving labor costs
Outsourcing
Credit
Job
Bachelor's degree
10. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer
Discrimination
Letter of Application
Skill
Orientation
11. A person's outlook on life - usually positive or negative
Attitude
Application form
Persistent
Loss
12. Typical way of life
O*Net
Lifestyle
Law Public Safety and Security
ArkOscar
13. A plan which includes the education and training requirements to reach a career goal
Screen out
Job Market
Career Action Plan
Entrepreneur
14. Doing a job without pay to gain experience
Salary
Interest Inventory
Deduction
Volunteering
15. A book used for researching the most common careers in the United States
OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
Payroll
Job Outlook
16. Jobs that last for a limited period of time
Decision
Graduate school
Temporary Jobs
Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications
17. As the price increases producers produce more
Work Environment
Work ethic
Law of Supply
Compromise
18. Any information about possible job openings
Technology
Law of Demand
Semi-monthly Pay
Job lead
19. The future prospects for employment in a particular job or field
ArkOscar
Job Outlook
Help-wanted ads
Values
20. To buy in bulk form wi the intent to resell by the case
Wholesale
Economy
Prerequisite
Research
21. Someone who sells goods or services
Job Description
Punctuality
Vendor
Wage
22. A wide variety of workers with different backgrounds - experiences - ideas - and skills in the workplace
Finance
Workforce diversity
Work Values
Resource
23. The need for workers in a particular occupation or field
Job Market
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Procedure
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
24. A course that is not required but can be chosen by a student according to their interests
Consumer
Elective
Stock
Personality Type
25. Money accounted for from January 1st through the current pay period
Tuition
Year-to-date earnings
Semi-monthly Pay
Risk
26. A person who will give a favorable report of a job applicant to the employer
Retailing
Application form
Job lead
Reference
27. The environment of the workplace
Full-Time Job
Working Conditions
Ethnic
Assessment
28. Natural method or way one thinks or learns
Learning Style
Working Conditions
Short-Term Goal
Career Action Plan
29. The instructional background and skills needed to qualify for employment
Networking
Entrepreneur
Stockholder
Education/Training Requirements
30. The use of goods or service to make life easier creating new jobs while eliminating others
Assessment
Technology
Manufacturing
Screen out
31. Possibility of loss
GED certificate
Hospitality and Tourism
Risk
Commission
32. A resource that involves communicating information with others
Self-Esteem
Networking
Aptitude
Personality
33. The fee that colleges charge to take their classes
Applicant
Retailing
Business Plan
Tuition
34. Anything a person has or uses to reach a goal
Resource
Base Pay
Short-Term Goal
Bachelor's degree
35. Relating to a specific field with a high degree of skill or experience
Seasonal Work
Qualification
Professional
Temporary Jobs
36. Jobs requiring less than 35-40 hours a week - depending on the employer
Part-Time Jobs
Semi-monthly Pay
Partnership
Wholesale
37. A person who organizes - manages - and assumes the risk of a business
Temporary Jobs
Entrepreneur
Aptitude
Corporation
38. Any education or training following high school
Procrastinator
Technology
Post-secondary education
Semi-monthly Pay
39. Rules of behavior in the workplace
Career cluster
Job Shadowing
Work ethic
Deduction
40. Business which two or more people own and operate
Law Public Safety and Security
Partnership
Co-worker
Job Shadowing
41. Following a person on the job to learn job duties and responsibilities
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
Fringe benefits
Laws of supply and demand
Job Shadowing
42. The choice between two or more possibilities
Working Conditions
Decision
Temporary Jobs
Fee
43. Units of measurement which schools use to determine whether or not students are progressing toward graduation
Loss
Internship
Credit
Internet
44. A person applying for a job
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Discrimination
Applicant
Decision-Making Process
45. Earnings paid twice a month on designated dates
Occupation
Semi-monthly Pay
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Global Economy
46. A service business designed to help put employees and employers together
Employment Agency
Occupation
Commission
Services
47. The ability to perform a certain activity well
Workforce diversity
Application form
Law of Demand
Skill
48. Money earned above the cost of doing business
Career Goal
Profit
Aptitude
Interest
49. Relating to races or groups of people with common customs
Plan
Ethnic
Annual Leave
Goal
50. The type of job in which a person is employed
Union
Wage
Occupation
Payroll