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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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1. An action or series of actions determined by an employer for a specific process
Check Stub
Union dues
Goods
Procedure
2. Acquaint or become familiar with a new situation
Volunteering
Stock
Qualification
Orientation
3. Part of the paycheck that shows earnings and deductions
Check Stub
Wage
Education/Training Requirements
Discrimination
4. An assessment that helps people identify their interest areas
Interest Inventory
Conflict
Consumer
Prerequisite
5. Something one wants to obtain in the near future generally less than 5 years
Short-Term Goal
Co-worker
Entry-Level Jobs
Vocational
6. When two or more companies rival for consumer dollars
Salary Range
Research
Competition
Contract Labor
7. Worldwide financial management system
Global Economy
Vendor
Sick Leave
Long-Term Goal
8. Cluster that involves computer and Web-based services; telecommunications services
Information Technology
Contract Labor
Goal
Government and Public Administration
9. Business owned by many people but treated by the law as though it were one person
Hospitality and Tourism
Listening
Corporation
Punctuality
10. Way in which one uses or utilitizes the brain best
Brain Orientation
Government and Public Administration
Personnel
Temporary Jobs
11. Employment during special seasons
Job Duty
Study Skills
Temporary Jobs
Apprenticeship
12. The planning and using of time
Application form
Time Management
Temporary Jobs
Business Management and Administration
13. Instant opinion - based on certain clues - such as the way you look - act - and talk
First impression
Finance
Job lead
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
14. Help-wanted section of the newspaper that lists job openings
Classifieds
Letter of Application
Outsourcing
Work ethic
15. Cluster that involves designing and producing materials into intermediate or final products
Gross pay
Networking
Work
Manufacturing
16. A thank you letter written following an interview
Follow-up Letter
Payroll
Resume
Classifieds
17. A person who organizes - manages - and assumes the risk of a business
Help-wanted ads
Ethnic
Resource
Entrepreneur
18. Jobs or occupations grouped together because of similar knowledge or skills
Qualification
On-the-job training (OJT)
Career cluster
Listening Skills
19. Cluster that involves services that improve people's quality of life and promote safe - healthy communities
Law of Supply
Human Services
Evaluate
Profit
20. Units of measurement which schools use to determine whether or not students are progressing toward graduation
Salary Range
Job Outlook
Credit
Competition
21. A share of the ownership in a company
Stock
Wholesale
Year-to-date earnings
Long-Term Goal
22. Extras provided by employers (other than wages)
Semi-monthly Pay
Fringe benefits
Self-Esteem
Deduction
23. Cluster that involves visual and performing arts; multimedia communications; journalism
Occupation
Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications
Part-Time Jobs
Graduate school
24. Time an employee may take off work with pay
Applicant
Reference
Annual Leave
Government and Public Administration
25. Fees charged by an organization to unite employees
Union dues
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
Wholesale
Scholarships
26. The thing a person enjoys doing or thinking about
Short-Term Goal
Outsourcing
Interest
Free Enterprise System
27. To look at closely and judge
Retailing
Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications
Scholarships
Evaluate
28. Clash of ideas or values
Decision
Conflict
Occupation
Business Plan
29. Jobs that last for a limited period of time
Job Market
Temporary Jobs
Job lead
Interest Inventory
30. The prospect for the future of a job or career
Work Values
Architecture and Construction
Vendor
Employment Outlook
31. The future prospects for employment in a particular job or field
Job Outlook
Deduction
Study Skills
Procrastinator
32. A decision or plan that can be changed
Time Management
Services
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Tentative Decision
33. As the price increases producers produce more
Long-Term Goal
Law of Supply
Credit
Attitude
34. Pay that is based upon the percentage of sales
Internet
Employer
Commission
Stockholder
35. To eliminate unwanted applicants
Screen out
Free Enterprise System
Career
Overtime
36. Cluster that involves services involving lodging - entertainment - recreation - and travel; food and beverage management
Full-Time Job
Temporary Jobs
Hospitality and Tourism
Interest Inventory
37. The combination of attitude - values - interests - and behaviors that identify a person
Personality
Entrepreneur
Study Skills
Decision
38. An occupation one is well-suited or qualified for
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications
Vocation
Partnership
39. Standard minimum pay received by an employee
Bi-Weekly Pay
Internship
Priortize
Base Pay
40. A group of workers who collectively bargin for higher wages - improved benefits - and better working conditions
Union
Producer
Personality
Graduate school
41. Typical way of life
Career Ladder
Procrastinator
Government and Public Administration
Lifestyle
42. The work done over a period of years in one area of interest
Goal
Career
Net pay
Work Environment
43. Money received for education that does not have to be repaid
Professional
Part-Time Jobs
Scholarships
Personality Type
44. A certificate of completion awarded to a person after completing a program of study in a particular area - usually lasting 2 years
Full-Time Job
ArkOscar
Career
Associate degree
45. one who puts off doing things or making decisions
Procrastinator
Marketing Sales and Service
Priortize
Retailing
46. The personality or activity by which a person is known
Vocational
Identity
Job Shadowing
Marketing Sales and Service
47. The course of action one decides to take at the end of the decision-making process
Study Skills
Payroll
Priortize
Plan
48. Methods of paying for education/training - such as grants - scholarships - etc.
Decision
Credit
Financial aid
Screen out
49. Cumulative time given to employees for personal or family illness with pay
Self-Concept
Entrepreneur
Attitude
Sick Leave
50. Jobs with similiar work actvities
Goods
Networking
Career Interest Area
O*Net