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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The prospect for the future of a job or career
Vendor
Follow-up Letter
Employment Outlook
Networking
2. A group of characteristics that collective form a general group of people with similiar interests - values - and behaviors
Net pay
Personality Type
Deduction
Skill
3. Part of the paycheck that shows earnings and deductions
Personnel
Check Stub
Volunteering
Related Occupations
4. Anything a person has or uses to reach a goal
Resource
Temporary Jobs
Associate degree
Ability
5. A task one is expected to perform on the job
Job Shadowing
Government and Public Administration
Job Duty
Fringe benefits
6. To find out more by reading and talking to people
Classifieds
Fee
Personnel
Research
7. 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
8. The need for workers in a particular occupation or field
Scholarships
Job Market
Study Skills
Stock
9. Agreement to complete a job for an amount of money
Laws of supply and demand
Year-to-date earnings
Contract Labor
OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
10. A course that is not required but can be chosen by a student according to their interests
Conflict
Fringe benefits
Elective
Resource
11. To buy in bulk form wi the intent to resell by the case
Sick Leave
Self-Esteem
Government and Public Administration
Wholesale
12. A plan of action for education - training - and experience to reach a career goal
Personnel
Procedure
Orientation
Career Ladder
13. 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
Competition
Year-to-date earnings
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
14. A computerized career information delivery system
Full-Time Job
Identity
ArkOscar
Economy
15. Someone who creates a good or service
Internet
Producer
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Job Market
16. Extras provided by employers (other than wages)
Job Outlook
Fringe benefits
Laws of supply and demand
Economy
17. Payment for work - usually figured by the hour
Semi-monthly Pay
Wage
Check Stub
Temporary Jobs
18. Instant opinion - based on certain clues - such as the way you look - act - and talk
Related Occupations
Career Ladder
First impression
Employment Agency
19. A share of the ownership in a company
First impression
Attitude
Stock
Union
20. The future prospects for employment in a particular job or field
Assessment
Entry-Level Jobs
Job Outlook
Temporary Jobs
21. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer
Semi-monthly Pay
Procedure
Career Interest Area
Letter of Application
22. Intangible work done for others as an occupation
Finance
Services
Year-to-date earnings
Global Economy
23. Relating to a specific field with a high degree of skill or experience
Application form
Hospitality and Tourism
Professional
Co-worker
24. A specialized scientific work in manufacturing and industry
Technical
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Finance
Values
25. A program of study beyond a bachelor's degree
Job
Graduate school
Occupation
Payroll
26. Business owned by one person
Application form
Occupation
Sole Proprietorship
Career Goal
27. A personal evaluation to help you make decisions
Annual Leave
Co-worker
Bachelor's degree
Assessment
28. First thing an interviewer notices: an applicant's dress - hair - and grooming
Job Outlook
Work Environment
Appearance
Check Stub
29. A book used for researching the most common careers in the United States
Services
Procedure
OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Conflict
30. Cluster that involves acquiring - investing - and managing money
Education/Training Requirements
Goal
Services
Finance
31. A certificate of completion awarded to a person after completing a program of study in a particular area - usually lasting 2 years
Associate degree
Gross pay
Tuition
Work Environment
32. The steps one takes to make the best decision
Year-to-date earnings
Follow-up Letter
Decision-Making Process
Salary
33. A person applying for a job
Interest Inventory
Applicant
Aptitude
Networking
34. 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
Semi-monthly Pay
Aptitude
Learning Style
Free Enterprise System
35. Employment during special seasons
Payroll
Listening
Short-Term Goal
Temporary Jobs
36. A service business designed to help put employees and employers together
Work Values
Employment Agency
Resume
Government and Public Administration
37. Clash of ideas or values
Specializing
Law of Supply
Education/Training Requirements
Conflict
38. Rules of behavior in the workplace
Producer
Decision-Making Process
Work ethic
Personality Trait
39. The surrounding physical conditions of a workplace
On-the-job training (OJT)
Deduction
Work Environment
Salary Range
40. Using People in foreign countries to assemble parts; utilizing external resources - and saving labor costs
Manufacturing
Outsourcing
Stockholder
Work ethic
41. Cluster that involves designing and producing materials into intermediate or final products
Procedure
Job Outlook
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Manufacturing
42. An occupation one is well-suited or qualified for
Persistent
Vocation
Aptitude
Enterprise
43. The personality or activity by which a person is known
Identity
Networking
Appearance
Full-Time Job
44. A person who works with you
Co-worker
Seasonal Work
Short-Term Goal
Career Portfolio
45. The instructional background and skills needed to qualify for employment
Manufacturing
Wholesale
Education/Training Requirements
Priortize
46. A course or program that teaches job skills
Career Ladder
Assessment
Vocational
Part-Time Jobs
47. A program where a person learns to do a certain job by working with a skilled worker
Wholesale
Stock
Apprenticeship
Personality Trait
48. Something a person wants to acheive later in life requiring much planning
Long-Term Goal
Evaluate
Career Ladder
Job Market
49. Fixed amount of money earned - regardless of hours worked; pay that is calculated exactly the same for every check
Salary
Temporary Jobs
Bachelor's degree
Sick Leave
50. Acquaint or become familiar with a new situation
Orientation
Networking
Listening
Profit