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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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1. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer
Letter of Application
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Job Shadowing
Retailing
2. Occupational Information Network compiled by the United States Department of Labor
Overtime
Government and Public Administration
O*Net
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
3. A person who works with you
Co-worker
Listening
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
Prerequisite
4. Salary of wages given to an employee on a regular basis
Payroll
Government and Public Administration
Temporary Jobs
Research
5. Personal standards by which one lives
Values
Aptitude
Specializing
ArkOscar
6. Money received for education that does not have to be repaid
OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Apprenticeship
Scholarships
Law of Demand
7. As the prices decreases producers purchase more
Law of Demand
Professional
Contract Labor
Volunteering
8. Cluster that involves designing - building - and repairing structures
Specializing
Occupation
Architecture and Construction
Education/Training Requirements
9. A course that is required before another course can be taken
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Net pay
Enterprise
Prerequisite
10. The need for workers in a particular occupation or field
Work Values
Government and Public Administration
Application form
Job Market
11. Cluster that involves providing education and training services; providing support services
Goods
Skill
Personality Trait
Education and Training
12. Jobs requiring less than 35-40 hours a week - depending on the employer
Co-worker
Part-Time Jobs
Hospitality and Tourism
Personality Type
13. A decision or plan that can be changed
Listening Skills
Post-secondary education
Profit
Tentative Decision
14. A person who will give a favorable report of a job applicant to the employer
Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications
Help-wanted ads
Technical
Reference
15. A certificate of completion awarded to a person after completing a program of study in a particular area - usually lasting 2 years
Technical
Decision
Conflict
Associate degree
16. Temporary work during the summer
Full-Time Job
On-the-job training (OJT)
Consumer
Seasonal Work
17. Receiving a paycheck every other Friday
Business Plan
Orientation
Bi-Weekly Pay
First impression
18. A skill that you have developed
Ability
Goal
Letter of Application
Employment Outlook
19. Collection of information about oneself
Skill
Employer
Entrepreneur
Career Portfolio
20. Cumulative time given to employees for personal or family illness with pay
Services
Sick Leave
Networking
Salary
21. Focusing or concentrating in a particular skill
Year-to-date earnings
Ability
Plan
Specializing
22. A course that is not required but can be chosen by a student according to their interests
Workforce diversity
Job Market
Elective
Research
23. To give up something to resolve a conflict
Wholesale
Career Interest Area
Application form
Compromise
24. A person who owns stock in a company
Stockholder
Technology
Procedure
Reference
25. The jobs that beginners start with to train them for higher-level jobs
Entry-Level Jobs
Bachelor's degree
Apprenticeship
On-the-job training (OJT)
26. Standards one believes is important about their work
Post-secondary education
Work Values
Architecture and Construction
Annual Leave
27. The prospect for the future of a job or career
Values Compromise
Time Management
Employment Outlook
Goods
28. A personal evaluation to help you make decisions
Assessment
Appearance
Orientation
Global Economy
29. A program of study beyond a bachelor's degree
Persistent
Graduate school
Career
Union dues
30. Earnings below the cost of doing business
ArkOscar
Listening Skills
Job Market
Loss
31. Acquaint or become familiar with a new situation
Specializing
Vendor
Orientation
Listening Skills
32. Careful use of resources including money and materials
Economy
Career Interest Area
Reference
Annual Leave
33. The tool that employers use to find out basic information about job applicants
Application form
Salary
Tentative Decision
Classifieds
34. When two or more companies rival for consumer dollars
Partnership
Competition
Short-Term Goal
Schedule
35. A plan which includes the education and training requirements to reach a career goal
Volunteering
Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Career Action Plan
Applicant
36. Jobs that last for a limited period of time
Temporary Jobs
Enterprise
Screen out
Skill
37. A task one is expected to perform on the job
Long-Term Goal
Volunteering
Job Duty
Stock
38. The thing a person enjoys doing or thinking about
Tentative Decision
Annual Leave
Reference
Interest
39. A productive activity resulting in something useful
Union
Work
Personality Type
Marketing Sales and Service
40. Work that a person does for pay
Schedule
Resource
Law Public Safety and Security
Job
41. A group of employees
Vocation
Salary Range
Personnel
Listening Skills
42. Business owned by one person
Financial aid
Sole Proprietorship
Semi-monthly Pay
Law of Demand
43. Earnings above base pay
Economy
Tentative Decision
Overtime
Internet
44. Cluster that involves the science of maintaining and improving people's physical and mental well-being
Health Science
GED certificate
Personality
Deduction
45. A service business designed to help put employees and employers together
Sole Proprietorship
Employment Agency
Interest
Aptitude
46. Instant opinion - based on certain clues - such as the way you look - act - and talk
Employment Outlook
Follow-up Letter
First impression
Screen out
47. Any education or training following high school
Outsourcing
Applicant
Post-secondary education
First impression
48. A person's outlook on life - usually positive or negative
Apprenticeship
Goods
Attitude
Job lead
49. To employ oneself in a particular or specific field of work
Manufacturing
Competition
Volunteering
Specializing
50. Fees charged by an organization to unite employees
Financial aid
Union dues
Job Duty
Contract Labor