Career Vocabulary
Choosing a Career
Career Development Activities
Career Resources
Random Career Trivia
100
The person who hires you to work for their business or company.
What is an employer?
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100
Knowing one’s personality, interests, strengths and weakness
What is self-awareness?
100
A professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work related to a student's field of study or career interest
What is an internship? (Volunteer, Co-op, Student Organizations)
100
The bookstore, financial aid, and the Office of Career services is located in this building
What is Edgewater Hall?
100
Female Rapper from Houston attained stardom while obtaining her degree in Healthcare Administration
Who is Megan Thee Stallion?
200
Someone you can rely on that will put in a good word for you when an employer calls.
What is a reference?
200
A process to discover new knowledge about majors and careers
What is career exploration/research?
200
A marketing tool that summarizes your work experience, education, skills and achievements for a prospective employer
What is a resume?
200
This online platform allows for CSU students and alumni to apply for full-time, part-time, internships, on-campus employment, register for events, workshops, and job fairs.
What is Laker CareerZone?
200
Company with the largest amount (2.2 Million) employees worldwide
What is Walmart?
300
A short speech you have prewritten to highlight your best qualities and to give an overview of your skills and goals.
What is an elevator pitch?
300
A written list of short and long-term goals and the actions students can take to achieve their education and career goals
What is a career plan?
300
An activity where an individual or group provides services for no financial or social gain "to benefit another person, group or organization"
What is volunteering?
300
Large in person/virtual events where potential employers meet with job seeking students.
What is a Career Fair?
300
World famous video gamer who is the first to partner with Adidas and Red bull. Started his career playing video games as a hobby while working at Noodles and Company Restaurant.
Who is Ninja?
400
A developed talent or ability through training and practice.
What are skills?
400
The choice of a particular option as the result of identifying and matching personal attributes to a major and career
What is a career decision?
400
Tools that are designed to help individuals identify and match personal attributes to majors and careers
What are career assessments?
400
A social network specifically designed for career and business professionals to connect
400
This Grammy winning artist recorded her debut album alongside her brother in their childhood bedroom.
Who is Billie Eillish?
500
The action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts
What is networking?
500
A free online assessment for CSU students to discover their professional interests, skills, values, and personality
What is FOCUS 2?
500
A meeting to learn about the real-life experience of someone working in a field or company that interests you
What is an informational interview?
500
An individual trained to help people with their career and major choice
What is a career counselor? Ms. Gisell Ramos
500
South African Self taught programmer who at the age of 12 sold first computer program. Founded company that became PayPal, Tesla Motors, and SpaceX.
Who is Elon Musk?
