Ch. 1 Vocab
Your favorite activities
Interests
Work that is done for pay or some type of reward
Job
Groups of similar occupations and industries
Career Clusters
How many official learning styles are there?
Eight
The beliefs and ideas you live by and what you think is important
Values
Physical items that people buy
Goods
Investigating a subject and gathering information about it
Research
What two types of skills are there?
Job Specific skills and Transferable skills
Studying to achieve personal goals for future learning and work opportunities
Career Studies
Activities that are done for others for a fee
Services
General kinds of activities people do in many different careers
Career Interest Area
What two types of values are there?
Work values and Economic values
A checklist or survey that points to your strongest interests
Interest Inventory
Work history of more than one job in the same, or at least related, fields of interest
Career
A temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field
Internship
How many hours do full-time employees work on average?
How many hours do part-time employees work?
Full-time = 40+
Part-time = under 30
The ability to perform a task due to training and experience (playing an instrument)
Skill
Popular change over a period of time
Trend
Working without pay;great way to explore careers without making a commitment
Volunteering
List any three business trends we discussed in class
Assigned teams, workforce diversity, flextime, job sharing, outsourcing, telecommuting
The sum of your feelings, actions, habits, and thoughts. It is what separates you from others and makes you a unique individual
Personality
The buying and selling of goods and services via the internet
E-commerce
Following someone for a few days on the job; you learn about a particular career by watching and listening to them
Job Shadowing
How do we determine if a trend is going to last an extended period of time?
It is beneficial to multiple parties involved, and usually results in an increase in wealth/profit
The key to career exploration and to a successful career strategy; knowing your thoughts, feelings, actions, strengths, and weaknesses.
Self Awareness
People of different backgrounds working together; is achieved by employing workers with different backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and skills
Workforce Diversity
A short, informal, talk with someone who works in a career that interests you
Exploratory interview
List ALL SIX of the career interest areas
Creator, Investigator, Organizer, Influencer, Doer, and Helper