Employability Skills
Bus. Characteristics
Economic Concepts
Bus. Cycle
100

positive work behaviors and personal qualities which make individuals more likely to gain employment and succeed in their chosen career

 what is Employability

100

businesses which develop products for distribution from raw goods

what are Producers 

100

theories, principles and models which deal with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services

what are Economics 

100

Highest point in a business cycle

what is peak

200

specific style of behavior in the workplace

what is Professionalism

200

materials derived from natural resources

what are Raw Goods 

200

goods and services necessary to survival

what are Human Necessities

200

stage in the business cycle where activity is bottoming

what is trough 

300

transferring information from one place to another, whether it is vocally, written, visually or non-verbally

what is Effective Communication 

300

businesses which change raw goods into a more finished form, known as processed goods

what are Processors 

300

goods and services desired but not necessary for survival

what are Human Wants 

300
  • Growth in real gross domestic product (real GDP) for two or more consecutive quarters.

what is expansion

400

values or standards which direct the way individuals interact with others

what are

400

businesses which change raw or processed goods into finished goods

what are Manufacturers 

400

economic problem of having unlimited human wants and necessities in a world of limited resources

what is Scarcity 

400

A decrease in gross domestic product

what is contraction

500

being able to evaluate arguments and information quickly, solve problems creatively and identify mistakes with efficiency

what is Critical Thinking

500

businesses which move finished goods from one business to another by buying, storing and reselling goods; often referred to as “middlemen”

what are Intermediaries 

500

materials used in producing goods or providing services; known as factors of production

what are Resources 

500

another word for expansion 

what is recovery