Career Vocabulary
Choosing a Career
Career Development Activities
Career Resources
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
Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and Monster are used for this.
What is job search?
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 personal marketing tool that summarizes your work experience, education, skills and achievements for a prospective employer
What is a resume?
200
Although there might be local differences, this is $7.25.
What is the Federal and (Texas) minimum wage?
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?
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
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 tool for students to discover their professional information about jobs, salaries and skills.
What is O*Net?
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 decisions.
What is a career coach/advisor?