Career Terms
What is an employee?
A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
What career works with youth and teaches them math, reading, writing, social studies and more?
Elementary Teacher
How many career clusters are there?
16
What do you call the paper you fill out when applying for a job?
Job Application
How many hours is the normal work week?
40 hours
What is the definition of minimum wage?
the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement
This career involves harvesting crops, raising animals and feeding the world.
Farmer
What is a pathway?
The subcategory of a career cluster. In Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources cluster Agribusiness is an example.
What do you call meeting with an employer to be asked questions to determine if you are the best person to be hired.
job interview
What is the most common sick day?
Friday
What is a benefit?
indirect, non-cash, or cash compensation paid to an employee above and beyond regular salary or wages. Like insurance and paid time off
This deals with the public and sells them vehicles.
Car Salesman
What career cluster does a teacher fall under?
Education and Training
What are three places you can go to hear about available jobs?
newspaper, friends, and websites like Indeed
What is WI minimum wage?
$7.75
What is job satisfaction?
how content an individual is with his or her job
This career designs packages and advertising strategies for different companies.
Graphic Designer
A construction worker would fall into what career cluster?
Architecture and Construction
If you are applying for a job as a cashier for Walmart, what should you wear to an interview?
A blouse or polo, khakis or dress pants, and nice shoes.
What is the most common job in America?
Salesperson
What is an internship?
The position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification
This career puts together a feeding plans for animals. They also determine the amount of vitamins and minerals and animal should consume.
Animal Nutritionist
List 5 of the career clusters.
1. Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
2. Architecture and Construction
3. Art, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications
4. Business, Management, and Administration
5. Education and Training
6. Finance
7. Government and Public Administration
8. Health Science
9. Hospitality and Tourism
10. Human services
11. Information Technology
12. Law, Public Safety, corrections, and security
13. Manufacturing
14. Marketing
15. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
16. Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
What does the STAR interviewing method stand for?
Situation, task, action and result
How many hours does the average American spend commuting to work?
100