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Vocab
Multiple Choice
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Short Answer
100
an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.
career
100
The first step in planning a successful career is to
consider your personality, learning styles, values, and lifestyle
100
A ________ emphasizes your abilities rather than your job experience.
skills resume
100
Compare job and career
Job- is something you do to in the short term to earn money. Career- is a long term pursuit of a lifelong ambition.
200
is an individual's unique approach to learning based on strengths, weaknesses, and preferences.
learning style
200
The combination of the unique qualities that make you who you are
personality
200
The _________ describes thousands of jobs that are available throughout the United States.
Occupational Outlook Handbook.
200
What is the first step in planning a career?
look closely at yourself
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a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
values
300
In deciding on a possible career, your choice will be influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:
your past employers
300
If you have strong work experience, the _____ will allow you to display it a full advantage.
chronological resume
300
Compare lifestyles and values
lifestyle is the way you spend your time. values is the beliefs that guide the way people live
400
shows changes or movements and certain areas
trend
400
When writing a cover letter, it is best to include this in the first paragraph:
the full job title, the position you seek, and how you found out about it.
400
Each time you send out a resume, you should send a ________ along with it.
cover letter
400
What should each of the three paragraphs of a cover letter include?
Introduction
500
short document that provides potential employers with information about your specific qualifications for a job.
resume
500
A skills resume is also known as a(n)
functional resume
500
Most people do best in a career suited to their primary _________
learning style
500
The five things your career choice will be influenced by
your personality your learning style personal values the kind of lifestyle you want to lead your interest and abilities