Education
Job Search
Entrepreneurship
Interviewing
Review
100
A two-year degree usually from a community college.
What is an Associate's Degree
100
A form that asks questions about a job applicant's skills, work experience, education and interests.
What is a job application?
100
A financial risk.
What is a disadvantage of being an entrepreneur?
100
A meeting between an employer and a job applicant to discuss possible employment.
What is an interview?
100
The extras employers provide, such as health insurance, paid vacations, and retirement plans.
What are health benefits?
200
A college usually run by a religious organization.
What is a not-for-profit college?
200
A short, first interview by phone.
What is a phone screen?
200
Another word for loyalty.
What is goodwill?
200
The gestures, postures, and eye contact used to send messages.
What is body language?
200
An arrangement where the worker creates his/her own work hours.
What is flextime?
300
A traditional four year degree earned at a college or university.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
300
A unique, nine-digit number issued by the federal government that is required for all workers.
What is a Social Security number?
300
The legal right to sell a company's goods or services in a particular area.
What is a franchise?
300
What you should send after an interview as a token of appreciation for the interviewer's time.
What is a thank you note?
300
Groups of careers
What is a career cluster?
400
A degree that takes an additional 3-5 years to complete.
What is a Master's Degree?
400
A recommendation from a contact who is part of your network.
What is a referral or reference?
400
The kind of business arrangement in which two or more people share ownership?
What is a partnership?
400
What is the first thing the employer sees of you?
What is your appearance?
400
Information about a job that is available.
What is a job lead?
500
A college with professors who do research in their fields as well as teach.
What is a Research Institution?
500
A brief letter that introduces you to the employer and explains why you are sending your resume.
What is a cover letter?
500
A business type that is owned by one person.
What is a sole proprietorship?
500
The personal status that an employer is not allowed to ask.
What is your marital status?
500
Documents that support your qualifications, such as samples of outstanding work, references, and awards.
What is credentials?