Career Vocabulary
Choosing a Career
Career Development Activities
Career Resources
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100

The person who hires you to work for their business or company.


 What is an employer?


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

Lucky Choice: Free points

Great job

100

Female Rapper from Houston attained stardom while obtaining her degree in Healthcare Administration


Who is Megan Thee Stallion?


100

This was the first at home gaming console of this millennium.

PlayStation 2

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 marketing tool that summarizes your work experience, education, skills and achievements for a prospective employer

What is a resume? 

200

What is minimum wage in MN?

Bonus points: what is it increasing to in Jan. 2023?

$10.33 per hour

$10.59 per hour

200

Company with the largest amount (2.2 Million) employees worldwide



What is Walmart?



200

Super Nintendo Entertainment System came out in what year?

1990

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?


300

World famous video gamer who is the first to partner with Adidas and Red bull. Started his career playing video games as a hobby while working at Noodles and Company Restaurant.



Who is Ninja?



300

This system brought Microsoft into the gaming world. It’s also considered the system with game that modernized the first person shooter game genre.

xbox

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 

400

This Grammy winning artist recorded her debut album alongside her brother in their childhood bedroom.


Who is Billie Eillish?


400

This cube shaped console came out in 2001 and was criticized for its toyish look.

gamecube

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 assessment for CSU students to discover their professional interests, skills, values, and personality

What is FOCUS 2?


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 and major choice


What is a career counselor?

500

South African Self taught programmer who at the age of 12 sold first computer program. Founded company that became PayPal, Tesla Motors, and SpaceX.


Who is Elon Musk?


500

What was the first commercially sold video game?

computer space