Invest in Yourself
Career Exploration
Preparing for Higher Education
Paying for Higher Education
Getting Paid
100
The skills, knowledge, and experiences possessed by an individual
What is Human Capital
100
This is the first step in the career exploration process
What is complete a Career Assessment
100
Sequences of increasingly advanced courses designed to bring academically unprepared students to the academic skill level expected in higher education
What is Remediation
100
Tax-exempt financial aid you do not have to pay back
What are Grants
100
Salary after taxes have been deducted
What is Net Income
200
Versatile skills that are applied to personal and professional roles
What are transferable skills
200
This is step two of the career exploration process
What is research potential careers
200
These are placement tests you can take in school to score well on so not have to take remediation corses
What is ACT, SAT, or Accuplacer Exams
200
Provides part-time jobs to students with financial need and earnings may be used to help pay for educational expenses
What is a Work Study Program
200
Three methods employers use to pay employees
What are Paper Paycheck, Direct Deposit, and Payroll card
300
Specific, hands-on skills such as computer skills are this category of transferable skills
What is Technical
300
A one day observation where you follow a person around
What is Job Shadowing
300
Outlining what you have read, summarizing each section of what you read are two techniques that aid in comprehension of this
What is Reading
300
These are three types of higher education and financial aids
What are Private loans, Federal Student Loans, and Scholarships, Grants, Work-study Earnings
300
Person who relies on the taxpayer for financial support
What is a Dependent
400
A lifetime journey of building and applying skills, knowledge, and experiences in paid employment positions
What is a Career
400
Comprehensive book/website containing an extensive list of occupations that aids in career research including tite of occupation, education, salary, job outlook etc...
What is the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s Occupational Outlook Handbook
400
Use of a calendar, writing down everything, and planning backwards for major deadlines are examples of this type of skill
What is Time Management
400
This type of federal loan you pay back has the highest interest rate
What is PLUS Loan
400
Products or services that add extra value for employees beyond wages earned
What is Employee benefits
500
These are two ways to invest in yourself
What is through informal and formal training
500
This is step three of the career exploration process
What is evaluate your research
500
There are 10 steps to this
What is the College Application Process
500
This federal loan has the lowest interest rates
What is Stafford Loan
500
These are the 5 main types of taxes
What are Income Tax, Payroll Tax, Property Tax, Sales Tax, and Excise Tax