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Petty Career
Career Readiness Terms
Term | Definition |
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Cover Letter | a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience |
Credibility | the quality of being believable or worthy of trust |
Cyber bulling | sending mean or threating messages online, usually anonymously |
Deviate | to depart from the established course |
Employer | a person that makes use or occupies/employees someone for wages or salary |
Ethics | moral principles |
Financial Literacy | the ability to understand how money works in the world |
Future Building | getting prepared and learning how to build a better and brighter future |
Impact | the difference one has made during a certain job or activity |
Internet Safety | knowledge of maximizing the user's personal safety and security risks to private information associated online |
Leadership | person who guides and directs a group |
Motivated | to be enthused about something |
Objective | a purpose or a goal |
Plagiarism | the use of another author's thoughts or words without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own |
Portfolio | examples of work that can be shown to potential employers |
Positive Indicators | points that show that one has the smarts and savvy for the job |
Professional | following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain |
Resume | a written account of qualifications and experiences prepared by a job applicant |
Soft Skills | desirable qualities for employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge; they include common sense, and positive flexible attitude |
Strategic | pertaining to, characterized by, or the nature of strategy |
Volunteer | a person who performs a service willingly and without pay |
References | a list of professional or person contacts willing to recommend you for a job |
Flair | unnecessary items used to gain attention |
Personal Information | some information needs to stay private and not be shared with employers |
Priority | something given special attention |
Expertise | skill or knowledge, know-how |
Credentials | a qualification, achievement, personal quality or aspect of a persons background typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something |
Buzzwords | a word or phrase, often and item of jargon, that is fashionable |
Target | something one is aiming for |
Achievement | something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort |