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Choosing a career
Term | Definition |
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Job Analysis | An evaluation of the positive and negative attributes of a given type of work. |
Salary | the amount of monthly or annual pay that you will earn for your labor. |
benefits | Forms of employee compensation in the addition to pay. |
promotion | The ability to advance to positions of great responsibility and higher pay. |
employee expenses | Any costs of working paid by the employee that are not reimbursed by the employer. |
work characteristics | The daily activities of the job and the environment in which they must be performed. |
entrepreneur | Someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the ownership risks of a new business. |
Opportunity for promotion | The point you can't go higher or further in your job. |
placement centers | A service offered at schools to help students and former students with careers and employment. |
networks | Informal groups of people with common interests who interact for mutual assistance. |
aptitude | A natural, physical or mental ability that allows you to do certain tasks as well. |
abilities | Possessions of the qualities required to do something. |
life long learner | Actively seeking new knowledge, skills, and experiences that will addition your professional and personal growth throughout your life. |
uprgading | Advancing to a higher level of skill to increase your usefulness to an employer. |
retraining | Learning new and different skills so that an employer can retain the same level of opportunity. |
advance degree | Specialized, intensive programs that prepare students for higher-level work responsibilities with more challenges and higher pay. |
self assessment inventory | Lists your strong and weak points along with plans for improvements as you prepare for a career. |