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Career Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Career Clusters | are groups of similar occupations and industries. |
Interests | are your favorite things |
Values | Are what you believe is important |
Work Values | Are things about work that are important to you |
Aptitude | Your potential for learning |
Skill | you are developing this by performing a task over and over (practice) |
Ability | is what you get when you have developed your skill |
Research | investigating a subject and gathering information about it |
Personality | The sum of your feelings, actions, habits, and thoughts |
Learning Styles | Different ways people naturally think and learn |
Self Awareness | Knowing your thoughts, feelings, and actions |
Work | Is what people do to earn money |
Needs | are things you can’t live without |
Wants | things you like to have, but don’t‘ need |
Job | is work that people do for pay. |
Occupation | is a set of related experiences and skills |
Full-time | means that you work at least 40 hours a week |
Lifestyle | is the way you use your time, energy, and other resources |
Lifestyle Budget | budget reflects your lifestyle desires |
Time Management | is choosing how to spend one’s time and creating a schedule for one’s choices. |
Decision | a choice you make about what action to take |
Obstacle | is something that stands in your way. |
Attitude | is your basic outlook on life. |
Backup plan | is an alternative course of action. |
Body Language | is the gestures, posture, and eye contact you use to express yourself |
Networking | is communicating with people you know or can get to know. |