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6.01 key terms
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accountability | the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable |
| Ambition | desire for work or activity; energy |
| Appearance | outward impressions, indications, or circumstances |
| Attitude: | manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regards to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind |
| Gratitude: | the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful |
| Professionalism | professional character, spirit, or methods Human relationships are very important to your daily life. As an employee, each day is significantly influenced by your relationships with others on your work team. |
| Interdependence | is a term that refers to two (or more) things needing or relying on one another. You are dependent upon other people, just as they are dependent upon you. Interdependence is especially important at work. Your behavior at work affects everyone else on you |
| Responsibilities | the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management. |
| Benefits | a payment or gift, as one made to help someone or given by an employer, an insurance company, or a public agency: |
| EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; | responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. |
| Harassment | an act or instance of harassing; torment, vexation, or intimidation: |
| Bullying | to act the bully toward; habitually intimidate, abuse, or harass |
| Discriminatory: | characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc |
| Labor Unions: | an organization of wage earners or salaried employees for mutual aid and protection and for dealing collectively with employers; trade union. |
| Collective Bargaining: | the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents |
| OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration | responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. |
| Hazards | something causing unavoidable danger, peril, risk, or difficulty |
| Human relations | relations with or between people, particularly the treatment of people in a professional context. |
| Employee | a person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level. |
| Employer: | a person or organization that employs people |
| Co-worker: | a person with whom one works, typically someone in a similar role or at a similar level within an organization |
| Basic skills: | the skills and the understanding necessary to be an active participant in working life and in society. |
| Communication skills: | abilities you use when giving and receiving different kinds of information. These skills involve listening, speaking, observing and empathizing. |
| Dependable: | trustworthy and reliable. |
| Responsible: | able to be trusted to do what is right or to do the things that are expected or required |
| Trustworthy | able to be relied on as honest or truthful |
| Analytical skills: | the ability to collect and analyze information, problem-solve, and make decisions. |
| Leadership skills: | the strengths and abilities individuals demonstrate that help them oversee processes, guide initiatives and steer their employees toward the achievement of goals. |
| Transferable skills: | known as “portable skills,” are qualities that can be transferred from one job to another. |
| Attitude: | way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior. |
| Competent: | having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully. |
| Loyal: | giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution. |
| People skills: | The ability to get along well with others and interpersonal skills such as communications and leadership |
| Technical skills: | the ability to work with or talk to other people in an effective and friendly way. |
| Self-Assessment | evaluation of oneself or one's actions and attitudes, in particular, of one's performance at a job or learning task considered in relation to an objective standard |
| Aptitude | a natural ability to do something |
| Transferable Skills | the skills that you use in every job, no matter the title or the field |
| Values: | Principles or beliefs that guide and regulate actions and behavior |
| Human Resources (HR) Department | is the company department charged with finding, screening, recruiting, and training job applicants, as well as administering benefits |
| Applicants: | a person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job |
| Job Application: | a form that employers ask job applicants to fill out to learn about their work history. |
| Letter of Application (Cover Letter): | document you send with your resume, that provides additional information about skills and experiences related to the job you are applying to |
| Resume’: | a formal document that provides an overview of your professional qualifications, including your relevant work experience, skills, education, and notable accomplishments |
| Interview: | a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out if they are suitable for a post of employment |
| Career: | an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress (long term) |
| Long term: | Involving or in effect for a number of years |
| Occupation: | a person's regular work or profession, job or principal activity (broad concept) |
| Job: | a paid position of regular employment. (temporary) |
| Career ladder: | A sequence or related jobs – from entry-level to advanced – available at different education/training levels |
| Entry-level: | : type of job that typically requires minimal education, training and experience |
| Job promotion: | when an employee advances to a position that is classified at a higher salary grade, or in certain circumstances, an acknowledgment of significant greater responsibilities within the same grade |
| Seniority: | The amount of time an employee has worked for a company |
| Advancement opportunity | A chance to move forward into a new role in a company. Other definitions include the potential for professional development, like employer-funded certifications or continuing education classes |
| Transfer: | transfer refers to lateral movement of employees within the same grade, from one job to another |
| Skills | The ability to perform a task that is developed through knowledge, training, and practice |
| Transferable skills | the skills that you use in every job, no matter the title or the field |
| Service learning: | Combining classroom instruction with meaningful community service |
| Volunteer: | Individual who donates time to complete a project |
| Stepping-stone goal | : Short, medium, and long-term goals that can help you reach your ultimate career goal in realistic stages, allow adjustments to be made to the career plan |
| Attainable goal: | : A reachable goal |
| Realistic: | Objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are, attainable |
| Personal goal: | Goals that one wants to achieve |
| Values: | The principles by which you live, the ideas, morals, and characteristics that are the most important to you |
| Short term goals: | Objectives that take less than a year to achieve |
| Ultimate goal | The goal one will seek to fulfill above all other goals |
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