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Section 12-1
Key terms
Term | Definition |
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Work | What a person does to earn money |
Fringe benefits | Rewards of a job other than income, such as paid vacation time and health insurance |
Job | A position held by a worker |
Career | A series of related jobs a person holds over time |
Interests | The ideas and activities you like the most |
Aptitude | A natural skill |
Abilities | Skills you develop through practice or training |
Career clusters | Sixteen groups of career specialties |
Trend | A general pattern of events |
Job shadowing | Following a worker on a job to observe what he or she does |
Mentor | A person you trust to guide you along your career path |
Work-based learning | Programs in which students learn about a job through direct work experience and attend related classes |
Job skills | The abilities needed to success in a certain job |
Apprentice | Someone who learns a job by working with a skilled worker |
Entrepreneur | A person who starts and manages his or her own business |