Careers227 Chapter 5
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- To evaluate someone or something, such as a potential employer.
- Appraise
- Unspoken communication through physical movements, expressions, and gestures.
- Body Language
- Pleasant or agreeable.
- Compatible
- The specific details of a job offer, such as working hours, salary or wages, and fringe benefits.
- Conditions of Employment
- To verify or make firm, such as calling to check on an appointment.
- Confirm
- A thank-you letter sent to an interviewer following a job interview.
- Follow-up Letter
- Imagined or pretended.
- Hypothetical
- After high school.
- Postsecondary
- Has met certain minimum standards for its program of study, staff, and facilities.
- Accredited
- Relationship between an employer and an employee during which the worker learns a trade.
- Apprenticeship
- The largest type of institution of higher learning, composed of several undergraduate colleges and graduate schools for advanced study.
- University
- A federally administered employment and training program that serves severely disadvantaged young people.
- Job Corps
- A wide range of education and training provided by employers for their employees.
- OJT - On the Job Training
- Home study
- Correspondence Courses
- Intended to train students in fields related to engineering and the physical sciences.
- Technical Schools
- Occupational training programs developed jointly by high schools and community colleges.
- Tech-prep Programs
- A four-year degree that is sometimes called a bachelor's degree or undergraduate degree.
- Baccalaureate Degree
- A face-to-face meeting between a job seeker and a potential employer.
- Job Interview