Vocabulary Chapter 5
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- Correspondence Courses
- Home study.
- Appraise
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To evaluate someone or something, such as a
potential employer. - Accredited
- Has met certain mnimum standards for its program of study, staff, and facilities.
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Compatible
- Pleasant or agreeable.
- Body Language
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Unspoken communication through physical movements,
expressions, and gestures. - Confirm
- To verify or make firm, such as calling to check on an appointment.
- postsecondary
- After high school
- Hypothetical
- Imagined or pretend
- adapt
- Fit into.
- Conditions of Employment
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The specific details of a job offer, such as working hours,
salary or wages, and fringe
benefits. - Competencies
- Qualifications
- Follow-Up Letter
- A thank you letter sent to an interviewer following a job interview.
- guilds
- Unions of craftsmen
- Job Interview
- A face-to-face meeting between a job seeker and a potential employer
- GED
- General equivalancy diploma
- Baccalaureate Degree
- A four-year degree that is sometimes called a bachelor's degree or undergraduate degree.
- Proprietary
- A school privatley owned and operated for profit.
- Technical
- Itended to train students in fields related to engineering and the physical sciences.
- Employment Structure
- Types of jobs available.
- Preprofessional programs
- A course of study that satisfies the admissions requirements for a specific professional dchool as part of the baccalaureate degree.
- Journey Worker
- A certified, experienced, skilled craftsperson who has successfully completed an apprenticeship
- OJT (on-the-job training)
- A wide range of education and training provided byemployers for their employees.
- Tech Prep
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Occupational training programs
developed jointly by high schools and community colleges. - University
- The largest type of institution of higher learning, composed of several undergraduate colleges and graduate schools for advance study.
- Apprenticeship
- Relationship between an employer and an employee during which the worker learns a trade.
- Open-Admissions Policy
- A policy of granting admission to all applicants without regard to grade point average, test scores, or class rank.
- Job Corps
- A federally administered employment and training that serves severley disadvantage young people.