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