Pathways 1
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- Trade-off
- giving up something in order to get something that is more important
- Ability
- a skill you develop through practice
- Interview
- a meeting between a job applicant and an employer to discuss a job and a candidate's credentials
- Interest Inventory
- a list of questions that can help you decide which careers match your interests
- Occupation
- the type of work in which a person is employed
- References
- People who have worked with you and/or know your work habits well who will recommend you for a job
- Entrepreneur
- a person who starts and runs a business
- Human Resource
- a personal resource such as knowledge skills,imagination, energy time, family and friends
- Co-workers
- people other than your supervisor with whom you work with
- Job
- the position for which a person is paid
- Career Search
- finding out all you can about a field of work that interests you
- Values
- the things that are important to you
- Short-Term Goal
- a goal which involves the immediate future
- Employment Agency
- an organization that helps people find jobs
- Interests
- Items and activities that attract your attention
- Application
- a form that gives a company basic information about you
- Fixed Goal
- a goal that must be met at a certain time
- Apprentice
- a helper who is trained on the job by senior workers
- Entry-level Job
- a job for which little or no experience is needed
- Promotion
- advancement on the job
- Vocational Training
- Course work that teaches you job skills you will need for entry-level employment
- Long-term Goal
- a goal that requires several months, even years to accomplish
- Supervisor
- the person who watches over your work and checks your performance
- Resource
- something that helps you get things accomplished
- Career
- a series of jobs that a person holds in a chosen field
- Aptitude
- a natural talent and capacity for learning certain types of things