Review Flashcards
(17 cards)
Job or occupation
Work that people engage in to earn pay
What is a full time job?
Job that requires 40 hrs of work per week.
What is a career
Work history of one or more jobs in the related or same fields of interests
What are interests
Your favorite activities
Your values
Aspects of work that are important to you. Select a career that suits you.
What are skills
Proficiency for performing a task that is developed through training and experience
What’s an ability?
Natural or required skill or talent
What’s an aptitude?
Your potential for learning a skill
What is a personality?
The set of characteristics that makes someone special.
How is work changing?
Some businesses fail while others start.
Some workers aren’t needed while others are.
Technology enables tasks to be performed quicker and faster.
What is the difference between a job and a career?
A job is something you do to get payed while a career is a job that you work in a field of interest
What is the difference between an aptitude and an ability?
An ability is an acquired skill
An aptitude is your potential to learn something
Three ways work is changing
Technology
Some workers are needed while others aren’t
Some businesses fail and others start
What are the five parts of a résumé?
Heading Job objective Skills summary Work experience Education
What is a résumé? What is its purpose?
A résumé tells someone your skills you have to offer, education, work experience etc.
Explain what is usually involved in the process of applying for a job.
Write resume, Get interviewed, write thank you letter, cover letter, follow up on employers
How can an employer and a job application benefit from a job interview?
Good opportunity to make a good first impression
