| A | B |
| aptitude test | a test that predicts a person's ability to learn certain skills. |
| career research | the process of finding out all you can about a field of work that interests you. |
| job preparation | the learning required to get and keep the kind of job you want. |
| apprenticeship programs | are formal programs that use on-the-job training to teach job skills. |
| job opening | a job that is not yet filled |
| job application | a form on which you supply information about yourself that will help an employer make hiring decisions. |
| references | are people who can tell an employer about an applicant's character and quality of work |
| job interview | face-to-face meeting between an employer and an a job applicant |
| job applicant | a person who wants a job |
| coworkers | the people you work with |
| supervisor | the person who checks your work and evaluates your performance |
| employee manual | a book of rules that employees must follow |
| flexibility | the ability to adjust easily to new conditions |
| teamwork | cooperation while working together to reach a goal |
| work record | a written record of how well an employee performs on the job |
| promotion | a move up to a better job with more responsibility. |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts and runs his or her own business |