| A | B |
|---|
| Benefits | Additional compensation |
| Bias | To prejudice or present information in a slanting manner. |
| Career outlook | The number of jobs that will be available in a certain field in the future. |
| Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) | Book that describes thousands of jobs in detail. |
| Entrepreneur | A person who runs a business; a self-employed person. |
| Entrepreneurship | The ownership |
| F4K | A web portal developed to provide career and educational resources with industry and mentor support |
| Free enterprise system | Allows private ownership; profit motive; competition |
| Guide to Occupational Education (GOE) | Book that contains twelve main interest areas and careers that suit people with those interests. |
| Inflation | A sharp increase in the costs of goods and services. |
| Informational interview | Talking to a person about his/her job. |
| Long-term goals | Those things that a person wants to accomplish that may take several months to several years to accomplish |
| Mentor | A trusted advisor. |
| NCCareers.org | Website which contains career information specific to North Carolina. |
| Nontraditional occupations | Occupations in which men/women compromise 25 percent or less of the work force. |
| O*Net | The Occupational Information Network |
| OOH | Occupational Outlook Handbook; leading guide for national occupational and career information from the US Department of Labor |
| Promotion | Advance an employee earns by being productive |
| Recession | A period of declining economic growth. |
| Short-term goals | Those things that a person wants to accomplish in a small amount of time (generally less than one year). |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classifications System; US department of Labor identifies career information based on industrial classification |
| Telecommute | To work at home using a computer connected to the network of one’s employer. |
| Trade and professional journals | Publications which contain information regarding trends and training opportunities for specific professions. |
| Transferable Skills | To carry |
| Trends | A direction of movement. |
| Video/voice conferencing | Can be used as an option to replace travel. |
| Working conditions | Information about hours |
