| A | B |
| Attainable | To achieve especially by effort |
| Career ladder | A sequence of related jobs |
| Career plan | A list of steps needed to reach a career goal |
| Compromise | Something that combines qualities or elements of different things |
| Consequences | Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition |
| Culture | Customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a group |
| Decision | A choice or judgment; helps to meet goals |
| Decision making process | The process of choosing between two or more alternatives or options |
| Decision making style | The typical manner in which a person makes a decision |
| Environment | The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded |
| Evaluation | Comparing and constrasting sets of data to rank them and make a choice to develop a plan |
| Flextime | A schedule that allows workers to choose work hours that fit their particular needs |
| Human resource | That skill, knowledge, experience, and/or time that a person has inside used to help reach a goal |
| Impulsive decision | Choices you make quickly |
| Intuitive | Using a hunch to help make a decision |
| Long term | Involving or in effect for a number of years |
| Major decision | Important decision that influences a person's future |
| Personal Career Profile Form | A chart used to rank possible career choices for a career plan |
| Personal goal | Goals that one wants to achieve |
| Priorities | Given or taken precedence, especially in importance or value |
| Realistic | Objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are |
| Routine | A series of activities performed regularly |
| Self-information | Knowledge about one's self |
| Short term | Involving or occurring over a short period |
| Specific | Concrete terms |
| Stepping-stone goal | Step by step goals that can help you reach your ultimate career goal |
| Strategy | A planned action toward a goal |
| Submissive | Allowing others to make decisions for you |
| Trade-off | Giving up one thing in return for another |
| Ultimate goal | The final conclusion |