| A | B |
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| Benefits | Financial help in time of sickness, old age, disability, or the like. |
| 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 | Book that describes thousands of jobs in detail |
| Entrepreneur | A person who runs a business; a self-employed person. |
| 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, and freedom of choice |
| Guide to Occupational Education | 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. Helps match interests with possible occupations |
| Nontraditional occupations | Occupations in which men/women compromise 25 percent or less of the work force. |
| O*Net | comprehensive, interactive database developed by the US Department of Labor to identify and describe important information about occupations, worker characteristics, work skills and training requirements |
| Entrepreneurship | The act of being an entrepreneur |
