| A | B |
| Foundation skills | skills needed by everyone developed early in life |
| Workplace specific skills | skills needed for employment success |
| transferrable skills | general skills used in school and in various types of jobs |
| Basic skills | reading, writing and math skills |
| Personal qualities | responsibility, self-esteem, scalability, self-managmement, honesty |
| Thinking skills | creativity, decision making problem solving, visualizing, reaosning |
| Resources | time, money, materials, and human resources |
| Scans skills | set of skills necessary for success in the world of work |
| Non-verbal skills | communicating without the use of words |
| Adaptability Skills | adjusting to company changes |
| Communication skills | verbal and non-verbal expression of ideas and information |
| Listening skills | paying attention to what is being said |
| Problem solving skills | resolving problems appropriately |
| Decisions making skills | a series of steps used to identify and evaluate choices in order ot make a decision |
| Organizing and plannign skills | steps needed to successfully complete a task |
| teamwork skills | working well with others |
| Technology skills | learning to use different types of computers and software |
| Body language | communicating using gestures, posture and eye contact |
| Ethically | expected rules for behavior |
| Cooperation | working in a positive way with others |
| Initiative | doing what needs to be done without having to be told |
| Discrimination | unequal treatment based on judging or stereotyping others |
| Equal opportunity employer | employer that does not discriminate based on gender, age, race, religion, national origian or disability |
| Job | work done to earn money or pay |
| Occupation | set of related or similar job skills and experiences |
| career | an occupation or profession. a series of jobs held over a period of time in the same or related field or area |
| Volunteer | work done for free |
| income | monetary payment received for goods or services |
| identity | condition or character as to who a person is |
| lifestyle | the way you use your time, energy and other resources |
| satisfaction | fulfillment or contentment |
| contribution | to give assistance or give back |
| global economy | the way all the world economies are linked |
| technology | the practical use of scientific tools to get things done |
| society | a body of individuals living as members of a community |
| workplace trends | changes that occur over a period of time in job settings |
| work | effort directed to produce or accomplish something |
| salary | a fixed amount of money paid for a certain period of time |