| A | B |
|---|
| benefits | financial help in time of sickness, old age, disability |
| bias | present info in a slanting manner |
| career outlook | number of jobs available in a field in the future |
| DOT | Dictionary of Occupational Titles |
| Entrepreneur | Person who runs a business |
| free enterprise system | allows private ownership and competition for profit |
| GOE | Guide to Occupational Education |
| long-term goals | take a year or longer to accomplish |
| mentor | trusted advisor |
| NCCarrers.org | website containing career info specific to NC |
| nontraditional occupations | careers with people in nontraditional gender or educational pathways |
| OOH | Occupational Outlook handbook |
| short-term goals | took less than a year to accomplish |
| recession | period of declining economic growth |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classifications systems |
| SOC | Standard Occupational Classification System |
| telecommute | to work at home using a computer connected to employers' network |
| transferable skills | work ethic, respect, punctuality, team work |
| trends | direction of movememnt |
| video/voice conferencing | used as option to replace travel |
| working conditions | info about hours, environment and safety of occupation |
