| A | B |
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| accredited | officially recognized as maintaining standards that will qualify studenst for additional education or for work in their chosen field |
| internship | paid or unpaid short term job offered to a student who is interested in entering a particular field |
| distance education programs | use various technological methods to go to college without actually attending college |
| apprenticeship | training program that combines classroom instruction with paid on-the-job experience under the guidance of a skilled worker |
| naturalization | the process by which a foreign-born person becomes a citizen |
| ethics | guidelines for human behavior based on principles about what is right and wrong |
| career | series of related jobs or achievements through which a person progresses in a certain field |
| standard of living | the way you live as measured by the kinds and quality of goods and services you can afford |
| flex time | enables employees to work the hours that suit them best |
| shop lifting | theft of merchandise from stores |
| leadership | ability to inform and guide others |
| citizenship | the way you respond to being a member of a community or group |
| volunteer | person who offers services to a worthwile cause for no pay |
| vandalism | deliberate destruction of property |
| telecommute | work from home using technology to connect to the workplace |
| unemployment insurance | joint federal state plan designed to provide income to workers who have lost their jobs |
| mentor | an experienced coworker who acts as a guide or informal teacher for new employees |
| interview | formal meeting that employers use to evaluate prospective employers |
| reference | people who will recommend an applicant to an employer on the basis of character or ability |
| entrpreneur | someone who owns a business and assumes the financial risk associated with it |
| aptitute | natural talents |
| resume | personal data sheet that describes you to prospective employers |
| severance package | bonus pay or special benefits offered to laid-off workers |
| work ethic | sense of responsibility to do a job well |
