| A | B |
| Attainable | To achieve especially by effort |
| Career ladder | A sequence or related jobs – from entry-level to advanced – available at different education/training levels |
| Career plan | : A list of steps including activities, work experience, and education/training needed to reach a career goal |
| Compromise | Something that combines qualities or elements of different things; to give up something to reach a decision. |
| Consequences | Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition; the relation of a result to its cause |
| Culture | Customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group. |
| Decision | A choice or judgment; helps to meet goals; the question that needs to be answered in the decision making process |
| Decision-making process | The process of choosing between two or more alternatives or options; most logical way to make a decision. |
| Decision-making style | The typical manner in which a person makes a decision. |
| Environment | The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded. |