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| Term | Definition |
| Abilities | Competence in a activity or occupation because of one's skill, training, or other qualifications. |
| Advanced Degrees | Degrees earned through specialized, intensive, education programs taken after the first college degree. |
| Aptitude | Natural talent and capacity for learning particular skills. |
| Associate's Degree | Degree awarded by a vocational-technical school or community college after successful completion of a two-year course of study or its equivalent. |
| Bachelor Degree | An academic degree which usually takes four years to earn and is awarded by a college or university. |
| Benefits | Company provided supplements to salaries, such as sick pay, vacation time, and health insurance. |
| Career | A lifetime journey of building and applying skills, knowledge, and experiences in paid employment positions. |
| Career Cluster | Grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills required. |
| Career Ladder | The steps or positions one must work in order to achieve their career goals and aspirations |
| Certification | The issuing of a statement or certificate by a professional organization to a person who has met the requirements of education and/or performance and who meets the standards sets by the organization. Tlhe person is certified. |
| College | An institution of higher learning which grants bachelor's degrees in liberal arts or science or both. |
| Community College | A junior college without residential facilities which is often funded by the government; two-year education for associates degree |
| Contact List | A list of people you know who might be helpful in your job research. |
| Cover Letter | Introductory letter that requests a meeting or interview and shows your written communication sills, as well as a bit of your personality. |
| Doctorate Degree | Degree awarded by a college or university after completion of a prescribed course study beyond a Master's Degree. Usually 1-2 years. Some usually require additional 4-6 years of training/study. |
| Employee Benefits | Employers may offer employee benefits in the form of products or services that add extra value for employees beyond earned wages. |
| Entrepreneur | One who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. |
| Entry-Level Job | Job where there's little or no special training or experience is needed. |
| Financial Aid | Assistance given in the form of money to students who are unable to afford to pay for school. |
| Grant | A financial award given by the federal, state or local government to an eligible grantee. Government grants are not expected to be repaid by the recipient. |
| Gross Income | An individual's income as salary or wages before taxes and other deductions. |
| Income | Money received, typically from work performed |
| Income Tax | Taxes paid to federal, state and local governments on the amount of money earned. |
| Interests | Something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person. |
| Internship | A short period of employment that gives an individual exposure to a certain career |
| Interview | Is a meeting to discuss details of the job and qualifications of the applicant. |
| Job Analysis | An evaluation of the positive and negative attributes of a given career choice. |
| Job Application | A form that asks questions about a job applicant's skills, work experience, education and interests. |
| Job Interview | A face-to-face meeting with a potential employer where they will ask questions about you and your work experience is known as a job interview. |
| Licensure | Process by which a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation. Person must pass a state mandated board exam and maintain certain standards. The person is licensed. |
| Lifestyle | The way in which a person or group lives. |
| Master's Degree | Degree awarded by a college or university after completion of one or more years of prescribed study beyond a Bachelor's Degree. |
| Mentor | A mentor is a person that serves as a source of information and inspiration to someone with less experience. |
| Net Income | Amount of money left once all deductions have been taken from gross income. |
| Networking | Communicating with people you know or meet to share information and advice about jobs. |
| Personal Fact Sheet | List of all information about yourself, name, phone number, address, Social Security number, date you can start work, days and hours you can work and pay you want. |
| Professional Portfolio | A professional way to highlight a persons knowledge skills and abilities |
| References | People who will recommend you to an employer. NOT FELLOW STUDENTS, FRIENDS, OR FAMILY |
| Resume | A detailed summary of a job's applicant's personal information, education, skills, work experience, activities and interests. |
| Salary | The amount of monthly or annual pay that you earn for your labor. |
| Scholarship | A grant of financial aid awarded to a student to use for attending a college |
| Self-Assessment Inventory | A listing of your strong and weak points that gives you an idea of how to prepare for a career. |
| Shadowing | Accompanying a person to learn about job responsibilities. |
| Supervised Experience | A program designed to give high school students a chance at hands-on application of what is learned in the classroom |
| Technical College | An adult educational institution providing courses focusing on agriculture, applied sciences, engineering, information technology, etc. |
| Trade School | A school that teaches a specific trade, such as horse-shoeing, auctioneering, massage therapy, or stable management |
| University | An institution for higher learning which offers teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional shols which award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division which awards bachelor's degrees. |
| Values | The beliefs and principles that guide the way a person lives |
| Work Characteristics | Daily activities at work, such as indoor or outdoor work or working with people or alone. |
