| A | B |
| Benefits | Financial help in time of sickness, old age, disability, or the like |
| Bias | To prejudice or present information in a slanting manner. |
| Career outlook | The number of jobs that will be available in a certain field in the future. |
| Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) | Book that describes thousands of jobs in detail. |
| Entrepreneur | A person who runs a business; a self-employed person. |
| Entrepreneurship | The ownership, organization, and management of a business. |
| F4K | A web portal developed to provide career and educational resources with industry and mentor support. Accessible at http://students.f4k.org. |
| Free enterprise system | Allows private ownership; profit motive; competition, and freedom of choice. |
| Guide to Occupational Education (GOE) | Book that contains twelve main interest areas and careers that suit people with those interests. |
| Inflation | A sharp increase in the costs of goods and services. |
| Informational interview | Talking to a person about his/her job. |
| Long-term goals | Those things that a person wants to accomplish that may take several months to several years to accomplish (long term goals generally refer to those goals which will take one year or more to accomplish). |
| Mentor | A trusted advisor. |