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| Career | an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress. |
| Entry-level | Type of job that typically requires minimal education, training, and experience. |
| Job promotion | When an employee advances to a position that is classified at a higher salary grade, or in certain circumstances, an acknowledgment of significant greater responsibilities within the same grade. |
| Long term goals | indicators involving or in effect for a number of years. |
| Occupation | A person's regular work or profession, job, or principal activity. |
| Short term goals | Indicators that take less than a year to achieve. |
| Stepping-stone goal | Short, medium, and long-term goals that can help you reach your ultimate career goal in realistic stages, allow adjustments to be made to the career plan. |
| Transfer | Lateral movement of employees within the same grade, from one job to another. |
| Ultimate goal | The goal one will seek to fulfill above all other goals. |
| Advancement opportunity | A chance to move forward into a new role in a company. Other definitions include the potential for professional development, like employer-funded certifications or continuing education classes. |
