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Career Readiness Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cover Letter | a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience |
| Credibility | the quality of being believable or worthy of trust |
| Cyber bulling | sending mean or threating messages online, usually anonymously |
| Deviate | to depart from the established course |
| Employer | a person that makes use or occupies/employees someone for wages or salary |
| Ethics | moral principles |
| Financial Literacy | the ability to understand how money works in the world |
| Future Building | getting prepared and learning how to build a better and brighter future |
| Impact | the difference one has made during a certain job or activity |
| Internet Safety | knowledge of maximizing the user's personal safety and security risks to private information associated online |
| Leadership | person who guides and directs a group |
| Motivated | to be enthused about something |
| Objective | a purpose or a goal |
| Plagiarism | the use of another author's thoughts or words without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own |
| Portfolio | examples of work that can be shown to potential employers |
| Positive Indicators | points that show that one has the smarts and savvy for the job |
| Professional | following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain |
| Resume | a written account of qualifications and experiences prepared by a job applicant |
| Soft Skills | desirable qualities for employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge; they include common sense, and positive flexible attitude |
| Strategic | pertaining to, characterized by, or the nature of strategy |
| Volunteer | a person who performs a service willingly and without pay |
| References | a list of professional or person contacts willing to recommend you for a job |
| Flair | unnecessary items used to gain attention |
| Personal Information | some information needs to stay private and not be shared with employers |
| Priority | something given special attention |
| Expertise | skill or knowledge, know-how |
| Credentials | a qualification, achievement, personal quality or aspect of a persons background typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something |
| Buzzwords | a word or phrase, often and item of jargon, that is fashionable |
| Target | something one is aiming for |
| Achievement | something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort |