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Chapters 1, 2, 3
Question | Answer |
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application letter/cover letter | serves to introduce you to a potential employer |
goal | a desired end toward which efforts are directed |
body | the message section of the letter |
cooperative education | students attend classes part of the day and the go to a job that provides supervised field experience |
characteristics | |
personality | made up of the many individual qualities that make you unique |
employment | |
developing | |
advanced | |
placement centers | a service offered at schools to help students and former students with careers and employment |
upgrading | advancing to a higher level of skill to increase your usefulness to an employer |
indentity | who a person is and how they fit in |
interview | a face-to-face meeting with a potential employer to discuss a job opening |
classified | |
job analysis | an evaluation of the positive and negative attributes of a given type of work |
employee expenses | any costs of working paid by the employee that are not reimbursed by the employer -parking -transportation -gasoline -bus fare -uniforms (cleaning, maintaining, and replacing them) |
thank you letter | shows appreciation to the employer for taking time to speak with you |
experience | the knowledge and skills acquired from working in a career field |
lifelong learner | actively seeking new knowledge, skills, and experiences that will add to your professional and personal growth throughout your life |
complimentary close | a courteous phrase used to end a letter |
professional | being knowledgeable is a key job skill -lawyer -economist -teachers |
entrepreneur | someone who organizes, manages, and assumes ownership risks of a new business |
retraining | involves learning new/different skills so that an employee can retain the same level of employability |
self-assessment inventory | lists your strong and weak points along with plans for your improvement as you prepare for a career |
network | informal groups of people with common interests who interact for mutual assistance |
advanced degrees | specialized, intensive programs that prepare students for higher-level work responsibilities |
values | ideals in life that are important to a person |
lifestyle | the way people choose to live their lives, based on the values they have chosen |
interest | the things you like to do |
short-term goal | a goal you expect to finish in a few days or weeks |
intermediate goal | a goal you expect to finish in a few months or years |
long-term goal | a goal you expect to finish in 5 to 10 years |
identity | a sense of who you are as a person |
contact | a member of your network -relative -friend -member of a group you belong to -former work associate |
job shadowing | spending a morning or afternoon with a worker in the type of job that interests you |
employment agencies | help job seekers find a job for which they are qualified |
headhunter | a type of employment agency that seeks out highly qualified people to fill important positions for an employer |
work history | a record of the jobs you have held and how long you stayed with each employer |
salutation | the greeting that begins your letter -name (Mrs Jones) -other form of address (General Manager) |
1. personal info 2. career objective 3. education 4. experience 5. references | parts of the resume |
return address | the first thing to appear at the top of a cover letter |
salutation | the greeting that begins your letter |
reference letter | a statement attesting to your character, abilities, and experience written by someone who can be relied upon to give a sincere report |
open-ended questions | require you to respond in paragraphs (rather than "yes" or "no") |