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Chapters 1, 2, 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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") |
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mkpoliz
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