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Choosing a Career
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Job Analysis | an evaluation of the positive and negative attributes of a given type of work |
| Salary | the amount of monthly or annual pay that you will earn for your labor |
| Benefits | are company-provided supplements to salary, such as sick pay, vacation time |
| Opportunity for Promotion | the ability to advance to positions of greater responsibility and higher pay |
| Employees Expenses | any costs of working paid by the employee that are not reimbursed by the employer |
| Work Characteristic | the daily activities of the job and the environment in which they must be performed |
| Entrepreneur | someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the ownership risks of a new business |
| Placement Centers | a service offered at schools to help students and former students with careers and employment |
| Networks | informal groups of people with common interest who interact for mutual assistance |
| Aptitude | a natural, physical, or mental ability that allows you to do certain tasks well |
| Abilities | power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc. |
| Life Long Learner | actively seeking new knowledge, skills, and experiences that will add to your professional and personal growth throughout your life |
| Upgrading | advancing to a higher level of skill to increase you usefulness to an employer |
| Retraining | learning new and different skills so that an employee can retain the same level of employability |
| Advanced Degree | specialized, intensive programs that prepare student for higher-level work responsibilities with more challenges and higher pay |
| Self Assessment Inventory | lists your strong and weak points along with plans for improvement as you prepare for a career |