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vocab 4th period
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ability | The power to do something, either intellectual or physical |
| American with Disability Act (ADP) | a 1990 federal law that forbids discrimination against persons who are disabled. |
| Aptitude | Persons natural ability or potential to learn in areas such as technology, music, athletes,art, communications, science, etc.; potential, or knack, for learning certain skills. |
| Aptitude | the way you think, feel, and act. You can have positive or negative aptitudes |
| Bias | Behaviors resulting from a particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question |
| Body language | Gestures, posture, and eye contact used to express yourself |
| career | sequence of occupation and other roles that you play in your life, the settings in which they occur, and the major events of your life |
| career cluster | a group of jobs that requires similar abilities and skills. |
| Career planning | the decision- making process by which you identify the alternatives open to you in occupational, educational, and leisure areas of your life |
| Child Labor Laws | The Fair Labor Standards act limits the hours that youth under 16 years of age can work and lists hazardous occupations too dangerous for young workers |
| Career stereotype | A belief that that certain careers are only for people who meet certain characteristics such as gender, age, ethnicity or other factors |
| conflict resolution | Actions that include confronting the conflict or problem, communicating with other person or groups, and deciding an acceptable outcome |
| Consumers | People who buy and use goods and services |
| Demand | amount of goods and services you want to buy |
| Economics | study of how peole produce, distribute, and use goods and services |
| Employablility skills | general skills that are essential for job success but are not necessarily limked to specific occupational knowledge |
| Entrepreneur | A person who organizes and runs a business |
| Equity | Equal distribution of encouragement, opportunity, privilages, and rights to everyone; freedom from basis or favortism |
| Federal Pell Grant | The alrgest pool of federal grant money. You must apply for a federal Pell Grant, using the Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA), to be considered for the Pell Grant and other forms of student aid. Students are not required to pay grant funds back. |
| Free Enterprise | Individuals or businesses may bu, sell and set prices with little government control |
| Global Economy | The production, purchase, and sale of goods in a world- wide market |
| Interests | The likes and dislikes of a person that affect the choices he/she makes |
| Interpersonal Skills | How you get along with others. It may involve responding appropriately to the needs, feelings, and capabilities of diff. people in diff. situations; being different situations; being tactful, compassionate and sensitive; and treating others with repect |
| Job | Paid position with specific duties, task, and responsibilities in a particular place of work. |
| Job Application | A form that asks questions about a job seeker and employer |
| Job Shadowing | Involves following someone usually a day on the job to learn what is involved in a typical days work |
| Lifestyle | the beliefs, attitudes, and behavior associated with a person or group; a way of life |
| Long- term Goal | Something you want to achieve in the future |
| Nontraditional Occupation | Any occupational in which men and women comprise 25% or less of its total employment. |
| Occupation | a grouping of jobs with common tasks that require similar skills |
| Personality traits | The qualities and characteristics that shape a persons unique character and identity |
| ptoducers | make a goods services that consumers buy and use |
| Profit | amount of leftovers after the business pays its expenses |
| Resume | A summary of a job seekers personal information that includes career objective, education, skills, work experience, recognition s, etc. |
| Scholarships | Gifts of $ to students from state, federal, or private sources. While state and federal grant pro. are based on fin need, schola. may be based on a variety of factors, including, academic excellence, leadership qualities, heritage, or extracurr interests. |
| Short-term Goal | something you might do right away |
| Skill | the ability to do something as a result of training, practice, or knowledge. |
| Social Security | a federal government program that provides benefits for people of all ages. |
| Soft Skills | desirable qualities of employment that do not depend on knowledge: they include common sense, listening, the ability to deal with people, and a positive, flexible attitude. |
| Supply | amount of goods and services available for sale. |
| Time Management | choosing how to spend one’s time and creating a schedule for one’s choices. Deciding when to do homework and study, preparing for a test, going to school, and planning activities after school and the weekend require time management skills. |
| Transferable skills | skills that can be used in a variety of jobs or occupations |
| Values | the ideas, relationships, and other matters that a person believes to be important. |
| Work ethic | usually associated with people who work hard and do a good job |
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