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Careers vocab 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Communication style | how one says or writes something, when one says or writes it, and why one says or writes it. |
| Demographics | information about a population. |
| Disability | physical or mental impairment that greatly limits major activities. |
| Discrimination | occurs when people act on their prejudices negatively. |
| Electives | optional courses not needed for graduation |
| Equity | equal pay and freedom from employment discrimination. |
| E-commerce | buying and selling goods over the Internet. |
| Entrepreneur | person who creates a business. |
| Futurecasting | Making predictions based on trends. |
| Job sharing | Two employees split a full-time position and pay. |
| Labor force | All people aged 16 and older who are working or actively seeking employment. |
| Lifelong learning | constantly improving education and training throughout life. |
| Nontraditional careers | Careers with one gender of 25 percent of fewer workers. |
| Offshoring | Relocating a business from one country to another. |
| Outsourcing | A company hires workers outside the company. |
| Reasonable accommodations | Changes needed to the job or the work environment to provide assistance to do the job properly. |
| STEM | Courses related to Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math careers. |
| Telecommuting | A company links its offices to employees at another location. |
| Trends | General direction or change over a period of time. |
| Virtual learning | Education materials and courses available online via the internet. |
| Workforce trends | changes employees make to allow them to meet their personal and professional goals and responsibilities. |
| Workplace diversity | a Workplace includes a variety of workers with different backgrounds, viewpoints, experiences, and ideas. |
| Workplace trends | changes employers make to be more competitive. |