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Career Vocab 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 or fewer workers. |
| Off Shoring | 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 | Educational materials and courses available on the Internet. |
| Workforce Trends | Changes employees make to allow them 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 employees make to be more competitive. |