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Vocab quiz 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Communication | style |
| 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. |
| Ecommerce | buying and selling goods over the internet. |
| Entrepreneur | person who created their own business |
| Futurecasting | making predictions based on trends. |
| Job | sharing |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |