Career Development Terms

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Ability

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How well you perform specific work tasks.

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Aptitude

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A person’s potential for success in performing a certain activity.

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Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

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A test that measures potential strengths in job-related activities.

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Avocation

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A constructive activity that provides you with personal satisfaction.

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Character

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Your sense of morality and the ethical code by which you live.

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Culture

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The way of life in the society in which a person lives.

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Environment

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Surroundings.

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Heredity

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The transmission of physical or mental characteristics from parent to offspring.

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Interest surveys

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Tests used to measure interests.

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Interests

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Preferences you have for specific topics or activities.