Chapter 15 Vocab

Career

• Spending time in the workplace with someone during a regular workday.

• Eliminating jobs to reduce costs

• A series of related jobs or occupations in a particular field

• A general skill that can be used in many situations.

Career Path

• All of the career moves and knowledge that a person gains as he or she works toward a career goal

• Eliminating jobs to reduce costs

• A training method in which an inexperienced worker learns a trade by working alongside an expert.

• A visualization of your chose career path.

Lifestyle

• A natural talent or potential for learning a skill.

• Contracting out certain tasks to other companies to save money

• A training method in which an inexperienced worker learns a trade by working alongside an expert.

• The way you live, and it reflects your values and attitudes.

Entrepreneur

• The way you live, and it reflects your values and attitudes.

• Someone who sets up and operates a business

• A natural talent or potential for learning a skill.

• A large grouping of occupations that have certain characteristics in common.

Global Economy

• All of the career moves and knowledge that a person gains as he or she works toward a career goal

• The way you live, and it reflects your values and attitudes.

• The way national economies around the world are linked by trade.

• A series of related jobs or occupations in a particular field

Downsizing

• Eliminating jobs to reduce costs

• Contracting out certain tasks to other companies to save money

• A natural talent or potential for learning a skill.

• Short-term work for little or no pay in exchange for an opportunity to work and learn is called an internship.

Outsourcing

• Eliminating jobs to reduce costs

• Contracting out certain tasks to other companies to save money

• A natural talent or potential for learning a skill.

• Short-term work for little or no pay in exchange for an opportunity to work and learn is called an internship.

Apprenticeship

• Someone who sets up and operates a business

• A training method in which an inexperienced worker learns a trade by working alongside an expert.

• Spending time in the workplace with someone during a regular workday.

• The way you live, and it reflects your values and attitudes.

Internship

• Short-term work for little or no pay in exchange for an opportunity to work and learn is called an internship.

• A visualization of your chose career path.

• Spending time in the workplace with someone during a regular workday.

• A large grouping of occupations that have certain characteristics in common.

Transferable Skill

• The way national economies around the world are linked by trade.

• A series of related jobs or occupations in a particular field

• A natural talent or potential for learning a skill.

• A general skill that can be used in many situations.