Unit 1 Vocabulary

Occupation

• A person's outlook on life, usually positive or negative

• An objective that a person wants to obtain and works to achieve

• The type of job in which a person is employed

• Work that a person does for pay

Demographics

• An objective that a person wants to obtain and works to achieve

• Characteristics or make-up of a population

• The type of job in which a person is employed

• A productive activity resulting in something useful

Workforce Diversity

• A wide variety of workers with different backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and skills in the workplace

• A productive activity resulting in something useful

• Work that a person does for pay

• Worldwide financial management system; US businesses compete with businesses from countries all over the world

Career

• The type of job in which a person is employed

• An objective that a person wants to obtain and works to achieve

• Characteristics or make-up of a population

• The work done over a period of years in one area of interest

Ethnic

• Characteristics or make-up of a population

• Relating to races or groups of people with common customs

• The type of job in which a person is employed

• A productive activity resulting in something useful

Outsourcing

• The work done over a period of years in one area of interest

• Worldwide financial management system; US businesses compete with other businesses from countries all over the world

• Utilizing external resources; work previously done by employees is sent to other businesses that specialize

• An objective a person wants to obtain and works to achieve

A productive activity resulting in something useful

• Ethnic

• Career

• Global economy

• Work

A person's outlook on life

• Work

• Attitude

• Goal

• Outsourcing

Worldwide financial management system; US businesses compete with other businesses from countries all over the world

• Global economy

• Workforce diversity

• Outsourcing

• Goal

Acquaint or become familiar with a new situation

• Goal

• Attitude

• Ethnic

• Orientation