Jobs and Careers vocabulary

A person who works under the guidance of a more experienced person in order to learn a trade is a

• career

• Apprentice

• associate' degree

• colleague

2 yr degree awarded by a community college or university

• Bachelor's degree

• master's degree

• associate's degree

• doctorate degree

A university or college degree after 4 yrs of study

• bachelor's degree

• associate degree

• doctorate degree

• master degree

Long term pursuit of a lifelong ambition, Series of connected opportunities that move you into a higher-paying position later on

• career

• apprentice

• colleague

• job

Someone you work with

• career

• colleague

• apprentice

• job

The “trail” of data you create on the internet. It includes social media accounts you have, websites you visit, and things that you post or share.

• job

• digital footprint

• initiative

• career

The highest level of degree given by a university or college. 8+ years of study

• associate degree

• bachelor's degree

• master's degree

• doctorate degree

A job requiring little skill or knowledge, sometimes the opportunity to move up as skills are gained

• entry-level job

• career

• opportunity

• skill

Coming up with a specific, targeted, measurable objective

• goal setting

• initiative

• networking

• skill

The power to take charge before others do

• initiative

• job

• skill

• opportunity