3.04 Career Management Vocab

A verb that shows that something is being done, a word that shows action.

• Action Verb

• Cover Letter

• Employment Leads

• Critical Talking

Of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.

• Chronological

• Employment

• Logical

• Skills

The ability to do something successfully or efficiently.

• Competency

• Entrepreneur

• Follow Up

• Hourly Wage

A letter sent with, and explaining the contents of, another document (resume).

• Cover Letter

• Critical Thinking

• Action Verb

• Employability

The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.

• Critical Thinking

• Form I-19

• Resume

• Agency

The transferable skills needed by an individual to make them 'employable'. Along with good technical understanding and subject knowledge, employers often outline a set of skills that they want from an employee.

• Employability Skills

• Agencies

• Leads

• Security Commision

An agency that finds employers or employees for those seeking them.

• Employment Agencies

• Entrepreneur

• Form W-4

• Geographic Mobility

Information about an open position telling you that a company is hiring - what person or company, what position they're trying to fill, what job skills and/or education are required, etc.

• Employment Leads

• Critical Thinking

• Skills

• Agencies

For more than 50 years, your ESC has played a key role in North Carolina’s economic vitality, helping employers find the staff they need to carry out their business; serving as a career resource center for workers at all skill levels and age groups; supplying labor market data to government officials, researchers and others; and providing unemployment insurance to people who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.

• Employment Security Commission

• Entrepreneur

• Follow Up Letter

• Flexibility

A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.

• Entrepreneur

• Hourly Wage

• I-9 Form

• Master