Careers Vocabulary Test

Applicant

• A job seeker who has applied for employment

• A short summary describing a job seeker

• Employment at or above a certain number of hours

• Abilities which can be taught

Application

• Official request from a job seeker to be considered for employment

• Benefits like medical insurance, dental and retirement

• A person's life long journey

• A company department related to employees

Transferable Skills

• Talents and abilities which can be used in other jobs.

• An employment document a job seeker creates

• Talents and abilities that relate to personality, communication, and character.

Background check

• A review process performed by a company to determine if anything in their past can harm the company

• Short summary describing a job seeker

• Combination of skills, knowledge and pratice

Soft Skills

• Skills involving relationships, social intelligence, communication, character and personality

• Minimum wage is the lowest monetary compensation legally allowed

• A company department

Benefit

• Items or services offered by a company in addition to their compensation. Ex. Insurance, retirement and vacation

• A life long journey

• Abilities which can be taught

Skills

• The knowledge and abilities a job seeker has to perform particular tasks or actions

• When you can't do a certain thing

• A meeting between a job seeker and a company representative

Career

• Tends to be in one particular industry of related jobs

• Abilities taught and quantified

• Sitting on your couch

Resume

• Employment document job seeker creates detailing their prior jobs and achievements

• A newspaper

• A company department

Hard Skills

• Skills and abilities which can be taught and quantified. They are usually learned in a classroom and/or through experience.

• Concrete

• Background check to see what's in your past