PBMF CH 21

Series of related jobs in the same profession.

• job

• career

Something an individual does well

• skill

• employability scale

Applicable skills used to help an individual find a job, perform in the workplace, and gain success in a job or career; also known as foundation, transferrable, or soft skills.

• employability skills

• skills

Group of occupational and career specialties

• career pathway

• career cluster

• career plan

Subgroup within a career cluster that reflects occupations requiring similar knowledge and skills

• career cluster

• career pathway

• career plan

List of steps on a time line to reach a career goal

• career plan

• career pathway

• career cluster

Characteristic that an individual has developed naturally; also called talents.

• value

• aptitude

• interest

• ability

Mastery of a skill or the capacity to do something

• ability

• aptitude

• values

• interest

Principles and beliefs that an individual considers important

• ability

• values

• aptitude

• interest

Feeling of wanting to learn more about a topic or to be involved in an activity.

• aptitude

• values

• ability

• interest