APF Unit 1 Vocabulary

A formal document that outlines the path a business intends to take to earn and grow revenues.

• Data Mining
• Downsizing
• Business Plan
• Data

Facts, numbers, or text that can be processed on a computer

• Data Mining
• Downsizing
• Data Warehousing
• Data

The process of gathering and analyzing data from a variety of sources and summarizing it into useful information.

• Data Mining
• Downsizing
• Data Warehousing
• Data

The management of data storage and retrieval.

• Lifelong Learning
• Downsizing
• Data Warehousing
• Data

An economic event whereby jobs are eliminated because company revenues are falling while costs are rising.

• Lifelong Learning
• Downsizing
• Data Warehousing
• Data

The knowledge and skills acquired from working in a career field.

• Job Creation
• Experience
• Information
• Goal

Contact with the employer after the interview but before hiring occurs.

• Job Creation
• Follow-up
• Information
• Goal

A desired end toward which efforts are directed.

• Job Creation
• Experience
• Information
• Goal

The arrangement of data into useful patterns or relationships.

• Reference Letter
• Experience
• Information
• Goal

A goal you wish to accomplish in the next few months or years.

• Lifelong Learning
• Experience
• Job Interview
• Intermediate Goal