Career Vocab 1

a qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person's background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something

• Certification
• Skillset
• credential

• Experience

is the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession

• Certification
• Accreditation
• Licensure
• Registration

is the influence guidance or direction given by a mentor

• advising
• mentorship
• coaching
• training

a role that requires no experience or related education, or an entry point to a career that requires minimum education and experience in order to qualify

• Freelance consultant
• Entry-level job
• Senior management role
• Internship position

a type of on-the-job training where someone observes another employee perform their job duties

• job training
• internship
• mentorship
• job shadowing

a teaching method that combines academic coursework with community service to address human needs

• community engagement
• academic volunteering
• social responsibility education
• service-learning

a short-term work experience opportunity that allows students to observe professionals in a field they are interested in

• internship
• externship

• apprenticeship
• volunteer work

the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.

• Investment
• Franchise
• Partnership
• Entrepreneurship

a student-run business within a school that provides goods or services to the school community.

• school cafeteria
• student council
• after-school club
• School based enterprise

the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification

• Part-time job
• Internship
• Volunteer position
• Full-time employment