Careers Vocabulary Units 1-2

Soft Skills

• Workplace Skills

• Technical Skills

• Hard Skills

• Digital Skills

A typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys social interaction

• Introvert

• Extrovert

• Ambivert

• Loner

Something intrinsically valuable or desirable

• Principles

• Values

• Beliefs

• Opinions

The duty of having to take care of or deal with somebody/something

• Responsibility

• Obligation

• Liability

• Accountability

The pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health

• Wellness

• Fitness

• Nutrition

• Health

perseverance of effort that helps overcome obstacles or challenges

• Determination

• Grit

• Resilience

• Tenacity

Speaking up for yourself, networking with people, getting the support and information you need

• Self-Advocacy

• Self-Defense

• Self-Improvement

• Self-Confidence

The ability to adapt to new situations and challenges with ease.

• Flexibility

• Rigidity

• Stubbornness

• Inflexibility

The ability to express needs and emotions appropriately.

• Communication

• Expression

• Interaction

• Articulation

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result

• Play

• Leisure

• Work

• Rest