The ability to advance to positions of greater responsibility and higher pay.

Any costs of working paid by the employee that is not reimbursed by the employer.

Company provided supplements to salary, such as sick pay, vacation time, profit-sharing plans, and health insurance.

An evaluation of the positive and negative attributes of a given type of work.

Specialized, intensive programs (taken after obtaining the first college degree) that prepare students for higher-level work responsibilities with more challenges and higher pay.

Advancing to a higher level of skill to increase your usefulness to an employer.

Lists your strong and weak points along with plans for improvement as you prepare for a career.

Learning new and different skills so that an employee can retain the same level of employability.

The amount of monthly or annual pay that you will earn for your labor.

Actively seeking new knowledge, skills, and experiences that will add to your professional and personal growth throughout your life.

Someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the ownership risks of a new business.

Offer services related to careers and employment.

Informal groups of people with common interests who interact for mutual assistance.

An alphabetically arranged subject listing of businesses.

A record of how long you stayed with jobs you have held.

Helps workers find work; also known as “temps.”

A fee is charged for its services.

A relative or friend with inside information.

What you gain from working at a job or place of employment.

Things in life that are important to you that affect your choices.

The way people choose to live their lives.

A natural physical or mental ability that allows you to do certain tasks well.

Spending a morning or afternoon with a worker in the type of job that interests you.

A type of employment agency that seeks out highly qualified people to fill important positions for an employer.

The sum of the many individual qualities that make you unique.

The things you like to do.