Unit 2 Vocabulary

One or more tasks

• Job

• Occupation

• Career

• Aptitude

What you do for a living

• Occupation

• Job

• Aptitude

• Career

The sequence of jobs you have had over a period of years.

• Career

• Occupation

• Job

• Internship

natural talents you may have

• Aptitude

• Ability

• Personality

Skill a person learns through practice or study

• Ability

• Aptitude

• Trades

Spending a day at work with someone whose career is of interest to you

• Job Shadowing

• Internship

• Cooperative Education

• Apprenticeship

A paid job experience while a student is still in school

• Job Shadowing

• Cooperative education

• Internship

• Apprenticeship

Paid or unpaid supervised practical work experience during college

• Internship

• Cooperative Education

• Apprenticeship

• Job Shadowing

Learning a trade or skill on the job under the supervision of a skilled worker

• Apprenticeship

• Internship

• Job Shadowing

• Cooperative Education

Developing contacts with people who may be able to find you a job

• Networking

• References

• Resume