Vocab 9

Match the following

• Informational Interview

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  Intern

  Explain this

  A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience in a particular field

• Elevator Pitch

• A letter that you send with your resume to explain your qualifications and interest in a particular job opportunity

• Intern

• A social network site for building professional connections and job searching

• Cover Letter

• A meeting to learn about the real-life experience of someone working in a field or company that interests you

• LinkedIn

• A 30-second personal summary with a request

Match the following

• Trade School

• A group of people who share similar career or background who meet to build professional skills and connections

• Imposter Syndrome

• A feeling of not belonging or not being good enough, especially for people with marginalized identities

• Professional Organization

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  Apprenticeship

  Explain this

  A paid career-training program where students learn on the job in addition to some classroom instruction

• Apprenticeship

• A school that prepares students to enter a specific career directly after training, usually in less than 2 years

Match the following

• Benefits

• A labor market where the majority of people have short-term jobs or gigs such as freelancing and temp jobs rather than long-term employment

• A self-employed person, often working jo

• The process of meeting new business contacts and building professional relationships to further your career

• Networking

• The extras an employer provides employees in addition to pay such as health insurance or paid time off

• Gig Economy

• A group of people who share similar career or background who meet to build professional skills and connections

• Professional Organization

• Gig Worker

Match the following

• Supervisor

• An individual who is skilled in a particular area and provides expert advice or services

• Consultant

• A person who manages or oversees a project or activity

• Employee

• A self-employed person who provides goods, services, or labor to others

• Independent Contractor

• An individual who is authorized to act on behalf of another person or entity

• Agent

• A person who is hired to perform work for another person or company

Match the following

• Sole proprietor

• A set amount you are paid for every hour that you work; also called hourly pay

• Salary

• A short document describing your education, work history, and skills, that is used to apply for a job

• Resume

• A fixed amount that you are paid over a period of time, regardless of how many hours you work

• Partnership

• A person who is the exclusive owner of a business.

• Wage

• A business that has two or more co-owners

Match the following

• Transferable Skills

• Personality traits and interpersonal skills that are needed to communicate and work with others

• Soft Skills

• Specific knowledge or abilities that let you tackle job-specific duties that you learn through courses, vocational training, and on the job

• Hard Skills

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  Payment that is automatically deposited into an employee’s bank account, rather than receiving a paper paycheck

• Direct Deposit

• Skills that can be applied in multiple professional contexts

Match the following

• Gig Worker

• A self-employed person, often working jobs that are in the service industry, temporary, or contracted through a larger company. They are considered an “independent contractor”

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  Employee

• Work that averages less than 30 hours per week

• Full-time Worker

• Work that averages at least 30 hours per week

• Intern

• A paid career-training program where students learn on the job in addition to some classroom instruction

• Part-time worker

• A person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation.

Match the following

• W-4 Form

• A short document describing your education, work history, and skills, that is used to apply for a job

• Stipend

• A form that employees complete when starting a new job to verify their employment status

• Resume

• A set payment amount for a fixed time period of work

• I-9 Form

• A tax form that employees complete when starting a new job