Business Concepts

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

• Imposter syndrome

• Trade School

• Gig worker

• Informational interview

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

• Intern

• Interview

• Resume

• Cover letter

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

• Hard Skills

• Soft Skills

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

• Imposter syndrome

• Mock interview

• Power trip

• Unethical behavior

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

• Employee

• Student

• Intern

• Assitant

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

• Benefits

• Bonus

• Stiped

• Pay check

A social network site for building professional connections and job searching

• MySpace

• LinkedIn

• Facebook

• Instagram

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

• Volunteering

• Friend requesting

• Networking

• Traveling

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

• Profile picture

• Mock interview

• Cover letter

• Resume

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

• Hard Skill

• Soft Skill