Career Mgmt 2023 Unit 5, obj. 5.01 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person in order to function effectively.
  2. 6. The process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues.
  3. 9. The ability to do something successfully or efficiently.
  4. 11. A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker.
  5. 12. Interact with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, especially to further one's career.
  6. 13. A letter sent as a follow-up to an initial letter or to a telephone call, meeting, etc.
  7. 14. The transferable skills needed by an individual to make them 'employable'. Along with good technical understanding and subject knowledge, employers often outline a set of skills that they want from an employee.
  8. 16. A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
  9. 18. Also known as a cover letter, is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience; provides detailed information on why you are qualified for the job for which you are applying.
  10. 19. A situation in which an individual works for himself or herself instead of working for an employer that pays a salary or a wage. A self-employed individual earns their income through conducting profitable operations from a trade or business that they operate directly.
Down
  1. 1. A verb that shows that something is being done, a word that shows action.
  2. 2. Easily changed, able to change or to do different things.
  3. 4. Tests that organizations give to job applicants to help them hire employees who are productive, dependable, and low turnover.
  4. 5. A letter sent with, and explaining the contents of, another document (resume).
  5. 7. Information about an open position telling you that a company is hiring - what person or company, what position they are trying to fill, what job skills and/or education are required, etc.
  6. 8. (Of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.
  7. 10. The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.
  8. 15. Use these verbs to describe your skills and accomplishments when writing your resume and cover letters -- to increase the strength of your writing and make potential employers take notice!
  9. 17. A brief account of a person’s education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with a job application.