Careers

1. how ‘employable’ you appear to be to potential employers – how much your skillset, qualifications and personal qualities meet the vacancies you are applying for.
2. a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation, like a ‘calling’. If your career is a vocation it could be the main focus of your whole life, for example, if you became a headteacher.
4. something you are entitled to by law
6. the person who is hired to perform a job
8. something you must do to be entitled to your rights
9. the person the employee works for
10. literally meaning ‘an account of one’s life’, this essential document is a potential employers first impression of you on paper, summing up your education, skills and work experience to date.
11. a paid position of employment, not necessarily a part of or leading to a career. This could be taken up alongside training for a career.
12. Assessment something employers must do to identify hazards in the workplace – they must train you on negotiating these accordingly.
13. an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.
14. the out-dated idea that somehow certain professions are better suited a particular gender

1. a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of making a profit.
3. the information about a particular person that exists on the Internet as a result of their online activity.
5. An important part of the recruitment process where you usually meet your direct manager and are asked questions and possibly perform tasks to see how suitable you would be for the job.
7. your one week placement at the company/business/institution of your choice which will enable you to gain real life experience in your chosen career path.