CAREER TERMS ‘Assessment: tool used to measure abilities, aptitudes, values and/or interests Career: sequence of roles and work experiences throughout life Career Awareness: acknowledgement of the many options available and knowle of career planning techniques Career Cluster: a way of organizing types of jobs Career Day: brings speakers into the classroom to expose students to careers Career Planning: continuous process of evaluating your current situation ‘and making corrections/improvements Individualized Graduation Plan: high school plan created in the 8th grade to ensure graduation Job: position with specific duties and responsibilities within a company or Organization Job Shadowing: students follow someone around for 2-4 hours to learn daily routine of an occupation Tob Skills: skills you need to do a particular job Life Career Development: self-development over the life span, looking at integration of roles, skills, abilities and interests Occupation: type of job, career or profession Self-Awareness: having knowledge of self, including interests, skills, abilities and values Transferable Skills: skills you have acquired during an activity in your life (classes, sports, hobbies) that you can use in another job Values: beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment \ 2 & &