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Unit 2 flash cards
Percy's Flash Cards
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12th Grade
03/07/2007

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Term
career
Definition
a lifetime profession or occupation that you strongly beleive in and that provides an income as well.
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Cost of Living
Definition
The amount of money it takes to purchase typical living expenses in a particular city.
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Education
Definition
your amount of foemal knowledge and training.
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employee benefits
Definition
adition programs like health insurance and retirement plans offered by employers.
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Euntreprenur
Definition
a person who creats a busniness from a need and puts creativity and ingenuity into action to provide a service or a product
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Job
Definition
relativley short-term work that pays the bills for now.
Term
what is not a primary career factor?
Definition
Who you know
Term
what characteristics to employers look for?
Definition
Abliity to learn and speak clearly,make good use of time,problem sloving and creatreative thinking skills,ability to work good with others and get to work on time.
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employee benefits cost an employer what percentage of their pay?
Definition
between 20% and 50%
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what benefits might an employer provide?
Definition
vacation and sick days,tuition reimbursement,retirement benefits,health insurance
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what is not a good career attitude?
Definition
focus on pay only
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which charactetistic might all euntraprenures have?
Definition
risk taker
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what is the least expensive type of college?
Definition
state resident college
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when comparing two jibs it is important to consider what?
Definition
saleries,benefits,transportation costs.
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Paid vacation
Definition
employers typically offer time paid off to you of up to two week.
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paid sick leave
Definition
many employers allow five to 10 days per year of paid time off for illness, either for yourself or to take care of a family member.
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health plan benefits
Definition
Larger employers often provide health insurance for their employees,
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Retirement plan contributions
Definition
many employers will put a small percentage of an employee's salary into a retirement plan.
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tuittion reimbursement
Definition
some employers will pay for you to go to college or to take additional training courses.
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see an opportunity
Definition
to provide a service or goods that is currently missing or that you can provide better than any existing business.
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