Career Exploration Flashcards
A career field is…
An “umbrella” or general term for a list of related careers. For example: Medical/ Healthcare, Education, Service Industry, Construction…
A career is…
A specific profession or job that you work. For example: Doctor, nurse, principal, teacher, server/ bartender, carpenter, general contractor…
What does transition mean in Gladiator Transition?
Transition is the process or period of changing. In Gladiator Transition, you will learn the skills you need to be successful in the process of preparing you for your future after high school.
What is an interest?
An interest is a want to know or learn about something.
What are job descriptions or repsonsibilities?
A job description is a written summary or explanation that outlines that key responsibilities, duties, skills, and qualifications of a role.
What are educational requirements?
Educational requirements are requirements that an applicant (you) must have to be considered or eligible for a career or profession. These are usually listed in the job description as “high school diploma or equivalent”, “associate degree”, “Bachelor’s degree”, “Master’s degree”. Educational requirements can include having to complete high school, a trade program, and/or college or university.
What are certification requirements?
Some careers or professions will require you to have specific certifications or licenses that are earned after completing certain programs or educational requirements.
What are different compensations that careers or professions offer?
Different careers and professions and companies offer different ways to compensate their employees (you) and they can be divided into direct, indirect, and intangible.
Direct compensation includes money payment. This can be based on salary (paid yearly with contracted days/ hours), hourly (amount of money you earn per hour worked), commission based (amount of money you earn based on a factor), base pay (starting pay), overtime pay (additional pay for additional time worked usually a higher percent), bonuses (additional pay to agreed salary or hourly wage), and more…
Indirect compensation includes benefits such as health insurance, paid time off, vacation time, retirement plans, etc…
Intangible compensation includes non-financial (non-money) reward such as mentoring, recognition, work/life balance factors, etc…
Compensation can also be based on your position (job-based pay) or performance (performance-based pay).
Who is an employer?
An employer offers a job and pays compensation. “Provides the work”
Who is an employee?
An employee receives a job and works to earn compensation. “Worker”
