Chapter 4 Resource Management

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Career

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Series of related jobs or achievements through a person progresses in a particular field

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Standard of living

Back 2

Way you live as measured by the kinds of quality goods and services you can afford.

Front 3

Flextime

Back 3

Enables employees to work the hours that suits them best.

Front 4

Telecommute

Back 4

Work from home using communication links to the workplace.

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Aptitudes

Back 5

Natural talents

Front 6

Entrepreneur

Back 6

a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.

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Internship

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Paid or unpaid short term job offered to student who is interested in entering a particular field.

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Apprenticeship

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Training program that combines class room instruction with paid on-the-job experience under guidance of skilled worker.

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Distance education programs

Back 9

Distance education is a generic term used to define the field of distance learning. Distance learning is a mode of delivering education and instruction, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional setting such as a classroom.

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Accredited

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of a person, organization, or course of study) officially recognized or authorized

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Résumé

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Personal data sheet that describes you to prospective employers.

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References

Back 12

People who recommend an applicant to an employer on the basis of character or ability.

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Interview

Back 13

Formal meeting that employers use to evaluate prospective employees.

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Mentor

Back 14

an experienced and trusted adviser.

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Work ethic

Back 15

Sense of responsibility to do a job well.

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Severance package

Back 16

Bonus pay or special benefits offered to laid-off workers.

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Unemployment insurance

Back 17

A source of income for workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Workers who quit or are fired are generally not eligible for unemployment insurance.