Job: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.

Career: the work you will do to earn a living over a period of years.

Career Planning: define your lifestyle goals, conduct self- assessment, identify possible career choices/ gather info on each, evaluate choices, make decision, plan how to reach your goals.

Lifestyle goals: What type of lifestyle do you want? How do you want to spend your time, energy, and money?

Self-assessment: Your values, interest, skills and aptitudes,

personality, work environment preferences, and relationship preferences.

Values: the beliefs that guide the way you live.

Interests: leisure activities school activities, favorite classes, sports, and social activities you enjoy doing.

Aptitudes: an ability or natural talent

Skills: an ability or natural talent

Co-op: cooperative

Work study programs: an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study.

Internships: one who works in a temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment

Apprenticeship: work for an expert to learn a trade.

Associate Degree: A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

College major: a college students main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies.

Bachelor degree: a degree typically earned after completing four academic years of coursework.

Master’s Degree: an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.