Lea Web Page Glossary

Hi! My name is Léa, and I have been studying Social Sciences at Cégep de Sherbrooke for three years. If you are struggling with spelling and word comprehension, this glossary is for you. It contains 20 words related to my future job: career counselor. To create this glossary, I relied on Actively Engaged Online to find the vocabulary and Google for the definitions. Now that it is ready to use, it can be a good tool to guide you and help you feel confident in your writing.

advice: noun; It's the action to give a recommendation, suggestion, or professional opinion to someone about what they should do.; Example: They may give bad ADVICE, which would work to the advantage of another company, or they may not be discrete with information they learn about your company's performance, which could damage share prices.; fr: conseil
ambitious: adjective; Someone who wants to be successful, powerful, or rich, or a plan that needs a lot of work and effort to succeed.; Example: However, the unlike the Second Punic War, the Carthaginians did not have a determined and AMBITIOUS leader with his own aims, and this caused serious problems during the fighting.; fr: ambitieux
apply: verb; The action to make a formal request, put something to practical use, spread something onto a surface, or relate to a specific situation.; Example: However the more open version of the Finely Jones model offered by Hopkins is probably, overall the best to APPLY.; fr: appliquer, postuler
aptitude: noun; A person's natural ability, talent, or capacity to learn and perform a specific kind of task or skill.; Example: I also included a an intercept dummy to show whether the student has done maths A-level, as this shows APTITUDE for the subject seeing as the majority of maths A-levels contain some statistics.; fr: aptitude
career assessment: noun; A tool or test that evaluates your skills, interests, values, and personality to help you find jobs that match who you are.; Example: A career assessment helps students identify their future career options.; fr: évaluation de carrière
career counselor: noun; A professional who helps individuals evaluate their skills, interests, and goals to choose or change a career path.; Example: She met with a CAREER COUNSELOR to update her resume and explore new job options.; fr: conseiller d'orientation
career values: noun; The core personal principles and beliefs that drive your job satisfaction, guide your professional choices, and define what matters most to you in a work environment.; Example: Aligning your daily tasks with your CAREER VALUES is essential for long-term job satisfaction.; fr: valeurs de carrière
curriculum vitae: noun; A detailed document that summarizes a person's entire academic and professional history.; Example: We should have led into the question by referring to the details on her CURRICULUM VITAE.; fr: CV
decision-making: noun; The cognitive process of choosing a single course of action or belief from two or more available alternatives.; Example: Intuition is offered as an alternative explanation for DECISION-MAKING, especially in relation to nursing (Thompson & Dowding, 2002).; fr: prise de décision
educational pathway: noun; A structured, flexible sequence of learning experiences, courses, and credentials designed to guide a student toward specific academic, career, and life goals.; fr: Parcours éducatif
goal: noun; An aim, purpose, or desired result that you plan, commit, and work hard to achieve.; Example: An organization may have a clear GOAL, chooses its suitable structure, or have a culture incorporated by all its members.; fr: objectif
guidance: noun; The help, advice, or direction given to someone to help them make choices, solve problems, or complete a task.; Example: Its main market is in UK which businesses are technical service, logistics and training for all armed services, critical communication and broadcast services, services to the education sector, careers GUIDANCE and vocational training.; fr: Conseil, orientation
job interview: noun; A formal meeting between a job seeker and a potential employer to see if the person is a good fit for the role.; Example: For example, as a result of the individual's awareness that his or her expression of 'self' is constantly being judged, one is likely to dress very smartly and speak in more polished tones when at a JOB INTERVIEW.; fr: entretien d'embauche
labour market: noun; The economic arena where employers look for workers and workers look for jobs, driven by the forces of supply and demand.; Example: However, if the LABOUR MARKET is poor then staff chosen are of poor quality and at high expense.; fr: marché du travail
Professional profile: noun; A professional profile is a short summary at the top of a resume or networking page that highlights your core skills, work experience, and career goals.; Example: Updating your PROFESSIONAL PROFILE helps you showcase your key skills and attract new career opportunities.; fr: profil professionnel
psychometrics: noun; A scientific field of study focused on the theory and technique of measuring psychological attributes like intelligence, personality traits, and abilities.; Example: Managers can figure out employee values from PSYCHOMETRIC testing, surveys or one-to-one interviews.; fr: psychométrie
skills: noun; The learned ability to do something well through practice, training, or experience.; Example: Chimpanzees have a long childhood during which they acquire the SKILLS, through other group members, required to succeed in adulthood (Balls et al., 1988).; fr: Compétences
strengths: noun; The natural qualities, positive features, or capabilities that make a person, group, or thing effective, successful, or resilient.; Example: Successful networking involves a balance of these social relationships with different STRENGTHS and diversity.; fr: points forts
transferable skills: noun; A person's abilities, qualities, and knowledge you learn in one job, school, or activity that you can use in a completely different role or industry.; Example: Incorporating cross-functional teams and individuals To move towards the consistency of working practices, a team with TRANSFERABLE SKILLS could be assembled to work within both Hoopoe and Wilkinson.; fr: compétences transférables
workplace: noun; Any location or environment where people perform their jobs or tasks for an employer or themselves.; Example: My employees existence needs are satisfied by acknowledging their presence and importance in the WORKPLACE.; fr: lieu de travail