1. Career Pathways
October 5th, 2017

2. Life Map Create your life map
The middle should be where you are right now
Demonstrate significant events in your life
Make sure to leave room for things you have yet to accomplish

3. Office Vocabulary Word Bank
Accounting
Board of Directors
Budget
Client
Commerce
Database
Deadline
Entrepreneur
Finance
Insurance
Inventory
Lease
Lucrative
Marketing
Memo
Monopoly
Negotiate
Personnel
Profit
Retail
Staffing Agency
Temp

4. Accounting Definition
the action or process of keeping financial accounts
In a sentence
Thanks to Mike’s accounting, the firm was able to track their spending

5. Board of Directors Definition
A group of individuals elected to make decisions on major company issues
In a sentence
The board of directors decided to replace the president

6. Budget
Definition
an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time
In a sentence
The company’s budget did not allow for color printing

7. Client Definition A person using the services of a company
In a sentence
The lawyer declared his client was innocent

8. Commerce
Definition
the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale
In a sentence
The invention of the railroad increased commerce nationwide

9. Database Definition a structured set of data held in a computer
In a sentence
The company’s database tracked it’s employees contact information

10. Deadline
Definition
the latest time or date by which something should be completed
In a sentence
The deadline for the application is on Friday

11. Entrepreneur (on-tre-pruh-noor)
Definition
a person who organizes and operates a business, taking on greater than normal financial risks
In a sentence
The entrepreneur started his own sneaker company

12. Finance Definition the management of large amounts of money
In a sentence
The finance department suggested the boss not hire any new employees

13. Insurance Definition providing protection against a possible event
In a sentence
The man took out life insurance to protect his family

14. Inventory
Definition
a complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building
In a sentence
Claire took inventory of her restaurant before she went shopping

15. Lease
Definition
When one party sells something to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment
In a sentence
Jose had to lease a car for 4 years at $300 a month

16. Lucrative Definition producing a great deal of profit In a sentence
Selling hot dogs at Fenway Park is a lucrative business

17. Marketing
Definition
the action of promoting and selling products or services
In a sentence
A lot of marketing is done around Christmas time

18. Memo Definition a written message, especially in business
In a sentence
The company sent out a memo to it’s employees, reminding them to submit their timesheets

19. Monopoly
Definition
the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service
In a sentence
Some people joke that Dunkin Donuts has a monopoly on coffee in Boston

20. Negotiate
Definition
try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others
In a sentence
Shauna was able to negotiate a higher salary when she was hired

21. Personnel Definition people employed in an organization In a sentence
The personnel of the company totaled to 84 people

22. Profit
Definition
the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent
In a sentence
The restaurant makes a profit of $10 on every steak they sell

23. Retail
Definition
the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities
In a sentence
Department stores like Macy’s are an example of retail

24. Staffing Agency Definition
An agency that finds jobs for people seeking them and finds particular jobs
In a sentence
The corporation used a staffing agency to help find a new accountant

25. Temp
Definition
a temporary employee, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency
In a sentence
The temp was hired to work at the office for 4 months

26. Memory Matching Game Find a partner
You will receive a pack of cards you will put face down
Take turns turning over 2 cards
If the word matches the definition, you keep the pair
The person with the most matches wins