A JOB vs. A CAREER – Vacation As A Vocation And Self Analysis Tuesday September 3, 2013

job

[job]

noun
1. a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one’s occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.
2. a post of employment; full-time or part-time position: She was seeking a job as an editor.
3. anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility: It is your job to be on time.
4. an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: to make the best of a bad job.
5. the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon: The housing project was a long and costly job.

ca·reer

[kuh-reer]
noun
1. an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one’s lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
2. a person’s progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking: His career as a soldier ended with the armistice.
3. success in a profession, occupation, etc.
4. a course, especially a swift one.
5. speed, especially full speed: The horse stumbled in full career.

A career minded individual’s perspective to consider.