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CARE, CUSTODY, AND CONTROL

A term used primarily in liability coverages which refers to property belonging to another but which is legally in the insured’s possession or under his control.

CAREER ASSESSMENT

Tests that are designed to help individuals understand how a variety of personal attributes.

CAREER EXPLORATION

The process of finding a rewarding career path, as well as specific jobs within a particular career path. Think of career exploration and planning as building bridges from your current job/career to

CAREER LADDER

The process of using a previously earned post-secondary credential to enter another program at a higher level.

CAREER MANAGEMENT

The combination of structured planning and the active management choice of one’s own professional career.

CAREER PATHING

Obstacles or the structure of a promotional table that a person is following in their career.

CAREER PLANNING

The combination of structured planning and the active management choice of one’s own professional career.

CAREER PLATEAU

Occurs when an employee has reached the highest position level he or she can possibly obtain within an organisation and has no future prospect of being promoted due to a lack of

CAREER STAGES

Stages in a career which might indicate time for a promotion or change.

CAREER SYSTEMS

Policies or specific practices that a company or organization enforces to all employees.

CARELESSNESS

Negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.

CARIBBEAN COMMON MARKET (CARICOM)

An organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM’s main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and

CARING ECONOMY

An economy based on amicable and helpful relationships between businesses and people.

CARLOAD

A truckload of cargo that is full and is usually up to 40,000 pounds in weight.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS)

A painful condition of the hand and fingers caused by compression of a major nerve where it passes over the carpal bones through a passage at the front of the wrist, alongside

CARRIAGE COST

A trade term requiring the seller to arrange for the carriage of goods by sea to a port of destination, and provide the buyer with the documents necessary to obtain the goods

CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT

A United States statute governing the rights and responsibilities between shippers of cargo and ship-owners regarding ocean shipments to and from the United States. It is the U.S.

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