According to your Career Choices textbook, what are the two most important elements required to be successful?
Vision and energy
Which of the following best defines success?
You are successful when you achieve what is most important to you
As discussed early in Career Choices, what are some of the reasons people work?
To define themselves, to measure self-worth, to have a sense of security
What is the difference between a job and a career?
A job is a particular task; a career encompasses all of your life's work
Passion is defined by the dictionary as:
Very strong emotion, an intense enthusiasm for something
Values are the standards or guiding principles that are most important to you?
TRUE
If your highest work value were "Creativity" then you would probably be happiest in which of the following jobs?
Florist
If your highest work value were "Adventure" then you would probably be most satisfied with which of the following jobs?
FBI agent
What two work values categories might be important to someone in law enforcement?
Helping others and knowledge and truth
What two work values categories might be important to a freelance web designer?
Independence and freedom and creativity
Which trait listed below best fits the dominance work behavioral style?
They like to be in control of their work environment
Which trait listed below best fits the influencing work behavioral style?
They are good communicators and enjoy the relationships they develop at work
Which trait listed below best fits the steadiness work behavioral style?
They like tasks that have well defined procedures
Which trait listed below best fits the compliance work behavioral style?
They enjoy systematic approaches to problems and strive for accuracy
Select the option below that accurately differentiates between a skill and an aptitude
A skill is something you can acquire or develop; an aptitude is something for which you have a natural talent or ability
Which option below accurately reflects the difference between a role and an occupation/vocation?
A role relates to what you are; an occupation/vocation relates to what you do, a role requires no action on your part; an occupation/vocation requires action on your part
Which of the selections below are examples of roles?
Son/Daughter; Friend
Which of the selections below are examples of occupations or vocations?
Artist, Clerk, Waiter
What are the needs outlined by Maslow's Triangle?
Self-actualization, Self-esteem, Sense of Belonging, Security and Safety, and Survival
Which is the most basic need on Maslow's Triangle?
Survival
Which is the best definition of the word "lifestyle"?
The way in which you live
Which of the selections listed below are components of lifestyle?
The "pace" of life, Where you choose to live, How you earn and spend your money
In chapter four you learned that every job choice involves different rewards and sacrifices. In addition to financial, emotional, and physical considerations, you also need to think about your?
Commitment
Which of the following is generally the most expensive category in a person's budget?
Housing
Sundries are things like:
Shampoo, deodorant, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, etc.
Budgeting for vacations is necessary because taking time off has been shown to be an important part of maintaining?
Good physical and mental health
As a rule of thumb, every family should save at least _____ months' income in case of emergency.
Six
The amount of money that you'll have to pay your bills or save is known as your take home pay or your?
Net pay
Every job has its rewards and sacrifices. A computer programmer may be rewarded with _____ but sacrifice ______.
Recognition; Security
Ability alone will not make you successful. In the end, whether or not you can do something may be less important than?
How much you want to do it
There is a relationship between time commitment to education/training and?
Financial reward
When considering the physical setting you would prefer, you want to think about?
Whether you work in a city, small town, or a rural area; Whether you work in one place or travel a lot; Whether you work in an office, from your home, or outdoors
The psychological or emotional rewards you want from working are directly related to?
You passions and values
A full-time job is one that requires?
40 hours or more a week
While a job with flexible hours provides you with some leeway regarding when you work, a job with structured hours means your work hours are?
During a prescribed time period
Having composite careers means you?
Have two or more jobs at the same time
Having sequential careers means you?
Have a series of different careers throughout you working life
Anxiety tolerance is?
How well you can deal with fears and uncertainties
An entrepreneur is someone that?
Owns their own business or businesses; Usually has more freedom and control over their work; May have to take more risks
Entrepreneurs generally need to have high anxiety tolerance.
TRUE
One of the best ways to decide whether your career choice is a good one is to get an entry level job?
That puts you in contact with people in your chosen career
Opportunities like shadowing, internships, and entry-level or volunteer work are great ways to get ________ actual work, responsibilities and settings.
Experience with
Which of the following steps comes before the others in the decision-making process?
Identifying choices
Once you know what your choices are, you need to find out as much as you can about each option so you can make?
An informed decision
Once you've listed your alternatives, learned as much as you can about each, and outlined the pros and cons of each choice, you also need to ___________ before you make a decision.
Weigh the probability of success
A goal is a statement that specifies?
What you want to achieve or do within a certain amount of time
To be complete and, therefore, most useful when planning, what must an objective statement include?
What will be different; By how many; By when
Which of the following is NOT a proper objective statement?
I want to graduate from school
Actions that will help you meet your goal and measure your success by telling you what will be different when you've accomplished it, by how much or how many, and by when are called?
Objectives
Our values, opportunities, and desires all tend to change over time, which leads to changes in our ________.
Goals
The most satisfied people are those who actively set and reach _________ goals throughout their lives.
New
While life's not always easy and not always fair, how you choose to respond to these facts greatly affects your?
Successes; Life satisfaction
When you make excuses you are essentially giving away?
Responsibility
The best way to remove a _____ is to take responsibility for it.
Roadblock
Which statement best describes the difference between careers mostly held by women and those mostly held by men?
Jobs held mostly by women pay less than men for the same level of work
Women who plan to balance their careers with marriage and children may think that downgrading their work-related goals will make them better mothers. However, women who prepare for more demanding careers usually ______ and have _____ in their work lives.
Earn more; more flexibility
Why might a man want to encourage his spouse/partner to seek the education or training necessary to become self-supporting?
He might have more freedom to enrich his own life; If he were unable to work, his family would still be taken care of; He would have more freedom to change careers
What technique allows you to think about a thing you fear in great detail over a period of time so you become less sensitive to the object of your fear and more confident in your ability to deal with the situation?
Visualization
One way to change your attitude is to use ____, which are messages that you create and repeat often.
Affirmations
You have a cherished dream and you've decided to write a couple of affirmations and tape them to your mirror. Which of the following points are important when writing your affirmations?
Include your name in the statement; Use the present tense as if it is true now; Make sure it is short, positive and clear
A formula for success from Chapter 1 of Career Choices said Vision + Energy = Success. Taking that formula a step further, you might say that High Standards + Unusual Efforts =?
Excellence
Which list below accurately outlines the Six E's of Excellence?
Expectations, enthusiasm, energy, enterprise, efficiency, ethics
Work is an ________ act?
Aggressive
The best definition of courage is:
Feeling the fear but doing something anyway
The best definition of "transferable skills" as it relates to the job market is?
A skill that is valuable and, therefore, applicable to a variety of careers
If tardiness is an undesirable trait in an employee, the opposing desirable trait would be?
Punctuality
If a difficult personality is an undesirable trait in an employee, the opposing desirable trait would be?
Agreeable
If laziness is an undesirable trait in an employee, the opposing desirable trait would be?
Hard Working
If untruthfulness is an undesirable trait in an employee, the opposing desirable trait would be?
Honesty
Which of the attitudes listed below would make you a valued employee?
Lifelong love of learning; Embracing technology; Flexibility
Which attitude would be most prized by 21st-century employers?
Change is constant, therefore, I will embrace change and manage it
Over the next 10 years, as you prepare yourself and then enter the workforce, which of the following traits will be important in that process?
Delaying gratification; Writing a quantitative plan that is updated regularly; Getting as much education and training as possible
A good resume won't get you a job, but it will get you _______.
An interview
When returning a completed job application to a potential employer, you will be asked to sign and date it, which?
Indicates that the information you provided on the application is true and complete; Gives them the right to contact schools, former employers, or references to verify your answers
The ____ is usually the final step in the job-hunting process.
Interview
There are many ways to get the training and/or education you need, but most of them require?
A high school diploma (or GED)
Community or junior colleges are _____ -year schools.
Two
On average a bachelor degree takes how many years to earn?
Four
This training option allows you to spend part of your time on the job and part in the classroom. While you are still learning, you will usually earn 40 to 60 percent of the normal salary.
Apprenticeship or internship
This option provides training for specific jobs and help with tuition once you fulfill your commitment
Military
Rafael must decide if he is going to stay in college or leave to take a full-time job just offered to him by the local recreation department. His goal in life is to become a high school coach and history teacher. What is the best course for Rafael?
Delay the gratification of the paycheck today for the life satisfaction he'll feel when he reaches his dream
How many hours per year is the average full-time position?
2080
Courage doesn't mean you are without fear; it means you are able to ____ in spite of fear.
Act
As you outline your plan for the future, you need to consider at least four factors for each year of your plan. Those factors are?
Education/training, living arrangements, employment, finances
Imagine that you've reached a ripe old age of 90 and you sense your days are numbered. You have this unsettling feeling about your life and you want to be able to evaluate if you were a success. You totter to your desk and pull out a variety of documents.
Your "mission statement" from our annually-updated 10-year plan
An investment in education yields dividends for a lifetime.
TRUE
The higher you go on the career ladder, the more freedom you'll have to be a parent.
TRUE
If you work hard enough, it doesn't matter that you don't have a high school degree. The odds are you'll be just as successful has a person who graduated from high school.
FALSE
Values are those qualities or things that are most important in your life.
TRUE
If you give up smoking a pack a day at age 18 (or never began in the first place) and you deposit the money you would have spent on cigarettes monthly in a tax-free retirement fund earning 8% interest annually beginning on your 18th birthday, you could re
TRUE
Once you make a career choice, your really need to stick with that choice because it is so hard to change it.
FALSE
A high school diploma is required for most jobs today.
TRUE
When looking for a job, it's a good idea to get a letter of recommendation from your aunt Lucy.
FALSE