25 Questions
Figuring out a general career path by evaluating experiences is part of the ____ stage of career planning.
Identifying options
A person's occupational field is his or her ____.
Career
Which occupational choice factor deals with personality, attitudes, and lifestyle?
Social
____ is different for people with careers and people with jobs.
All are correct
Assessments that match a person's unique traits to a career are called:
Personality tests
Despite the possibility of earning more money throughout your career, why might some people choose not to go to college?
Because it can be very costly
A person's course of study is his or her:
Major
Surveys meant to match a person to a career well-suited to who they are, are called:
Personality and skills assessments
Which of the following is a step in the job application process?
All are correct
Which of the following websites is not a good resource for career research?
All are good resources
What is a main benefit of companies using realistic job previews?
Decrease in turnover and hiring costs
Getting a promotion within your company is an example of:
Internal advancement
Which of the following is something that interns can do to foster relationships at work?
Find a mentor
Which of the following is something interns can do to foster learning?
All are correct
On-the-job training is a(n):
Internship
What is the ultimate objective of a career planning course?
Education and learning of the process, goals and strategies of career planning
Which one of the following steps must be taken first in the career planning process?
A person's discovering/knowing his or her knowledge, skills, abilities, and talents
Which one of the following skills is essentially required to make a detailed study, research, and mathematical work in a job?
Analytical skills
Please select the one personal characteristic which is not involved in the 'Big Five Personality Theories' in connection with the career planning process?
Being highly ambitious
Which information has more importance in a CV (Curriculum Vitae) for the job application in general?
Skills, abilities, and talents
An individual's total, comprehensive experience and applications in any particular subject, job, or work which is potentially qualified as an important core asset in his or her own career, is generally called:
Competence
One of the following personality features represents A Type Personality. Which one is it?
Competitive, ambitious
Which one is an example of soft skills?
Teamwork
Career Planning is best defined as a:
Formal, organized, ongoing effort to develop people skills
Who is responsible for an employee's career development in most modern companies?
Employees
Study Notes
Career Planning Stages
- Figuring out a general career path by evaluating experiences is part of the Identification stage of career planning.
Career Definitions
- A person's occupational field is their Career.
- A person's course of study is their Major.
Occupational Choice Factors
- The occupational choice factor that deals with personality, attitudes, and lifestyle is Social.
Career Distinctions
- Learning is different for people with careers and people with jobs.
- All are correct (including Learning, Timing, and Networking) is different for people with careers and people with jobs.
Career Assessments
- Assessments that match a person's unique traits to a career are called Personality tests.
- Surveys meant to match a person to a career well-suited to who they are, are called Personality and skills assessments.
Career Research
- Websites with information about salaries, social media websites, blog and online communities are all good resources for career research.
Job Application Process
- Steps in the job application process include Getting an offer, Interviewing, and Negotiating the offer.
Job Advancement
- Getting a promotion within your company is an example of Internal advancement.
Internship Benefits
- A main benefit of companies using realistic job previews is a decrease in turnover and hiring costs.
- Interns can foster relationships at work by Finding a mentor.
- Interns can foster learning by Conducting informational interviews, Identifying and improving skills, and Setting development goals.
Career Planning Objectives
- The ultimate objective of career planning is the Education and learning of the process, goals, and strategies of career planning.
Career Planning Process
- The first step in career planning is a person's Discovering/knowing his or her own knowledge, skills, abilities, and talents.
Job Skills
- Analytical skills are essentially required to make a detailed study, research, and mathematical work in a job.
Personality Theories
- Being highly ambitious is not involved in the 'Big Five Personality Theories' in connection with career planning process.
CV Importance
- Skills, abilities, and talents have more importance in a CV (Curriculum Vitae) for the job application in general.
Career Development
- An individual's total, comprehensive experience and applications in any particular subject, job, or work which is potentially qualified as a important core asset in his or her own career, is generally called Competence.
- One of the following personality features represents A Type Personality: Competitive, ambitious.
- Team work is an example of soft skills.
- Career Planning is best defined as a formal, organized, ongoing effort to develop people skills.
- In most modern companies, Employees are responsible for their career development.
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