Now Hiring Test Review

PITSCO: Now Hiring Test Review

Investigating Careers in STEM

How is a career defined?

• The general path, or course, taken in one's professional life

What makes a job different than a career?

• a job is one step in one's professional life

• how one earns money

• may or may not relate to the long-term career path an individual seeks for themself

Career Example #1 (in ascending order)

• Babysitter

• Nurse Assistant

• Ward Clerk

• Registered Nurse

• Nurse Instructor

Career Example #2 (in ascending order)

• Student Teacher

• Teacher Assistant

• Substitute Teacher

• High School Teacher

• Instructional Coach

• Principal

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the 16 Career Clusters discussed in the Expedition?

• Education and Training

• Health Science

• STEM

• Extreme Sports

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Career Clusters relates mostly to our environment?

• Agriculture, Food and Natural Services

• Human Services

• Hospitality and Tourism

• Marketing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following answer choices best represents an Interest Survey?

• questions about your physical abilities

• questions about how much you enjoy specific activities

• questions about your grades in classes associated with specific careers

• questions about your mental abilities

Multiple Choice

What is an aptitude?

• your natural ability to complete a task

• your enjoyment or dislike of a task

• your knowledge about how to complete a task

• your positive or negative feeling about a task

Resumes

Class Discussion: What are some key parts included in a resume? What is the purpose of a resume? What's the difference between a resume and a job application? How often should you update your resume? When should you provide your resume to a potential employer?

Multiple Choice

What is the common purpose of a letter of application and a resume?

• to provide proof of your skills

• to convince an employer to interview you

• to raise your salary

• to brag about your education

Open Ended

DISCUSSION

What are some ways that one could use social media that an employer may find reasonable cause to terminate that employee? How can you make sure that you are being a good digital citizen to avoid any serious consequences in the social media realm?