Career Interest and Job Hunting

When trying to narrow a career choice, you need to look at ___________.

• 1 specific career.
• several different careers.
• the one career your parents tell you to pursue.
• The one career that makes the most money.

There is no relationship between personality and career choice?

• True
• False

When selecting a career you should....

• Pick the career which pays the most.
• Let your best friend pick for you.
• Put all of your choices in a hat.
• Think about your lifestyle needs and personality.

Every career requires you to attend college and obtain a degree.

• True
• False

One of the hardest choices you will have to make, as you become an adult is choosing ____________.

• The house you want to buy.
• the kind of car you want to buy.
• a career.
• choosing which college you want to attend.

A (n) ____________ will help define your career interest based on activities you like to do.

• Career Interest Inventory
• The SAT test
• The PSAT test
• Aptitude test

Rule #1 to follow when choosing a career is to _____________.

• choose a career that you would really like to do.
• listen to what your parents are forcing you to do.
• choose the career that pays the most money.
• choose the career that  requires the least amount of education.

When you are trying to find out what a career is really like, you should, ________________.

• Network with people who are currently in the field.
• Research the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Talk with a career counselor.
• None of the Above

When trying to find out what daily responsibilities are involved in  a certain career, it is a good idea to ___________.

• See a career counselor
• Dare to try something new.
• job shadow or  do an internship.
• assume that you already know everything about the job.

When narrowing down a career, you should not make your choice based on _____________.

• the career being prestigious.
• research that you have conducted on several careers.
• activities that you enjoy.
• none of these are correct.