Career Management Objective 3.00 2/4

A good example of impulsive decision-making is purchasing a car:

• without adequately finding alternatives

• after thinking for one year

• based on a friend's opinion

• based on consumer reviews

The latest trends in a trade or profession can be found in:

• daily newspapers

• trade and professional journals

• reports to stockholders

• newspaper classifieds

Networking is an important job skill because it:

• is required by employers

• may lead to employment

• makes a person work harder

• increases a person's salary

Which is common reason people get fired?

• failure to follow rules

• failure to take leave time

• being industrious

• being punctual

As soon as a student graduates from high school, he/she will:

• know what he/she wants to do for a career

• become a more active participant in the learning process

• no longer need a high school transcript

• being the postsecondary part of the career plan

A student's four year career plan developed for use in high school should reflect:

• courses to support the student's chosen career pathway

• only the minimum admission requirements

• courses from as many pathways as possible

• few if any challenging courses

Career plans need to be:

• illustrated

• recorded in writing

• kept in a student's permanent record

• a part of the student's transcript

Labor market trends for the 21st entury predict that the greatest number of workers will need to have which level of education?

• high school diploma

• community college

• bachelor's degree

• master's degree

Which is a declining occupation?

• child care workers

• truck drivers

• retail sales people

• farmers

If a person's ultimate goal is to become a plumber, what might his/her career plan include?

• participating in an apprenticeship

• marketing cooperative education

• volunteering as a greeter

• working in sales