Earning 1-4

One’s lifestyle is to their standard of living as present is to:

• past

• future

• recent

• gift

An example of a transferable skill is a skill:

• used in your job that you acquired through past jobs, volunteering, hobbies, school sports, or other life experiences.

• that can only be used in an individual’s job or career.

• that each employer requires you to learn.

• that is learned at one job and is required at other jobs as well.

Lora is a high school computer and technology teacher. She enrolls in a computer class at least twice per year to stay current on recent technology changes and updates. By continuing her education, Lora is investing in her:

• salary

• human capital

• family

• interest inventory

Which statement is not true?

• Most people have several careers throughout their lifetime.

• Jobs are paid positions.

• People can develop human capital in a variety of ways.

• Transferable skills can be applied to many personal and professional roles.

Individuals with more formal educational training usually have:

• higher estimated lifetime earnings.

• lower personal satisfaction.

• greater amounts of leisure time.

• more comfortable work environments.

Miranda is working to develop a broad base of transferable skills. This means that she:

• needs to maintain at least a part

  time job during the school year.

• should use her available hours

  outside of school for paid employment rather than volunteering.

• will not have as much time to

  develop her human capital.

• will have a set of versatile skills

  that she can apply to many personal and professional roles.

Jose has been

challenged by his academic advisor to develop some human capital this school

year. Which activity would be the least

effective way to reach that goal?

• Spend additional time playing video

  games to further develop his eye-hand coordination.

• Volunteer to pick up trash along

  the roadsides.

• Attend a workshop on a topic he has

  little knowledge of.

• Ask his employer if there are any

  new tasks at work that he might be assigned.

Eric is writing

a paper on the importance of investing in yourself and he is looking for a

sentence to use as the thesis statement for his paper. Which sentence below

would be the best choice?

• Completing your college degree is

  the best way to prepare for a career.

• Education pays in higher earnings

  and lower unemployment rates.

• Human capital and transferable

  skills result from formal training.

• Investing in yourself too early can

  lead to a lower standard of living.

Which statement

would not be true about the value of career research?

• Everyone values different aspects of an occupation. One person might value the flexible schedule a particular job offers and another might care more about the amount of training that a career might require.

• Current job availability and the

  outlook for future employment are as essential to consider as whether you

  have the skills, interest and abilities to pursue a particular career.

• Opinions from different people working in the occupation should be considered before ruling out a particular career.

• There are many careers that would support your well-being. Career exploration allows you to find the one that pays the most so your well-being is enhanced to the highest degree.

In order to make an informed career

decision, a high school student will want to:

• commit to a profession that

  requires a college degree.

• choose a career that offers the amount

  of money desired.

• develop personal goals, complete a

  career assessment, and research careers.

• choose a training program that will

  guarantee employment after the course work is completed.