Career Research and Goals

A self-assessment is important in career planning because it helps:

• Narrow down the number of occupations

• Align your interests and career choices

• All of the above

What is the most important step in the career planning process?

• Perform a self-assessment

• Select an occupation or career

• Develop goals

• Review and revise your plan

___________ is the continuous process of building your skills, knowledge and experiences related to your professional life.

• A career

• Employment

• An occupation

____________ is a broad term used to group related jobs

• A career

• An occupation

• Employment

___________ is a position at a specific company.

• An occupation

• A career

• A job

What is a career plan?

• A roadmap on how to graduate from college

• A plan for your career that you should finish developing in high school

• A guide on how you will progress along your working life

What is the first step in the career planning process?

• Perform a self-assessment

• Select an occupation or career

• Review and revise your plan

• Develop goals

Sarah's parents gave her a goal to clean the bathroom twice a month until the end of the year. Which part of the SMART criteria is missing from this goal?

• M - Measurable

• R - Relevant

• A - Attainable

• S - Specific

Marcus wants to complete his science fair project by the end of this semester. Is this a short-term or long-term goal for Marcus?

• Short-term

• Long-term

What do you need before you can define long-term goals?

• A self-assessment

• A vision

• Short-term goals

• An action plan