3.01 Career Management (GHS Public Safety Academy)

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

Recording one's career plan helps one do all of these except:

• revise as needed.
• keep track of progress.
• focus on goals.
• take formal assessments.

Which goals allow adjustments to be made as an individual moves through his/her career plan?

• Long-term
• Medium-term
• Short-term
• Stepping-stone

Stating a goal in concrete terms is making sure that it is:

• specific.
• measurable.
• realistic.
• understandable.

A planned action toward a goal is a/an:

• rebuttal.
• strategy.
• hypothesis.
• objective.

Which is a medium-term stepping-stone goal?

• Complete junior high school
• Complete high school
• Obtain an associate’s degree
• Work as a store manager

If an ultimate goal is to become a physical therapist, a career plan should include:

• completing an apprenticeship.
• getting a master’s degree.
• going into the military.
• going to a community college.

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.
• begin the postsecondary part of the career plan.

A career plan for high school ensures that:

• a student will take appropriate courses in high school.
• scholarship money will be available.
• the student will be successful throughout life.
• there will be plenty of jobs in that field.

Which should not be included as activities on a career plan?

• Education and training
• Extracurricular/volunteer activities
• Job research
• Work experience