Midterm Review 2 (Units 3-4)

T or F: Maggie makes beautiful jewelry and wants to be able to sell it, but she does not know where to advertise or which pieces would be most appealing to a buyer. Maggie needs to find someone in the Marketing Research pathway of the Marketing, Sales, and Service career cluster to help her.

• True

• False

T or F: Belinda loved running a lemonade stand as a kid because she found it easy to convince people to buy! Belinda might have the skills to pursue a career in the Professional Sales pathway of the Marketing, Sales, and Service career cluster.

• True

• False

T or F: Charles has ridden on many airplanes because his father is a pilot. This means that Charles is qualified to be hired as a delivery pilot for a large shipping company.

• True

• False

T or F: Someone who works in quality assurance would spend their days meeting with customers and convincing them to buy the company's products.

• True

• False

Kev is a market research analyst for a cleaning product manufacturer. What would be one task that Kev might perform as part of his job?

• interviewing a focus group on their opinions about the cleaners

• visiting large department stores to convince them to sell the cleaners

• designing graphics for the new cleaner's label

• watching security footage of stores to catch cleaner thieves

Marina is a sales representative for a soda company. What would be one task that Marina might perform as part of her job?

• writing a new commercial for the company

• managing the sales staff for the entire company

• analyzing what markets like diet soda

• calling on restaurants to sell soda contracts

Elisa works for a life insurance company as a claims agent. She processes insurance payments for the families of recently deceased persons. What quality might Elisa find helpful in her career?

• being artistic and enjoying performing

• preferring to work with wildlife

• liking to create things with her hands

• being kind and a good listener

Talik is an investment underwriter who researches new funds to see if they will be profitable without causing a huge risk to the company's investors. What skill would be helpful to Talik in his career?

• being outgoing and good at public speaking

• having artistic tendencies and liking to create things

• being careful when making decisions

• liking to work with his hands

Theo is a broker who works at a large investment firm. His job is to research different stocks and make recommendations to his customers on which ones they should invest in. Which career cluster would Theo's job fall under?

• Finance

• Business Management

• Sales & Marketing

• STEM

Rylan is the Business Information manager for a printer manufacturer. He analyzes printer sales and designs the network that coordinates between the sales floor and the warehouse. What kind of education might Rylan have needed to qualify for this position?

• high school diploma

• associate degree in early education

• bachelor's degree in information technology

• master's degree in nuclear physics