Formulas for Career Success: Career Testing & Investigation

Paul thought about a career in entrepreneurship, but he has become aware of the long hours and stressful situations which would likely be involved. Because he feels the need to be available to his family, he is reconsidering. This is an example of Paul taking which factor into consideration?

• Work environment

• Work-life balance

• Benefits

• Job outlook

Services or rights provided by employers in addition to wages or salary are known as which of the following?

• Bonuses

• Job security

• Benefits

• Pay

Karen took an assessment with 291 questions, and it described her preferred style of working, learning, leading, risk-taking and team participation. Which of the following did she take?

• SIGI3

• Career Ability Placement Survey

• Strong Interest Inventory®

• Self-Directed Search®

Which career assessment was created by a mother and daughter who based their work on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological type?

• Strong Interest Inventory®

• Self-Directed Search®

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®

• Career Ability Placement Survey

Which of the following is NOT a bonus feature included in SIGI3 ?

• Job placement service

• Résumé and interviewing tips

• Current wage and employment information

• Captioned videos

The extent to which an assessment measures what it claims to measure is known as which of the following?

• Credibility

• Validity

• Solidity

• Reliability

Which of the following is NOT one of the tips in the presentation for taking career assessments?

• Answer honestly

• Take questions seriously

• Talk to parents, teachers and friends about results

• Consider possessed and desired traits

Lisa is considering becoming a vet, so she has offered to help at the animal shelter without being paid. Lisa is doing which of the following?

• Volunteering

• Job shadowing

• Training

• Working

A program in which students learn about an occupation by following a professional throughout the work day is known as which of the following?

• Volunteering

• Interning

• Job shadowing

• Training

Which of the following is NOT a resource for career investigation which helps build a network of professional contacts?

• Volunteering

• Interning

• Personal interviews

• Virtual job shadowing