Career exploration

A job is...

• a stepping-stone to a career

• work that you do in exchange for money

• a way to learn responsibility, time management, and social skills

• All of these are benefits or definitions of a job.

A career is...

• a job that requires a college degree

• a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling

• a long-term job that pays above the poverty level

• a "dream job"

What is the name of this cycle?

• the "career planning" cycle

• the "best self" cycle

• the "job shadowing" cycle

• the "college education" cycle

What does the overlapping section represent?

• How an employer can best fulfill your needs

• How you can best qualify for a job

• the alignment of employer needs and your strengths to mutually benefit both parties

• the alignment of your preferences with job responsibilities

Which of the following are ways to grow and develop yourself as an individual while in college?

• Studying hard and making good grades

• Participating in clubs, community involvement, and volunteering opportunities

• Taking multiple personality tests

• Watching YouTube videos and binging Netflix

A period of work experience in a professional organization, in which participants are exposed to and perform some of the tasks of actual employees.

• apprenticeship

• field work

• job shadowing

• internship

A defined period of on-the-job training in which the student is formally doing the job and learning specific skills.

• internship

• job shadowing

• field work

• apprenticeship

Students learn educational standards through tackling real-life problems in their community

• service learning

• externship

• undergrad research

• apprenticeship

A degree that generally takes about 2 years to complete and can be completed at a community college

• Associate degree

• Bachelor's degree

• Master's Degree

• Doctoral degree

A degree that typically takes 2 years to complete at the graduate level

• Associate degree

• Bachelor's degree

• Master's degree

• Doctoral degree