Chapter 10

Which of the following is a suggestion for developing a professional work ethic?

• Never admit a mistake.

• Run to coworkers every time you get stuck.

• Say you aren't going to do something because it's outside your job description.

• Demonstrate initiative

Transferable skills are the kinds of abilities that help people thrive in any job no matter what technical skills they have.

• true

• false

What's the suggested approach to career planning?

• Thinking of a career as a discovery.

• Thinking of a career as a creation.

• Thinking of a career as a luxury.

• All of these choices.

One suggestion for developing mastery is to take a course completely unrelated to your major.

• true

• false

You can only think like an entrepreneur if you are self-employed.

• true

• false

Which of the following is a transferable skill?

• Choosing and applying learning strategies

• Monitoring income and expenses

• Reading for detail.

• All of these choices

The best way to develop a network is to assume that you do not already have one and start from scratch.

• true

• false

An entrepreneur is someone who:

• owns or manages a business.

• creates a product or service to sell.

• sets a goal to make a profit.

• All of these choices.

When employers want to hire someone, they usually start by running blind ads in newspapers or placing job openings online.

• true

• false

Ways to test your choice of a major include:

• thinking about whether you can complete your education given the time and money you plan to invest.

• spending time at work with people who have jobs related to your major.

• talking to students who declare the same major.

• All of these choices