What is the primary purpose of career planning?

• To secure a high-paying job

• To align personal interests and abilities with employment pathways

• To follow in the footsteps of family members

• To solely focus on short-term goals

Which of the following is NOT a step in career planning?

• Clarify your values and interests

• Review your abilities, experiences, and education

• Stick rigidly to a predetermined career path

• Take advantage of professional and social networking

What role do values play in career planning?

• They are irrelevant to career decisions.

• They serve as guides to direct actions and decisions.

• They restrict career choices.

• They are fixed and cannot be changed.

Which of the following best describes interest inventories?

• Scaled surveys assessing personal relationships.

• Tools used to measure financial security.

• Assessments of career interests and activities

• Tests solely focusing on academic achievements.

What distinguishes a career goal from a career plan?

• A career goal involves personal values, while a career plan does not.

• A career plan is focused on the short-term, while a career goal is long-term.

• A career goal is a specific job or field of work, while a career plan is a strategic guide.

• A career goal can only be achieved through professional networking.

Which part of self-awareness involves understanding your core personality traits and personal values?

• Your OPEN self

• Your BLIND self

• Your HIDDEN self

• Your UNKNOWN self

What is the significance of practicing self-reflection in understanding personality traits?

• It provides feedback from family and friends.

• It allows for the identification of unknown traits.

• It helps recognize biases.

• It provides internal responses to past events.

Why is self-awareness important in personal development?

• To solely focus on exploiting weaknesses

• To hide personal biases

• To understand the impact of one’s actions on others

• To avoid expressing traits and values to others

How does self-awareness contribute to understanding relationships with others?

• By ignoring personal values and beliefs

• By recognizing only the known aspects of oneself

• By understanding how others perceive you

• By solely focusing on what motivates one’s behavior

What distinguishes the “BLIND self” from other parts of self-awareness?

• It involves things you know about yourself, but others don’t.

• It encompasses internal responses to past events.

• It involves things you don’t know about yourself, but others do.

• It focuses on understanding what motivates your behavior.