Career Explorations Flashcard

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A career is: an occupation, the body of work in a person's lifetime, the specific position in which a person is employed, a wide category of jobs with similar characteristics

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the body of work in a person's lifetime

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An occupation is: a cluster, the body of work in a person's lifetime, the specific position in which a person is employed, a wide category of jobs with similar characteristics

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a wide category of jobs with similar characteristics

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Which of the following would be a job? Sales clerk at Acme Department Store, Salesperson, Entrepreneur, Taking out the trash

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Sales clerk at Acme Department Store

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For what do the initials "BLS" stand?

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Bureau of Labor Statistics

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A test that helps determine occupations based on skills is a career:

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aptitude test

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A guidance tool that identifies occupations based on interests and activities is a career:

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performance test

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Which of the following is an online database with detailed descriptions of occupations? O*Careers, O*Net, O*Occupations, O*Online

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O*Net

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Which of the following best describes a pathway? Options: The body of work in a person's lifetime, The specific position in which a person is employed, A small groups of occupations within a career cluster, A wide category of jobs with similar characteristics

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A small groups of occupations within a career cluster

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There are ____ career clusters.

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16

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An occupation's growth rate indicates an increase:

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in the number of new job openings in that occupation