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Careers

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The average person spends how many hours of their life at work?

a)

55,000 hours

b)

43,500 hours

c)

25,000 hours

d)

90,000 hours

2.

What will happen dream job if you do not work hard?

a)

You will need to get lucky on the day of interview

b)

You will still get the job

c)

Somebody else will work hard and take it instead of you!

d)

Nothing - hard work is not particularly important

3.

To be successful at your career, you need to ____

a)

do everything, even the smallest tasks, to the best of your ability.

b)

find ways to avoid responsibility.

c)

find the easy option.

d)

shy away from challenging opportunities.

4.

Half of 16 to 17-year-old's expect to earn ____ per year by the age of 30.

a)

£200,000

b)

£15,000

c)

£42,000

d)

£35,000

5.

The average salary of a 30-year-old is _____ per year.

a)

£48,635

b)

£11,200

c)

£38,875

d)

£23,700

6.

On average, every job that pays £20,000 and above per year has____ job applicants (people who want and apply for that same job).

a)

36

b)

15

c)

200

d)

58

7.

_____ of adults say that money is the most important thing in their career.

a)

75 percent

b)

25 percent

c)

50 percent

d)

6 percent

8.

79 percent of job seekers use ____ in their job search

a)

their old teachers advice

b)

the newspaper

c)

social media

d)

snap chat

9.

______ of children now entering primary school will hold jobs that currently don’t exist.

a)

10%

b)

65%

c)

3%

d)

18%

10.

The average time spent by a manager looking at a persons job application is _____.

a)

5 to 7 seconds.

b)

1 minute.

c)

4 minutes.

d)

30 to 35 seconds.

11.

______ of job applications are rejected for having an unprofessional email address.

a)

33%

b)

76%

c)

20%

d)

98%

12.

What is the average length of a job interview?

a)

25 minutes

b)

2 hours and 20 minutes

c)

7 minutes

d)

40 minutes

13.

Who said this about career choices?

"You have to really want it. To love what you are doing!"

a)

Tiger Woods

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Selena Gomez

d)

Anthony Joshua

14.

Who said the following:


"Don't count the days. Make the days count!".

a)

Theresa May

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Bruce Lee

15.

Which THREE are your options after Post 16? <Click THREE answers>

a)

Apprenticeship

b)

Post 16

c)

College

d)

You don't have to do anything

16.

What is average retirement age in The UK?

a)

60

b)

55

c)

82

d)

65

17.

49% of young people in the UK ____

a)

go straight into well paid employment after Year 11.

b)

are left handed.

c)

go to university in the hopes of a well paid job once they graduate.

d)

Choose to be unemployed and relax after Year 11.

18.

____ give you fantastic experience in the working world and show employers that you can 'hit the ground running'.

a)

Unemployment

b)

A Levels

c)

Degrees

d)

Apprenticeships

19.

What is the maximum age go into an apprenticeship?

a)

There is no age limit.

b)

18 years old

c)

21 years old.

d)

25 years old.

20.

On average, ___ of job applicants are given a job interview.

a)

80%

b)

65%

c)

6%

d)

20%

21.

How much per month (after tax) do you receive into your bank account if you are paid £15,000 per year?

a)

£750

b)

£1140

c)

£1500

d)

£1850

22.

How much per month (after tax) do you receive into your bank account if you are paid £25,000 per year?

a)

£985

b)

£1300

c)

£2650

d)

£1700

23.

How much per month (after tax) do you receive into your bank account if you are paid £45,000 per year?

a)

£800

b)

£2800

c)

£1800

d)

£3800