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Career exploration

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A job is...

a)

a stepping-stone to a career

b)

work that you do in exchange for money

c)

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

d)

All of these are benefits or definitions of a job.

2.

A career is...

a)

a job that requires a college degree

b)

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

c)

a long-term job that pays above the poverty level

d)

a "dream job"

3.

What is the name of this cycle?

a)

the "career planning" cycle

b)

the "best self" cycle

c)

the "job shadowing" cycle

d)

the "college education" cycle

4.

What does the overlapping section represent?

a)

How an employer can best fulfill your needs

b)

How you can best qualify for a job

c)

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

d)

the alignment of your preferences with job responsibilities

5.

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

a)

Studying hard and making good grades

b)

Participating in clubs, community involvement, and volunteering opportunities

c)

Taking multiple personality tests

d)

Watching YouTube videos and binging Netflix

6.

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

a)

apprenticeship

b)

field work

c)

job shadowing

d)

internship

7.

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

a)

internship

b)

job shadowing

c)

field work

d)

apprenticeship

8.

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

a)

service learning

b)

externship

c)

undergrad research

d)

apprenticeship

9.

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

a)

Associate degree

b)

Bachelor's degree

c)

Master's Degree

d)

Doctoral degree

10.

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

a)

Associate degree

b)

Bachelor's degree

c)

Master's degree

d)

Doctoral degree

11.

A degree that is also referred to as an undergraduate degree

a)

Associate degree

b)

Bachelor's degree

c)

Master's Degree

d)

Doctoral Degree

12.

A Master's degree is always required before you can obtain a Doctoral degree.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

All Doctoral degrees require a thesis or dissertation.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

To become a surgeon, a student typically spends around ___ years after high school graduation in education and training.

a)

4 years

b)

8 years

c)

10 years

d)

13 years

15.

To become an attorney, a student typically spends ___ years in additional education after high school graduation.

a)

4 years

b)

5 years

c)

6 years

d)

7 years