Planning Your Career

Question 1

Vague goals are more likely to be achieved than specific goals.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 2

Comparing and contrasting sets of data in order to rank them and make a decision best defines _____.a.personal informationb.evaluationc.career informationd.personal career profile

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

What are four important factors to remember before making a career decision?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

- You need a defined goal - You must have confidence in your career research, evaluation, and goals - Your career plan is flexible - Making a decision gives you a starting point for planning

Question 4

When evaluating possible careers, you should match the career information you researched to your personal interests and resources.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 5

What is one advantage and one disadvantage of online learning?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Advantages: Online learning provides convenience and flexibility to the users. The users can typically work when and where they want to. They are also able to work at own pace. Disadvantages: Students miss out on interacting with teacher and classmates, which is a very strong motivator to succeed. Also, students need a large amount of self-motivation to do the work, because they aren’t as closely monitored.

Question 6

Do you think your career goals will be the same 5 years from now? 10 years from now? Why or why not?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Students should realize that as life changes, goals also change. They should recognize that they don’t know all of the changes that may occur in life, but it is likely that their career plan will change.

Question 7

How can you make sure you are being realistic when setting goals?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

When you are writing realistic goals, you must carefully consider yourself and your career choice. You want to be completely honest with yourself about your skills, interests, and personality. We can confuse or convince ourselves of things when we are not honest with ourselves.

Question 8

Yolanda has decided she is going to be a nurse. What is the next step she should take to make her career goals a reality?a.Create a personal career profileb.Identify her personal valuesc.Take an interest inventoryd.Create an individual career plan

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D

Question 9

There are over 850 occupations that can be learned through an apprenticeship.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 10

Why is it important to keep your career plans flexible at this point in your life?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Sticking to one career now may limit your opportunities in the future. Now is the time to explore different possibilities.

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