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Career Orientation Basics

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A person who owns stock in a company






2. Collection of information about oneself






3. Cluster that involves services involving lodging - entertainment - recreation - and travel; food and beverage management






4. The choice between two or more possibilities






5. A course that is required before another course can be taken






6. Money earned above the cost of doing business






7. A description of the goals of a business and how it will operate






8. A computerized career information delivery system






9. Cluster that involves growing and processing crops for human use; raising and processing animals for human use; using raw materials that occur naturally in the earth






10. Continuing for a long period of time to accomplish a task






11. Something a person wants to acheive later in life requiring much planning






12. The ability or potential for learning new skills






13. An action or series of actions determined by an employer for a specific process






14. (Occupational Outlook Handbook) A book used for researching the most common careers in the United States






15. To find out more by reading and talking to people






16. Payment for work - usually figured by the hour






17. Cluster that involves services that improve people's quality of life and promote safe - healthy communities






18. An occupation one is well-suited or qualified for






19. A group of employees






20. Rules of behavior in the workplace






21. The steps one takes to make the best decision






22. Work that a person does for pay






23. Jobs with similiar work actvities






24. A wide variety of workers with different backgrounds - experiences - ideas - and skills in the workplace






25. A skill that has been developed






26. The planning and using of time






27. Personal standards by which one lives






28. To make a plan or arrange things that must be done






29. An amount of money charged by others for services






30. Temporary work during the summer






31. Money accounted for from January 1st through the current pay period






32. An action or series of actions determined by an employer for a specific process






33. Any information about possible job openings






34. Learning on the job






35. Business owned by many people but treated by the law as though it were one person






36. Doing a job without pay to gain experience






37. An introductory letter written to a prospective employer






38. When a person has to give up part of something they value to resolve a conflict






39. Treating someone unfairly because of his or her race - religion - or sex






40. An amount of money charged by others for services






41. A decision or plan that can be changed






42. Amount of money taken from an employee's gross pay for taxes - insurance - social security - and other benefits






43. Standards one believes is important about their work






44. A computerized career information delivery system






45. The fee that colleges charge to take their classes






46. The steps one takes to make the best decision






47. The thing a person enjoys doing or thinking about






48. A wide variety of workers with different backgrounds - experiences - ideas - and skills in the workplace






49. Cluster that involves the science of maintaining and improving people's physical and mental well-being






50. Earnings below the cost of doing business