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Career Orientation Basics
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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. The work done over a period of years in one area of interest
career cluster
Career
Employment Agency
Vendor
2. The ability or potential for learning new skills
Aptitude
Application form
Consumer
Temporary Jobs
3. Employment during special seasons
Temporary Jobs
Employment Outlook
Lifestyle
Resume
4. Continuing for a long period of time to accomplish a task
Listening Skills
Personality Trait
Tuition
Persistent
5. Treating someone unfairly because of his or her race - religion - or sex
Attitude
Base Pay
Career Interest Area
Discrimination
6. A group of characteristics that collective form a general group of people with similiar interests - values - and behaviors
Personality Type
Deduction
Stock
Study Skills
7. The prospect for the future of a job or career
Follow-up Letter
Vendor
Work Environment
Employment Outlook
8. Learning on the job
Evaluate
On-the-job training (OJT)
Short-Term Goal
Research
9. Business which two or more people own and operate
Punctuality
Commission
Internet
Partnership
10. The person who has hires someone to do a job
Short-Term Goal
Scholarships
Hospitality and Tourism
Employer
11. Someone who purchases a good or service with the intent to use it
Consumer
Fee
Education and Training
Volunteering
12. Amount of money taken from an employee's gross pay for taxes - insurance - social security - and other benefits
Co-worker
Deduction
Personality
Overtime
13. A document stating that a person has passed a five-part test in the areas of writing - social studies - science - reading - and math
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
Competition
Lifestyle
GED certificate
14. When a person has to give up part of something they value to resolve a conflict
Values Compromise
Co-worker
Profit
Networking
15. Cluster that involves computer and Web-based services; telecommunications services
Seasonal Work
Information Technology
Loss
Career Action Plan
16. Commoney known as Social Security
Education and Training
Vocation
Sick Leave
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
17. A service business designed to help put employees and employers together
Employment Agency
Volunteering
Economy
Compromise
18. Careful use of resources including money and materials
Economy
Career Goal
Architecture and Construction
Lifestyle
19. A special skill - knowledge - or ability that enables a person to perform a particular job
Skill
Career Interest Area
Assessment
Qualification
20. The instructional background and skills needed to qualify for employment
Time Management
Education/Training Requirements
Work Environment
Job lead
21. Jobs requiring less than 35-40 hours a week - depending on the employer
Part-Time Jobs
Technical
On-the-job training (OJT)
Union dues
22. Salary of wages given to an employee on a regular basis
Goods
Payroll
Discrimination
ArkOscar
23. Relating to a specific field with a high degree of skill or experience
Check Stub
Professional
Related Occupations
Union dues
24. Notices that employers put in the classified section of the paper describing their job openings
Wage
Help-wanted ads
Self-Concept
Net pay
25. The steps one takes to make the best decision
Decision-Making Process
Interest
classifieds
Government and Public Administration
26. Acquaint or become familiar with a new situation
Financial aid
Decision-Making Process
Job Duty
Orientation
27. The fee that colleges charge to take their classes
Employment Outlook
Retailing
Plan
Tuition
28. Treating someone unfairly because of his or her race - religion - or sex
Apprenticeship
Job Duty
Discrimination
Bachelor's degree
29. Jobs or careers belonging to the same group on the basis of similar knowledge and skills
Technical
Workforce diversity
Related Occupations
Resource
30. Cluster that involves regulating and managing local - state - and federal government
Government and Public Administration
Law of Supply
Career Action Plan
Corporation
31. The use of goods or service to make life easier creating new jobs while eliminating others
Vocational
Enterprise
Technology
Year-to-date earnings
32. The computer network system through which information can be shared on the World Wide Web
Internet
Work ethic
Outsourcing
Application form
33. Continuing for a long period of time to accomplish a task
Evaluate
Work Values
Payroll
Persistent
34. Jobs or careers belonging to the same group on the basis of similar knowledge and skills
Plan
Related Occupations
Sole Proprietorship
Work ethic
35. A share of the ownership in a company
Work ethic
ArkOscar
OOH
Stock
36. A specialized scientific work in manufacturing and industry
Technical
Commission
Business Management and Administration
Employer
37. One who puts off doing things or making decisions
Procrastinator
Work Environment
Help-wanted ads
Temporary Jobs
38. Cluster that involves coordinating the movement of people - goods - and services; career cluster - jobs or occupations grouped together because of similar knowledge or skills
Reference
Vocation
Vocational
Transportation - Distribution - and Logistics
39. To buy in bulk form wi the intent to resell by the case
Producer
Post-secondary education
Wholesale
Professional
40. To eliminate unwanted applicants
Career Action Plan
Profit
Check Stub
Screen out
41. Cluster that involves protective and legal services
Law Public Safety and Security
Law of Demand
Help-wanted ads
Apprenticeship
42. A certificate of completion awarded to a person after completing a program of study in a particular area - usually lasting 2 years
Reference
Credit
Associate degree
Screen out
43. Personal standards by which one lives
Career Action Plan
Applicant
Values
Priortize
44. Following a person on the job to learn job duties and responsibilities
Architecture and Construction
Job Shadowing
Tuition
Technical
45. The planning and using of time
Time Management
Salary
Internship
Follow-up Letter
46. An occupation one is well-suited or qualified for
Vocation
Time Management
Manufacturing
Government and Public Administration
47. Careful use of resources including money and materials
Business Management and Administration
Temporary Jobs
Career Interest Area
Economy
48. Cluster that involves providing education and training services; providing support services
Education and Training
Vendor
Law of Supply
Outsourcing
49. Agreement to complete a job for an amount of money
Hospitality and Tourism
Time Management
Contract Labor
Loss
50. Fixed amount of money earned - regardless of hours worked; pay that is calculated exactly the same for every check
Financial aid
Salary
Resource
Schedule