Question | Answer |
A U.S Department of Labor publication that gives in-depth job descriptions and information in eleven career categories. | Occupational outlook handbook |
A monthly publication of the U.S Department of Labor that contains current articles about occupation clusters,and many statistics, tables, and graphs. | monthly labor review |
A listing of the positive and negative attributes of a career choice. | job analysis |
The amount of your monthly or annual pay is called__? | salary |
Sick pay, vacation time, and profit sharing are examples of __, which you receive in addition to income. | benefits |
The ability to advance to positions of greater responsibility refers to __ opportunities. | promotion |
uniforms and their cleaning are examples of __ that are not paid for by employers. | employee expenses |
job duties and activites called__, are important because you do these things every day on the job. | work characteristics |
a listing of strengths, weaknesses, and plans of action designed to improve a persons employability | self-assesment inventory |
the learing of new and different skills so that an employee can retain employability. | retraining |
intensive, speacialized programs ( taken after obtaining the first college degree)that prepare participants for higher-level work responsibilities. | advanced degree |
for students seeking job or career help a(n) __ offers advice and counseling for students in making career choices. | placement center |
the attainment of higher skill levels to extend or enhance employability. | upgrading |
a person is a(n)__ when he or she actively seeks new knowledge, skills, and experiences. | lifelong learner |
__ are nations that currently have little industries and a low standard of living and represent opportunities for businesses to invest. | developing countries |
to cope with __, there are three things you can do: accept it, reject it, or ignore it; progress cannot be stopped. | change |
one who organizes, manages, and assumes the ownership risk of a business or enterprise. | entreprenuer |
informal communication structures that are established for people to talk to each other and share information. | networks |
true or false: Chances are you will be able to stay in the same job, without any changes, for 25 years or more. | False |
True or False:Less education is neccessary to prepare for a career than was the case 10 or 20 years ago. | False |
True or False: Employees expenses are costs paid by employees but not reimbursed by employers. | True |
True or False: new technology will require many workers to upgrade and retrain or be unemployed. | true |
True or False: a person going into business (entreprenuer) has many sources of information or assistance to help him or her. | true |
True or False: having another person objectively assess your strength and weaknesses is one way to help clarify your self-assessment. | True |
True or False: businesses should stick with what is working today rather than reinventing themselves for what might happen in the future. | false |
True or False: networking begins with having a complete system with contacts-personal, business, and professional-already in place | false |
True or False: most economists agree that America should move forward and maintain leadership in the information age, rather than try to recapture leadership in manufacturing. | true |
True or False: while long-term planning is neccessary for business, it is not an essential part of an individuals career planning. | false |
which of the following is not an example of a developing country that has risen economically in the past few years? (a) Sweden (b) Brazil (c) South Korea (d) Mexico | (a) Sweden |
one of the highest paying career groups is (a) agricultural (b) profesional (c) informational (d) industrial | (b) prefessional |
which one of these is not a publication of the U.S Department of Labor? (a) Occupational Outlook Handbook (b) dictionary of occupational titles(DOT) (c) business periodicals index (d) monthly Labor Review | (c) business periodicals index |
in a job analysis which of these is considered a positive feature of a career? (a) employee expenses (b) benefits (c) downsizing (d) all of these | (b) benefits |
informal groups of people with common interests are called (a) networks (b) upgrading (c) retraining (d) entrepreneurs | (a) networks |