Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
personal finance 9th
chapter 1 choosing your career
| 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 |
Created by:
rachel111
Popular Finance sets