Apex Quiz 1.1.7
Which of the following scenarios best reflects financial stability?
A college degree; working as a teacher at an elementary school for five years
Which of the following people has a job rather that a career?
A receptionist
An example of a personal skill is __________
Communication
A personal quality
a characteristic
A student might take a career assessment in:
a high school counseling office.
An employment situation that pays bills but is largely unfulfilling is ______.
a job
Time spent with a professional in his or her work environment is known as:
a job shadow
The ability to memorize well is an example of:
a personal skill
A tool that matches personal skills, qualities, interests, and talents to a career is called a ______.
career assessment
One thing that the federal government pays for with your tax dollars is ______.
defense
Taxes you pay to the federal government are ______
federal taxes
Compared with a career, a job:
focuses on routine tasks
One way for high school students to explore their interests is to:
get involved in extracurricular activities
College graduates are more likely to
have increased personal and professional mobility
An example of an extracurricular activity in high school is:
playing a sport
Looking at both your personal skills and your personal qualities is called a ______.
self-evaluation
The process of identifying personal abilities, interests, and talents is known as:
self-evaluation
Participating in extracurricular activities in high school helps:
strengthen your college applications.
When choosing a career, a good place to start is by:
taking a self-evaluation test
Which of the following is a personal quality?
Flexibility
The term career is usually applied to a
Position that allows for professional growth and advancement
One of the differences between a career and a job is that a career
Provides better pay
A federal tax is paid to:
the federal government only
Helping others for free while gaining skills is ______.
volunteering
A self-evaluation looks at:
your personal skills and qualities
A personal skill is
An ability to do something
Which of the following best matches the term career
Teacher
Which of these can a student use a career assessment for?
To learn more about nursing
The difference between a shadow and an internship is that:
an internship is more involved.
Financial stability is when you:
are able to save for retirement