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Career Exploration Test

Career Exploration Test. Get out study guide. Career Exploration. Job: work that people engage in to earn pay Career: A work history of one or more jobs in the same or related fields Postsecondary institution: any school beyond the high school level. Career Exploration.

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Career Exploration Test

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  1. Career Exploration Test Get out study guide

  2. Career Exploration • Job: work that people engage in to earn pay • Career: A work history of one or more jobs in the same or related fields • Postsecondary institution: any school beyond the high school level

  3. Career Exploration • Ability: a natural or acquired skill or talent • Skill: proficiency for performing a task that is developed through training and experience • Aptitude: your potential for learning a skill

  4. Career Exploration • Job outlook: a forecast of what employment will be like for a particular occupation in the future • Median pay: falls in the midpoint of the pay range for a career/job

  5. Career Exploration • Networking: the practice of building informal relationships with people whose freidnships could bring advantages such as job or business opportunities • Internship: a temporary paid or unpaid position in a career field

  6. Career Exploration • Job shadowing: following a worker on the job for a few days • Exploratory interview: a short, informal talk with someone who works in a career that appeals to you

  7. Career Exploration • Outsourcing: using outside sources (sometimes in another country) to do tasks traditionally handled by internal staff (usually done to cut costs)

  8. Career Exploration • Why is choosing a career one of the most important decisions you will make? • It will affect the rest of your life. It will affect the amount of money you will earn. It will also affect the amount of satisfaction you get from your work and life.

  9. Career Exploration • Will the career you researched and chose in high school be what you do for the rest of your life? Why or why not? (What factors might come into play?) • Probably not – due to changes in the economy, marital status, children, education, technology to name a few…

  10. Career Exploration • Discuss the importance of career research. • It enables you to pinpoint the right career and develop a career plan.

  11. Career Exploration • During the career planning process, why is it important to consider jobs you would not want to do? • You should think about what those jobs have in common. It probably shows a career area or particular things you might want to avoid in your career choices.

  12. Career Exploration • Do you participate in any extracurricular school activities (clubs or sports)? If so, which ones and why? If not, why not?

  13. Career Exploration • Why would your participating in volunteer work in your school or community be important to a potential employer? • It shows that you consider yourself a member of you community and your are willing to do more than just what’s expected.

  14. Career Exploration • Why is determining job outlook so important in choosing a career? • If the job isn’t there when you’re ready for it, you’ve wasted time and money. You will also be behind when it comes to making career decisions.

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