1 2 2 Careers Versus Jobs
- 1. UNIT 1 CHAPTER 2.2 Careers Versus Jobs Path 1
- 2. Careers Versus Jobs People often use the words career and job as if they mean the same thing. Do you think they mean the same thing? 2
- 3. Career An occupation or profession, requiring special training, followed as one’s lifework Job The work someone does to make a living 3
- 4. In addition to choosing subjects wisely, which of these other aspects of high school contributes most to career success? A. Participating in extracurricular activities B. Participating in sports C. Maintaining good grades D. Volunteering as a tutor or mentor 4
- 5. In addition to choosing subjects wisely, which of these other aspects of high school contributes most to career success? A. Participating in extracurricular activities B. Participating in sports C. Maintaining good grades D. Volunteering as a tutor or mentor 5
- 6. People take jobs to: • Make money • Meet a special need at home • Pay for schooling • Finance careers they care about but that don’t pay well 6
- 7. How many times have you heard “it’s OK; it’s just a job?” Some people get stuck doing the same work for the same money for a long time, and their heart isn’t in their work. 7
- 8. Your career will define your working life and includes learning, advancement, and developing talents. 8
- 9. Advancement Promotion, as in rank 9
- 10. My Career Think of your career as a story – each phase leading logically to the next and going forward to a happy ending. 10
- 11. Which of these words refers to work that provides money for someone’s basic needs? A. Job B. Vocation C. Stipend D. Career 11
- 12. Which of these words refers to work that provides money for someone’s basic needs? A. Job B. Vocation C. Stipend D. Career 12
- 13. Profession and occupation are two other words with much the same meaning as career. 13
- 14. Profession An occupation or career, especially one such as the law, medicine, or engineering, that requires considerable training and specialized study Occupation An activity that serves as one’s 14 regular source of livelihood
- 15. Some professions, such as medicine, require specific courses of study while others require less formal education. Many 15 careers don’t even require a college degree.
- 16. Regardless of what you do, any work that you would describe as a career involves a path for advancement. 16
- 17. Upper rungs: • More work • More authority • More money Careers generally involve moving up a ladder of responsibility over a period of 17 years.
- 18. True or False: All careers require college degrees. 18
- 19. True or False: All careers require college degrees. False 19
- 20. Start Work Life Finish College studying engineering In your work life, what counts is not where you start but where you finish. 20
- 21. You may not get very high up the ladder in an organization, but you can still gain valuable experience in such things as self-discipline, pacing yourself at work, and treating others well. Your boss may give you a good reference for being: • Punctual • Reliable • Good with customers even if you don’t go off to college to 21 study engineering.
- 22. What name is given to work that earns money to cover basic needs? A. Profession B. Job C. Occupation D. Career 22
- 23. What name is given to work that earns money to cover basic needs? A. Profession B. Job C. Occupation D. Career 23
- 24. Which of these characteristics applies to people who have a career? A. The type of work they do does not change significantly over time. B. Over the years their pay remains basically the same. C. Opportunities exist for them to advance and develop their talents. D. Their hearts are not in their work, and they have low expectations of happiness. 24
- 25. Which of these characteristics applies to people who have a career? A. The type of work they do does not change significantly over time. B. Over the years their pay remains basically the same. C. Opportunities exist for them to advance and develop their talents. D. Their hearts are not in their work, and they have low expectations of happiness. 25
- 26. If someone’s work requires a considerable degree of specialized study and training, such as law, medicine, or engineering, the work is called a/an _______. A. career B. occupation C. job D. profession 26
- 27. If someone’s work requires a considerable degree of specialized study and training, such as law, medicine, or engineering, the work is called a/an _______. A. career B. occupation C. job D. profession 27
- 28. Most people desire work that has the possibility of _______, or promotion to a higher rank. A. advancement B. achievement C. improvement D. development 28
- 29. Most people desire work that has the possibility of _______, or promotion to a higher rank. A. advancement B. achievement C. improvement D. development 29
- 30. What word refers to an activity that serves as someone’s regular source of livelihood? A. Advancement B. Occupation C. Avocation D. Internship 30
- 31. What word refers to an activity that serves as someone’s regular source of livelihood? A. Advancement B. Occupation C. Avocation D. Internship 31