Business Ch 12

Question 1

What is the difference between a job and career?

Answer 1

Job or occupation is work that people engage in to earn pay.
Career is work history of 1+ jobs in same or related fields of interest. Each occupation in a career builds on interest, knowledge, training, and experience from the other jobs.

Question 2

What is the Occupational Outlook Handbook?

Answer 2

Written source to Finding Info on Careers

Question 3

Where can you go to find information on careers?

Answer 3

The Internet
Occupational Outlook Handbook

Question 4

What are the 5 attributes you should know about yourself to help you find a career you enjoy?

Answer 4

Interests
Values
Skills / Abilities
Aptitude
Personality

Question 5

What is the difference between skills/abilities and aptitude?

Answer 5

Skill is proficiency for performing a task that is developed through training and experience. Ability is natural skill or talent.
Aptitude is your potential for learning a skill. Having an aptitude is like having a knack for something

Question 6

What are soft skills and some examples?

Answer 6

Learning skills such as
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving Skills
Creativity & Intellectual Curiosity
Teamwork

Question 7

Define career ladder and differentiate it from an entry-level job.

Answer 7

Series of different jobs within a career.

Question 8

What is outsourcing?

Answer 8

using outside sources to do tasks traditionally handled by internal staff.

Question 9

How does the economic factor of supply & demand relate to the working world and finding a job?

Answer 9

If there are more qualified people than there are openings for a job, then it will be difficult for a worker to get the position.
The more demand there is for a worker’s set of skills, the easier it will be for him/her to get a job.

Question 10

What are short term, medium term, and long term goals? How do you achieve each?

Answer 10

Short term- smth you might start and reach quickly
Medium term- more challenging and takes longer to achieve
Long term- take long time to reach

Question 11

What is a graduation plan, education plan, and experience plan? How do they differ?

Answer 11

Grad- identify & select current courses, activities & experience related to career goal
Education- detail specific education or training you will need after hs
Experience- note experiences that will lead to career choice: internships, volunteer, etc

Question 12

What are the basic skills for success in the workplace?

Answer 12

Time management
Organizational planning
Teamwork
Professionalism