Exploring Careers and Employment 1.01

Ann works for a large company. Her office is in her home. What world of work change has contributed to this?

• Global economy

• Technology

• Society

• Workplace trends

An employee worked in the same plant for ten years. In six months, his/her department will move overseas. What world of work change has contributed to this move?

• Global economy

• Technology

• Society

• Workplace trends

A female engineer noticed that more women engineers are in her department than men. What world of work change has contributed to this increase?

• Global economy

• Technology

• Society

• Workplace Trends

Which is an example of a workplace trend?

• Being able to work fast

• Being able to work from home

• Being concerned about work

• Being the best employee

Which is an example of a workplace trend?

• Being a lifelong learner

• Being concerned

• Being optimistic

• Being the best employee

Which is an example of how society has changed the world of work?

• Decreased number of grandparents in the workplace

• Decreased number of men in the workplace

• Increased number of adolescents in the workplace

• Increased number of woman in the workplace

Which is an example of how the global economy has changed the world of work?

• Increase in the number of work days

• Many people work from home

• People do not have to travel from work

• Telephone assistance from India

Which is an example of how the global economy has changed the world of work?

• Minimum work age is younger

• Most people work at home

• No more weekend work

• Required some job to be moved overseas

Which is an example of how technology has changed the world of work?

• Availability of onsite childcare facilities

• Keeping appointments on a Blackberry

• More casual dressing

• Using a paper calendar

Which is an example of how technology has changed the world of work?

• Computers do the work that was done by people

• No changes have occurred.

• Reduction in the number of computers

• Workers have to work on weekends