Career and Skills Quiz

A person’s beliefs and ideals are

• Self-knowledge

• Values

• Skills

• Interests

True or False: In life, people benefit from a career that matches their values, skills and interests.

• True

• False

Skills are

• A person’s preferred hobbies or interests.

• A person’s self-image.

• A person’s talents or abilities.

• A person’s interests.

What is the definition of a career cluster?

• Grouping of careers in an office complex

• Classification system companies use to hire employees

• Groupings of jobs and industries related by skills or products

• Categories of products to assist in career development

In which cluster do you find the job “Teacher?”

• Education and training

• Hospitality and tourism

• Human services

• Government and public administration

Which career cluster might be a good fit for someone who likes to build and fix computer hardware and software?

• Architecture and construction

• Government and public administration

• Information technology

• Manufacturing

What is a personal brand?

• A description of how well you work with others

• A way to tell people what you don’t like

• A way to describe your unique combination of strengths

• A way to describe how well you will fit into wherever you work

How can a personal brand be helpful in a career?

• By offering an impression of who you are to a potential employer

• By telling an employer how much money you want to make

• A personal brand is not helpful in a career.

• By showing you already have the skills you need

What role does self-knowledge play in having a career?

• Self-knowledge tells you which job you should apply for.

• Self-knowledge helps you make the right decisions for you.

• Self-knowledge tells others who you are.

• Self-knowledge has no role in who you are.

A career is an extended work experience that may include multiple jobs in a company or the same kind of job in multiple companies.

• True

• False