Unit 1
Introduction to the World of Work
1. 1. The difference between a job and a career is:
a. a career may involve many jobs over a period of years
b. a job pays more money
c. anyone may have a job but only college graduates have careers
d. there is no difference between a job and a career
2. A ______ is something that people want to obtain and work to achieve:
a. creation
b. value
c. decision
d. goal
3. One thing all goals have in common is that:
- they cost money
- they take time and planning
- they lead to jobs
- they take all the fun out of life
4. One of the most important goals one sets is:
a. a career goal
b. getting a nice car
c. being well dressed
d. graduating from high school
5. The more one values a goal:
- the more difficult it is to obtain
b. the harder one will work toward it
- the easier it is to reach
- the longer it takes to reach it
6. A person’s outlook on life:
a. attitude
b. value
c. self-esteem
d. goal
7. Using people in Mexico
a. ethnic
b. orientation
c. outsourcing
d. workforce diversity
8. Work that a person does for pay:
a. career
b. job
c. work
d. volunteering
9. A wide variety of workers with different backgrounds, ideas, and skills:
a. outsourcing
b. orientation
c. demographics
d. workforce diversity
10. Characteristics that make up a population:
a. demographics
b. global economy
c. outsourcing
d. ethnic
11. The best time to begin planning your future career path is:
a. during high school
b. during college
c. right now
d. after you graduate
12. An attitude can be defined as a way of:
a. thinking
b. acting
c. walking
d. looking
13. Which of the following is an example if a negative attitude?
a. I don’t complain.
b. I seldom make excuses
c. I blame others
d. I like most people
14. Which of the following is a positive attitude?
a. I am responsible for my own mistakes
b. I am always right
c. I think only of myself
d. I don’t want to change anything
15. A worldwide financial management system that affects the way we do business:
a. World Wide Web
b. World Money Market
c. Global Business Operations
d. Global Economy
16. An activity whether paid or unpaid resulting in something useful:
a. work
b. job
c. occupation
d. career
17. To get acquainted with or become familiar with a new job or situation:
a. orientation
b. familiarization
c. awareness
d. career preparation
18. The type of work in which a person is employed:
a. work
b. goal
c. occupation
d. career
19. Referring to a group of people with common customs, language or race:
a. ethnic
b. population
c. class
d. society
20. People with negative attitudes usually:
a. get along well with other people
b. enjoy their work
c. seem angry much of the time
d. listen to other people’s opinions
Supplemental Questions:
21. A long term work plan including education, training, and experience:
a. opportunity plan
b. education plan
c. job goal
d. career goal
22. Something a person wants to achieve later in life requiring much planning:
a. medium-term goal
b. short-term goal
c. long-term goal
d. education goal
23. Something one wants to obtain in the near future generally less than five years:
a. short-term goal
b. long-term goal
c. career goal
d. outlook
