Introduction to Business

Section 2: Developing a Career Plan

Self-Checks

1
The Occupational Outlook______ (OOH) describes hundreds of jobs.
A)Handbook
B)and History
C)Highlights
D)and Horizons
2
Networking is the practice of building ______ relationships with people whose friendship could bring advantages such as job or business opportunities.
A)formal
B)long-term
C)informal
D)short-term
3
Using outside sources to do tasks traditionally handled by internal staff is called ______ .
A)delegating
B)outsourcing
C)exporting
D)subcontracting
4
The practice of following a worker on the job for a few days is called ______ .
A)interning
B)on-the-job training
C)job shadowing
D)orientation
5
The more specific and ______ your goals are, the more likely you are to achieve them.
A)challenging
B)important
C)detailed
D)realistic
6
A student interested in a career as a librarian spends Saturday mornings at the library reading to preschoolers. The best description of this activity is ______ .
A)internship
B)networking
C)job shadowing
D)volunteerism
7
A series of different jobs within a career is called a career ______ .
A)chain
B)sequence
C)ladder
D)track
8
A catalog business recently dismissed all customer service employees. Calls are now being handled by a call center in a different country. This is an example of ______ .
A)interning
B)outsourcing
C)networking
D)shadowing
9
Many people start their careers with a(n) ______ job, which is suitable for a worker who is new to a job, field, or subject.
A)entry-level
B)low-level
C)entryway
D)low-paying
10
Goals are generally classified as ______ .
A)immediate and long-term
B)short-, medium-, and long-term
C)primary and secondary
D)tier one, tier two, and tier three
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