Careers Homework Assignment

(The personal portfolio follows question #20).

Highlight your answers in some manner (different color, bold etc.) so I can pick out your
answers easily (Im still old!)

ALL of these questions will be based on the Internet Readings

1. According to Where Will Most of Your Wealth Come From ? what is your No. ! Financial
Asset when you are young?

2. According to 3 Simple Steps what are the TWO types of income AND from where is each
derived?

3. Read over 6 Worst Ways to Pick a Career. which one of them have you already done, OR, if
you have not had a job yet, which one might you be prone to do? EXPLAIN (briefly).

4. According to Why People Fall into Jobs, apart from aimlessness what plays a large part in
the way which people fall into jobs ?

5. According to Job or Career Whats the Difference, what is the difference ?

6. According to Job or Career Whats the Difference, in the Advice About Careers section,
what are two goals that you should have in a career ?

7. According to Job vs Career How to Prepare, in the Narrow It Down section, what TWO
preferences are most important to you in your jobs ?
8. According to Jobs Without Experience, what are some examples of soft skills ?

9. In various Internet Readings, what is the meaning of Networking AND what is the
internet tool called LINKEDIN ?

10. Read 7 Things That Employers Want, how would you answer #7 What Motivates You ?
EXPLAIN (briefly)

11. Read How to Choose a Career Thats Best for You, what are YOUR natural talents ?
EXPLAIN (briefly)

12. For what do you have a passion EXPLAIN (briefly) (See But I Have No Career Passion).

13. In Why Follow Your Passion May Be Bad Advice, in Strategy #1 what could YOU offer
your job EXPLAIN (briefly).

14. According to Jobs Hide and Seek, what percentage of all hires are made without
advertising an opening, or if they do advertise they simply end up hiring the person they already
know ?

15. Read 5 Questions, what is the best environment for YOUR personality type a small business
(under 25 employees), a mid-size business (up to 500 employees) or a large corporation (more
than 500 employees) AND why do you think so ?
16. Read both 10 Questions and Corporate Culture. What type of corporate culture (think of the
business having a personality) do you think you would be most successful in AND why ?

17. According to Why Your First Job Is Important, why do you have so much leverage in your
first job ?

18. Read Job Intereview Types. In the section on Behavioral Interviews, they use, as an
example, the question describe a time where you had to make a difficult decision that turned
out wrong Answer that question.

19. In I Have No Skills , it asks What do you look back on that makes you personally feel
proud ?. Answer that question. What, in your life (so far), has made you proud of yourself
(dont worry its not being conceited or boastful if it is true - to you).

20. According to Finding a Job in Todays Environment, If youre now in your 20s, and a recent
college graduate, you are going to hold ____?____ jobs in your career. How many ?
__15 to 20__

Personal Portfolio section (5 points)

Directions: Fill in the form with YOUR financial goals

How to Save An Image from the Internet. (hold down your Ctrl key when you click on this link.

21. Complete the A Quick Skills Match-Up. According to this link, what are TWO careers that
you may enjoy ?
22. Complete the Job Interest test. Copy and paste a copy of the results pie-chart shown at
the end of the quiz. (FYI: How to Save An Image from the Internet. (hold down your Ctrl key
when you click on this link.

23. Complete the Interest Profiler. What were your scores in each of the six categories?

24. Complete the Career Aptitude Test. Under Your Results, what are the top TWO careers that
match your skills ?
Realistic, Artistic, Social, Investigative, Enterprising, Conventional.

25. Look over the Best Career Fields for the Future. Which of the fields do you think could be a
good match for you EXPLAIN (briefly). (If your answer is none also EXPLAIN (briefly).)

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