Test Bank Questions with Answers for Career Planning Essentials Module 1 Lesson 2
Career Goals - Answers The unique and personal goals an individual wishes to accomplish as a result of
working.
Career Category - Answers A defined category or group of jobs. Each job within the category requires a
similar amount of education, training and experience.
Career - Answers The category or field of work an individual chooses. An individual's career consists of
the sequence of jobs they will hold within their selected career field.
Career Groups - Answers A large collection of career categories that have similar requirements for
education, skills, training and knowledge
BLS - Answers Acronym for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS is the government agency responsible
for tracking income, expense, and labor statistics in the USA.
Job - Answers A set of specific duties performed by an employee within a company. There are literally
hundreds of different jobs within each of the career categories or fields.
Entry-Level Job - Answers A job that can be performed by an individual who has just entered the work
force, but has the required amount of education and/or training.
General Equivalency Diploma - Answers Commonly abbreviated as a 'GED'. A GED is generally
considered equivalent to a high school diploma for individuals who did not complete high school.
GED - Answers Abbreviation for a General Equivalency Diploma. A GED is generally considered
equivalent to a high school diploma for individuals who did not complete high school.
Skill Set - Answers The total set of skills and work attributes an individual possesses. The skills and
attributes may be acquired through formal schooling, training or work experience.
Career Paths - Answers The different paths an individual can follow in order to achieve their career goals
within a selected career category.
Linear Career Path - Answers Individuals who follow a linear career path will continually accept jobs with
increasing levels of responsibility and authority within a selected career category.
Expert Career Path - Answers Individuals who follow an expert career path will obtain an appropriate
amount of education to be considered an expert at a selected job and then work at that job for their
whole career.
Spiritual Career Path - Answers Individuals who follow a spiral career path will select a different job
within their career category that has the same level of responsibility and authority after becoming highly
competent at their existing job.
Career Goals - Answers The unique and personal goals an individual wishes to accomplish as a result of
working.
Career Category - Answers A defined category or group of jobs. Each job within the category requires a
similar amount of education, training and experience.
Career - Answers The category or field of work an individual chooses. An individual's career consists of
the sequence of jobs they will hold within their selected career field.
Career Groups - Answers A large collection of career categories that have similar requirements for
education, skills, training and knowledge
BLS - Answers Acronym for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS is the government agency responsible
for tracking income, expense, and labor statistics in the USA.
Job - Answers A set of specific duties performed by an employee within a company. There are literally
hundreds of different jobs within each of the career categories or fields.
Entry-Level Job - Answers A job that can be performed by an individual who has just entered the work
force, but has the required amount of education and/or training.
General Equivalency Diploma - Answers Commonly abbreviated as a 'GED'. A GED is generally
considered equivalent to a high school diploma for individuals who did not complete high school.
GED - Answers Abbreviation for a General Equivalency Diploma. A GED is generally considered
equivalent to a high school diploma for individuals who did not complete high school.
Skill Set - Answers The total set of skills and work attributes an individual possesses. The skills and
attributes may be acquired through formal schooling, training or work experience.
Career Paths - Answers The different paths an individual can follow in order to achieve their career goals
within a selected career category.
Linear Career Path - Answers Individuals who follow a linear career path will continually accept jobs with
increasing levels of responsibility and authority within a selected career category.
Expert Career Path - Answers Individuals who follow an expert career path will obtain an appropriate
amount of education to be considered an expert at a selected job and then work at that job for their
whole career.
Spiritual Career Path - Answers Individuals who follow a spiral career path will select a different job
within their career category that has the same level of responsibility and authority after becoming highly
competent at their existing job.
