Deck 1: Jump-Start Your Career

Question 1

Which is an outcome of writing down your goals?

A) All of the choices are correct.
B) It increases the likelihood of achieving your goals.
C) It can be the beginning of change in your life.
D) It reinforces your thoughts surrounding the goal.

Answer 1

All of the choices are correct.

Question 2

Research has proven that goals provide the motivation for people to function more normally, even in an adverse environment.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Goals should be very general and nonspecific to allow for flexibility and changing one's mind.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

What is an obstacle?

A) a sign we need to change dreams and goals
B) a warning
C) a problem we cannot overcome
D) a sign we are moving closer to our goals

Question 5

An avocation is a work situation taken primarily to make money.

Question 6

Employers prefer to hire people who are working.

Question 7

You should never take a job if it does not match with your program of study.

Question 8

A good "stretch goal" is one that is large enough to create the energy and motivation needed to achieve it, but not so lofty that it is unattainable.

Question 9

All of the following are necessary for goal-setting except

A) constructive thoughts.
B) negativity.
C) self-talk.
D) affirmations.

Question 10

Which of the following is not true about a portfolio?

A) It is a group of documents that represents your work.
B) It is private and should not be part of your job search.
C) It represents your development over time.
D) Employers may wish to access it electronically.

Question 11

Which of the following is an important question to ask yourself as you proceed in your career?

A) Will this choice make my parents happy?
B) Will this choice impress others?
C) Will this choice give me more money?
D) Will this choice take me closer to my destination?

Question 12

A career mission statement is

A) a brief outline of your job description.
B) a statement that singles out a goal that needs revision.
C) the same as a SMART goal.
D) a broad statement of intent.

Question 13

The portfolio must be in hard copy form only.

Question 14

A career mission statement is a brief description of your overall career purpose.

Question 15

Career mission statements can be modified over time.

Question 16

A career plan should be developed and implemented quickly in order to be effective.

Question 17

Science has proven that there is no way that we can control our thoughts.

Question 18

Repeating affirmations is one way to change our "self-talk."

Question 19

Which of the following are useful tools?

A) All of the choices are correct.
B) visualization
C) lists comparing what you want and do not want
D) affirmations

Question 20

A portfolio is a group of documents that represents one's work.

Question 21

Focusing on positives has no relationship to "good things happening" for a career seeker.

Question 22

There are a number of psychological studies that demonstrate meaningful goals are not essential to human health and well-being.

Question 23

A key feature of a good goal is that it excites you and fills you with energy.

Question 24

Goal formulation applies only to those who are searching for a career.

Question 25

Adopting a "winner's mentality" is key to achieving one's goals.

Question 26

An avocation is the same thing as a career.

Question 27

A fulfilling career may also include some tasks we do not love.

Question 28

What is the meaning of the phrase "What you focus on expands"?

A) Too much attention to a matter can cause it to grow out of control.
B) The object of your mental attention is what you will produce more of in your life.
C) Too much attention to one thing can make you appear negligent.
D) Lot of ideas tend to distract people.

Question 29

Our self-talk is the mental chatter that occurs in our heads on a constant basis.

Question 30

Fear of failure can be an obstacle to developing goals.

Question 31

There is little relationship between attitude and career success.

Question 32

Which of the following should be true about your career mission statement?

A) It should be somewhat random in detail or direction.
B) It should help you plan out from where your career is now.
C) It should focus on the next five years.
D) It should land you a job.

Question 33

A mission statement is designed to take a person through his or her first year of college.

Question 34

An affirmation is a conscious positive statement you say to yourself even if it's not true at the moment.

Question 35

Your mind's negative statements can be reversed.

Question 36

Which of the following is not a part of the career goal development process?

A) desires
B) interests
C) gifts and talents
D) job

Question 37

Select the response that represents SMART goals.

A) Specific. Measurable. Attainable. Realistic. Tangible.
B) Stated. Measurable. Attainable. Realistic. Tangible.
C) Specific. Measurable. Actual. Realistic. Tangible.
D) Specific. Measurable. Attainable. Realistic. True.

Question 38

Which of the following is not a useful source of salary information?

A) bls.gov
B) howtobeamillionaire.com
C) monster.com
D) salary.com

Question 39

Which is a characteristic of people "stuck" or stalled out in their careers?

A) They feel burned out.
B) They feel jaded.
C) All of the choices are correct.
D) They feel uninspired.

Question 40

Feeding your mind constructive thoughts will lead to confusion and should not be done.

Question 41

A job is a work situation you take to grow deeply.

Question 42

Which is a characteristic of a career?

A) It involves strategizing.
B) It is a kind of life path.
C) It is built over time and is guided by long-range goals.
D) All of the choices are correct.

Question 43

You have found a career when your employment is built on skill, passion, experience, and education, as well as preference.