1. Which of the following is an example of a person’s background? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Jose enjoys drawing and painting.
Tobias works as a preschool teacher.
Lin wants to be an architect.
Jennifer grew up in Beirut.
2. Which industry involves taking raw materials and transforming them into products? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Service
Extractive
Manufacturing
Trade
3. If you wanted to gain workplace experience and learn more about a company, what opportunity would be most helpful? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Job shadowing
An informational interview
An internship
Online research
4. What is networking? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
A way for employers and employees to connect using social or professional relationships
A way for employers and employees to post and respond to classified advertisements
An online database for employees to post resumes
A company department that matches job seekers with job openings
5. Which of the following might help you succeed at a job interview? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Wearing casual, comfortable clothes
Preparing questions about the company
Exaggerating your abilities
Using slang
6. Which of the following careers is most likely to involve preparing tax returns for individuals? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Accountant
Chief Financial Officer
Comptroller
Risk manager
7. What is an outcome? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
The reason an employee has a certain attitude
The things an employee says and does
The likelihood that an employee will succeed
The end result of an employee’s work behavior
8. What is conformity? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
The ability to use self control to get work done
The ability to work well with others
The ability to change your attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs to match those around you
The ability to have a positive attitude
9. Which of the following might indicate that you are uninterested in what someone is saying? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Making eye contact
Avoiding eye contact
Smiling
Nodding your head
10. What is a conflict of interest? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
A situation where an employee has to decide which tasks interest them the most
A situation where two employees have conflicting ideas about how to solve a problem
A situation where an employee could benefit by taking unfair advantage of their position in a company
A situation where an employee decides how to handle disagreements with their coworkers
11. Which of the following is an example of etiquette? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Completing a task in a set amount of time
Managing your own work schedule
Staying focused and on task
Wearing professional clothing
12. What is outsourcing? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Giving responsibility for part of a company’s work to another company
Deciding which people in an office will do which tasks
Writing and placing ads to find new employees
Determining how many employees a company needs to hire
13. Which of the following can an interviewer ask you at a job interview? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Your marital status
Whether or not you have medical conditions
Whether or not you’ve been convicted of a crime
Your age
14. What is a resume? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
A list of people willing to recommend you for a job
A collection of work samples
A document that describes your qualifications for a job
A letter of application
15. Which of the following is not a benefit typically offered by employers? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Health insurance
Vacation pay
Retirement plans
Guaranteed raises
Jose enjoys drawing and painting.
Tobias works as a preschool teacher.
Lin wants to be an architect.
Jennifer grew up in Beirut.
2. Which industry involves taking raw materials and transforming them into products? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Service
Extractive
Manufacturing
Trade
3. If you wanted to gain workplace experience and learn more about a company, what opportunity would be most helpful? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Job shadowing
An informational interview
An internship
Online research
4. What is networking? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
A way for employers and employees to connect using social or professional relationships
A way for employers and employees to post and respond to classified advertisements
An online database for employees to post resumes
A company department that matches job seekers with job openings
5. Which of the following might help you succeed at a job interview? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Wearing casual, comfortable clothes
Preparing questions about the company
Exaggerating your abilities
Using slang
6. Which of the following careers is most likely to involve preparing tax returns for individuals? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Accountant
Chief Financial Officer
Comptroller
Risk manager
7. What is an outcome? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
The reason an employee has a certain attitude
The things an employee says and does
The likelihood that an employee will succeed
The end result of an employee’s work behavior
8. What is conformity? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
The ability to use self control to get work done
The ability to work well with others
The ability to change your attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs to match those around you
The ability to have a positive attitude
9. Which of the following might indicate that you are uninterested in what someone is saying? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Making eye contact
Avoiding eye contact
Smiling
Nodding your head
10. What is a conflict of interest? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
A situation where an employee has to decide which tasks interest them the most
A situation where two employees have conflicting ideas about how to solve a problem
A situation where an employee could benefit by taking unfair advantage of their position in a company
A situation where an employee decides how to handle disagreements with their coworkers
11. Which of the following is an example of etiquette? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Completing a task in a set amount of time
Managing your own work schedule
Staying focused and on task
Wearing professional clothing
12. What is outsourcing? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Giving responsibility for part of a company’s work to another company
Deciding which people in an office will do which tasks
Writing and placing ads to find new employees
Determining how many employees a company needs to hire
13. Which of the following can an interviewer ask you at a job interview? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Your marital status
Whether or not you have medical conditions
Whether or not you’ve been convicted of a crime
Your age
14. What is a resume? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
A list of people willing to recommend you for a job
A collection of work samples
A document that describes your qualifications for a job
A letter of application
15. Which of the following is not a benefit typically offered by employers? (Select the best answer.) (Points : 1)
Health insurance
Vacation pay
Retirement plans
Guaranteed raises