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UNIT 1 CHAPTER 2.2 Careers Versus Jobs Path

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Careers Versus Jobs

People often use the words career and

job as if they mean the same thing. Do

you think they mean the same thing?

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The work someone does to

make a living

Job

Career

An occupation or profession,

requiring special training,

followed as one’s lifework

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A. Participating in extracurricular

activities

B. Participating in sports

C. Maintaining good grades

D. Volunteering as a tutor or mentor

In addition to choosing subjects

wisely, which of these other aspects of

high school contributes most to

career success?

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A. Participating in extracurricular

activities

B. Participating in sports

C. Maintaining good grades

D. Volunteering as a tutor or mentor

In addition to choosing subjects

wisely, which of these other aspects of

high school contributes most to

career success?

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People take jobs to:

• Make money

• Meet a special need at home

• Pay for schooling

• Finance careers they care about but that

don’t pay well

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Some people get stuck doing the same

work for the same money for a long time,

and their heart isn’t in their work.

How many times have you heard “it’s

OK; it’s just a job?”

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Your career will define your working life and

includes learning, advancement, and

developing talents.

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Promotion, as in rank

Advancement

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Think of your career as a story – each

phase leading logically to the next and

going forward to a happy ending.

My Career

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A. Job

B. Vocation

C. Stipend

D. Career

Which of these words refers to work

that provides money for someone’s

basic needs?

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A. Job

B. Vocation

C. Stipend

D. Career

Which of these words refers to work

that provides money for someone’s

basic needs?

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Profession and occupation are two other

words with much the same meaning as

career.

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An occupation or career,

especially one such as the law,

medicine, or engineering, that

requires considerable training

and specialized study

Profession

Occupation

An activity that serves as one’s

regular source of livelihood

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Some professions, such as medicine,

require specific courses of study while

others require less formal education. Many

careers don’t even require a college degree.

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Regardless of what you

do, any work that you

would describe as a

career involves a path

for advancement.

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Careers generally involve moving up a

ladder of responsibility over a period of

years.

Upper rungs:

• More work

• More authority

• More money

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True or False: All careers require

college degrees.

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False

True or False: All careers require

college degrees.

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In your work life, what counts is not where

you start but where you finish.

Start Work Life Finish

College studying

engineering

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You may not get very high up the ladder

in an organization, but you can still gain

valuable experience in such things as

self-discipline, pacing yourself at work,

and treating others well. Your boss may

give you a good reference for being:

• Punctual

• Reliable

• Good with customers

even if you don’t go off to college to

study engineering.

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A. Profession

B. Job

C. Occupation

D. Career

What name is given to work that

earns money to cover basic

needs?

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A. Profession

B. Job

C. Occupation

D. Career

What name is given to work that

earns money to cover basic

needs?

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A. The type of work they do does not

change significantly over time.

B. Over the years their pay remains

basically the same.

C. Opportunities exist for them to

advance and develop their talents.

D. Their hearts are not in their work,

and they have low expectations of

happiness.

Which of these characteristics

applies to people who have a career?

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A. The type of work they do does not

change significantly over time.

B. Over the years their pay remains

basically the same.

C. Opportunities exist for them to

advance and develop their talents.

D. Their hearts are not in their work,

and they have low expectations of

happiness.

Which of these characteristics

applies to people who have a career?

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A. career

B. occupation

C. job

D. profession

If someone’s work requires a

considerable degree of

specialized study and training,

such as law, medicine, or

engineering, the work is called

a/an _______.

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A. career

B. occupation

C. job

D. profession

If someone’s work requires a

considerable degree of

specialized study and training,

such as law, medicine, or

engineering, the work is called

a/an _______.

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A. advancement

B. achievement

C. improvement

D. development

Most people desire work that has

the possibility of _______, or

promotion to a higher rank.

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A. advancement

B. achievement

C. improvement

D. development

Most people desire work that has

the possibility of _______, or

promotion to a higher rank.

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A. Advancement

B. Occupation

C. Avocation

D. Internship

What word refers to an activity

that serves as someone’s regular

source of livelihood?

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A. Advancement

B. Occupation

C. Avocation

D. Internship

What word refers to an activity

that serves as someone’s regular

source of livelihood?