50 Career Quiz Questions and Answers

Are you wondering what career path is best for you? Take our career quiz questions and answers to test your knowledge and learn more about different career options.

From different industries to job responsibilities, we cover it all. Whether you're a student looking for a career path or a professional looking for a change, you'll find something of interest here.

Our quiz will help you discover your strengths, interests, and the jobs that align with your skills. So, take a step towards your future career and let's begin the quiz.

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Career Quiz Questions - Round 1

1. Which of the following career involves handing other peoples money?

a: Child Care
b: Health Science
c: Manufacturing
d: Banking and Finance

2. The person who knows and studies several languages is called?

a: a Teacher
b: a Polyglot
c: a Linguist
d: a Librarian

3. Which of the following occupations is not included in the Agriculture Food and Natural Resources career cluster?

a: Animal services
b: Power structural and technical systems
c: Career Marketing Firms
d: Environmental service systems

4. What is the process of evaluating and documenting how well an employee is carrying out his or her job called?

a: Management Consulting
b: Employee Welfare
c: Job Evaluation
d: Performance Appraisal

5. Which of these roles describes a person who repairs automobiles?

a: A Panel Beater
b: A Mechanic
c: An IT Engineer
d: An Electrician

6. What is the best definition of a career?

a: A bunch of jobs a person had
b: A list of education and skills
c: A career means you stay in the same type of work
d: A summary of work experiences

7. Individual interests and preferences data are included in a career development emphasis as part of:

a: training and development
b: performance appraisal
c: recruiting and placement
d: human resource planning

8. Skills that demonstrate an individual's capacity for collaboration:

a: Hard Skills
b: Technical skills
c: Occupational skills
d: Critical thinking and problem solving

9. Supporting an employee's development plans is seen as important for career advancement when

a: an individual role
b: a managerial role
c: employer role
d: line manager's role

10. A path to a career

a: comprised of a sequence of jobs that make up a career plan
b: sometimes part of the employee learning process
c: not always a straight line up the career ladder.
d: A&B both

Career Quiz Questions - Round 2

11. Which of the following jobs has a low likelihood of leading to a promotion to a more senior position?

a: Career Goals
b: Career Path
c: Career Progression
d: Career Plateau

12. Which of the following is NOT typically included in a resume?

a: Work experience
b: Skills and abilities
c: Hobbies and interests
d: Personal information, such as age and marital status

13. Which profession would paramedics NOT fall under?

a: Human Services
b: Health Science
c: Transportation Distribution and Logistics
d: A &B

14. It is known as _______when career opportunities for particular categories reach a diminishing stage as a result of technology or economic causes.

a: Job shift
b: Job rotation
c: Career shift
d: Career rotation

15. The portion of long-term problems that are difficult to reverse is the focus.

a: coaching
b: mentoring
c: informal training
d: formal training

16. Individual development plans for employees are a crucial component of career development.

a: individual role
b: manager role
c: employer role
d: line manager

17. ___make the employee ineligible for future employment.

a: Dismissal
b: Retirement
c: Lay-off
d: retrenchment

18. Which of the following doesn't represent a stage in a person's career development?

a: Exploration
b: Establishment
c: Mid-career
d: Late-career

19. The reward in traditional attention is based on.

a: training and development
b: performance appraisal
c: recruiting and placement
d: compensation and benefits

20. Positions a person has held throughout his or her career are typically referred to as

a: job
b: task
c: career
d: none of the above

Career Quiz Questions - Round 3

21. Which of the following views examines a person's career in light of the expected jobs he will occupy in the future?

a: subjective perspective
b: objective perspective
c: neutral perspective
d: none of the above

22. The purposeful and methodical growth of a person's career during their whole working life is referred to as

a: career path
b: career goals
c: career guidance
d: career anchoring

23. Typically, the variables that affect an individual's career decision-making are referred to as

a: career anchoring
b: career path
c: career goals
d: mentoring

24. Which of the following is a method that employees utilise for self-evaluation?

a: The strength and weakness balance sheet
b: The likes and dislikes survey
c: The type focus assessment
d: All of the above

25. Before being considered for any future promotions, employees can acquire a variety of skills and experiences through the career development programme.

a: Dual-skills path
b: conventional career path
c: lateral career path
d: network career path

26. A method where the manager, supervisors, or an outside expert serve as the process' counsellor, philosopher, and leader is known as

a: career anchoring
b: career development
c: mentoring
d: none of the above

27. A sequence of procedures designed to help individuals make wise career selections are referred to as

a: career guidance
b: career anchoring
c: mentoring
d: career goals

28. A student who has completed high school will:

a: know what he/she wants to do for a career
b: become a more active participant in the learning process
c: no longer need a high school transcript
d: begin the post secondary part of the the career plan

29. Which activities on a career plan shouldn't be included?

a: Education and training
b: extracurricular/volunteer activities
c: job research
d: work experience

30. A strategy for reaching professional and academic objectives is

a: resume
b: career plan
c: transcript
d: learning plan

Career Quiz Questions - Round 4

31. Which is often the first objective?

a: ultimate goal
b: medium term goal
c: long term goal
d: short term goal

32. Which experience can help develop career skills?

a: attending a basketball game
b: participating in extracurricular/volunteer activities
c: going to church
d: having a relationship

33. Which doesn't play a big part in determining career goals?

a: values
b: interests
c: friends
d: aptitude

34. A planned action is one that is:

a: rebuttal
b: strategy
c: hypothesis
d: objective

35. What kind of objectives should form the foundation of each person's career plan?

a: stepping stone
b: short-term
c: immediate
d: medium term

36. Workers at one level of a job who advance to the next level after mastering that level include:

a: in a dead-end job
b: on a career ladder
c: an apprentice
d: journeymen

37. A written strategy would be ineffective in:

a: college
b: high school
c: middle school
d: elementary school

38. Reviewing a professional plan should start with:

a: complete a job application
b: be successful in your present career
c: explore career trends and job market data
d: attend a job training workshop

39. Career planning must include:

a: illustrated
b: recorded in writing
c: kept in a student's permanent record
d: a part of the student's transcripts

40. A specific career strategy ought to:

a: Never be updated
b: be updated annually
c: be updated weekly
d: be updated a graduation

Career Quiz Questions - Round 5

41. It is best to begin your career research by:

a: Using oNet and the occupational outlook handbook
b: asking the librarian
c: looking only at encyclopedias
d: using the Readers's Guide to a periodical Literature

42. When a goal is stated clearly, it is more likely to be attained.

a: specific
b: measurable
c: realistic
d: understandable

43. Which profession's goal is "i want to be a lawyer"?

a: career
b: educational
c: lifestyle
d: personal

44. All of these are made easier with the exception of:

a: revise as needed
b: keep track of progress
c: focus on goals
d: take formal assessments

45. The greatest way to decide career goals is through a/an

a: interest inventory
b: goal-setting process
c: achievement test
d: personality test

46. Which domain has the purpose "i want to get married"?

a: career
b: educational
c: personal
d: time

47. Which serves as a temporary stepping stone?

a: Complete high school
b: Obtain a bachelor's degree
c: obtain an associate's degree
d: work as a store manager

48. Which is a step-stone objective for the medium term?

a: complete junior high school
b: complete high school
c: obtain an associate's degree
d: work as a store manager

49. Which should be a component of a career profile's career information?

a: Education
b: Values
c: Ethics
d: Standards

50. Jane is interested in flying. What information should she include in her career plan?

a: go to an apprentice school
b: obtain a bachelor's degree
c: obtain a pilot's license
d: work at a gas station

Career Quiz Answers

1. Banking and finance
2. A polyglot
3. Power structural and technical systems
4. Performance appraisal
5. A mechanic
6. A person's path through learning work & other experiences
7. Human resource planning
8. Soft skills
9. A managerial role
10. All are correct statements
11. Career plateau
12. Personal information, such as age and marital status
13. Hospitality and tourism
14. Career shift
15. Mentoring
16. Employer role
17. Discharge
18. Exit
19. Compensation and benefits
20. Career
21. Subjective perspective
22. Career path
23. Career anchoring
24. All of the above
25. Network career path
26. Mentoring
27. Career guidance
28. Begin the post secondary part of the the career plan
29. Job research
30. Career plan
31. Short term goal
32. Participating in extracurricular/volunteer activities
33. Friends
34. Strategy
35. Stepping stone
36. On a career ladder
37. Elementary school
38. Explore career trends and job market data
39. Recorded in writing
40. Be updated annually
41. Using onet and the occupational outlook handbook
42. Specific
43. Career
44. Take formal assessments
45. Goal-setting process
46. Personal
47. Complete high school
48. Obtain an associate's degree
49. Education
50. Obtain a pilot's license