Being aware of career myths that have influenced your career planning may open up new possibilities for exploration you may not have considered.
Choose whether you think the following statements are a myth or a reality:
Correct. THIS IS A MYTH.
The idea of a steady career for life has changed as each person is likely to have several careers in a lifetime. The key is to learn how to change, to master career transition skills, and to maximise the learning you gain from all of your life experiences.
THIS IS A MYTH.
The idea of a steady career for life has changed as each person is likely to have several careers in a lifetime. The key is to learn how to change, to master career transition skills, and to maximise the learning you gain from all of your life experiences.
Correct. THIS IS A REALITY.
Job shadowing, research, reading, volunteer work and interviewing those in the field are some other ways. These methods will save you time and money and enable you to make changes to your career direction before you are committed to a job.
THIS IS A REALITY.
Job shadowing, research, reading, volunteer work and interviewing those in the field are some other ways. These methods will save you time and money and enable you to make changes to your career direction before you are committed to a job.
Correct. THIS IS A MYTH.
There are no magic “right” tests, inventories or career assessment instruments to tell you what would be the perfect career for you. Vocational assessment tools help you assemble your motivations, interests, skills and values as they are at the point in your life when you complete them.
THIS IS A MYTH.
There are no magic “right” tests, inventories or career assessment instruments to tell you what would be the perfect career for you. Vocational assessment tools help you assemble your motivations, interests, skills and values as they are at the point in your life when you complete them.
Correct. THIS IS A REALITY.
It is now estimated that most adults will work in five to seven occupations during their lifetime. Often people will work in a combination of more than one occupation at any one time. This combination could include a part time job with regular hours, part time self-employment where hours and income may fluctuate, and part time creative practice/voluntary/hobby work. For most people there is no "one job or career for life" anymore.
THIS IS A REALITY.
It is now estimated that most adults will work in five to seven occupations during their lifetime. Often people will work in a combination of more than one occupation at any one time. This combination could include a part time job with regular hours, part time self-employment where hours and income may fluctuate, and part time creative practice/voluntary/hobby work. For most people there is no "one job or career for life" anymore.
Correct. THIS IS A MYTH.
Individual interests, preferred skills and values determine the occupations in which you are most likely to be successful and find personally satisfying, plus a passion for what you have chosen.
THIS IS A MYTH.
Individual interests, preferred skills and values determine the occupations in which you are most likely to be successful and find personally satisfying, plus a passion for what you have chosen.
Correct. THIS IS A REALITY.
It is estimated that 80% of those currently employed found out about their jobs throughout networking, including information interviewing and maintaining mentoring relationships. Employment advertisements online and in newspapers are only one small component of available opportunities at any given time.
THIS IS A REALITY.
It is estimated that 80% of those currently employed found out about their jobs throughout networking, including information interviewing and maintaining mentoring relationships. Employment advertisements online and in newspapers are only one small component of available opportunities at any given time.
Correct. THIS IS A MYTH.
There are many reasons that career change makes sense: desired new learning and personal growth; monetary; labour market demand; reassessment of "who I am and want to be". In a rapidly changing world, career and occupation change is common and does not indicate that there is something "wrong" with a person.
THIS IS A MYTH.
There are many reasons that career change makes sense: desired new learning and personal growth; monetary; labour market demand; reassessment of "who I am and want to be". In a rapidly changing world, career and occupation change is common and does not indicate that there is something "wrong" with a person.
Correct. THIS IS A REALITY.
There is no longer an expectation that employers or organisations will take responsibility for an individual.
THIS IS A REALITY.
There is no longer an expectation that employers or organisations will take responsibility for an individual.
This work includes material from the following sources:
Myths and Realities Quiz. Steps to Success - Opportunities. The Univeristy of Queensland. Retrieved from: http://www.uq.edu.au/student-services/new2uq/steps-to-success/opportunities Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Australia License.
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