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Parents
Parent Career IQ
What is Your Career IQ?
| 1. What was the average starting salary
of last year's new college graduate |
a. $6.15 per hour
b. $36,000 per year
c. $42,000 per year
d. $28,000 per year |
| 2. To obtain a good job after graduation, the
college student must |
a. Have a 4.0 GPA
b. Have related career experience
c. Have a $300 suit
d. Have a strong job network
e. Both B and D |
| 3. It looks really professional for a college student
to have this on their resume |
a. Study abroad experience
b. High school athletics
c. Membership in campus organizations
d. Both a and c |
| 4. Employers are looking for these characteristics in
college graduates |
a. Ability to pay attention an entire class
b. Outstanding video game expertise
c. Excellent communication and leadership skills
d. Being able to be on time to class |
| 5. When selecting a major the most important thing to
consider is |
a. Class times
b. Geographic location
c. Interest and love of field
d. Financial benefits |
| 6. Who is the best resource for assisting students in
finding eventual employment? |
a. Their friends
b. Their professors
c. Parents
d. Career Services |
| 7. What are the most employable fields for students
today? |
a. Health Careers
b. Teaching
c. Social Services
d. Accounting
e. All of the above |
| 8. What is the best career advice you can give your
son/daughter? |
a. Push volunteering
b. Push internships
c. Push job security
d. A and b |
| 9. What is your biggest fear of sending your
son/daughter to SU? |
All answers are correct |
| 10. What are some "mistakes"
students do when conducting a job or internship search? |
a. Placing inappropriate information on Facebook or MySpace
b. Not following up an interview with a thank you note
c. Inappropriate answering machine messages
d. Unusual email addresses
e. a, c and d are all correct |
Answers Below
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Answers-1=b, 2=b and d, 3=d, 4=c, 5=c, 6=d, 7=e, 8-d, 9=all correct, 10=e
How did you score?
1-3 correct answers: Need to do much more research.
4-5 correct answers: You're thinking the right way, but things
are changing quickly and it a different time and era.
6-8 correct answers: You are in touch and headed in the right
direction.
9-10 correct answers: You are fabulous career counselor, mentor,
educator, advisor, student consultant, etc..
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