1. UNIT 1 CHAPTER 2.1
Selecting and Charting a Good Career Path
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2. Selecting and Charting a
Good Career Path
Everybody desires a career that is
fulfilling, rewarding, and enjoyable.
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3. Career
The general course or
progression of one’s working
life
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4. Today, finding the right career is not an
easy task, as the world is getting more
competitive and technical every day.
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5. The good thing is new opportunities
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are opening up in the job market.
6. These new jobs require skills – especially
in math and science.
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7. Science
Math
That’s today’s challenge; you need to take
as many courses in these fields as you can.
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8. Career opportunities today tend to
require skills in which of these
subjects?
A. Communication and writing
B. Math and science
C. Foreign language and humanities
D. Social sciences and computer
science
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9. Career opportunities today tend to
require skills in which of these
subjects?
A. Communication and writing
B. Math and science
C. Foreign language and humanities
D. Social sciences and computer
science
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10. YOU need to think about grades. Good
grades open doors of opportunities while
poor grades close them.
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11. Let’s say you want to
be a doctor or lawyer.
You need good grades in high school to
get into college and then good grades in
college to get into medical school or law
school.
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12. The Future is Now
It is never too early to start thinking about
where you want to go.
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13. The decisions you make now are important.
If you have an idea where you want your
career to go, NJROTC will help you focus,
and focus will help you succeed in school
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and life.
14. Even though the future seems far
away, high school students can
start planning for their careers by
making good grades and
_______.
A. working after school
B. joining clubs with
opportunities for volunteering
C. choosing courses wisely
D. participating in sports
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15. Even though the future seems far
away, high school students can
start planning for their careers by
making good grades and
_______.
A. working after school
B. joining clubs with
opportunities for volunteering
C. choosing courses wisely
D. participating in sports
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