Instructions Click and drag to select the assignment questions below.

Then press CTRL + C to copy, or right-click the text and then click Copy. In a word processing program such as Notepad or Microsoft Word, open a new blank file. Then press CTRL + V to paste, or right-click the blank area and then click Paste. The assignment questions will appear. Save the file in your course folder, and name it with Assignment, the section number, and your first initial and last name. For example, Jessie Robinson's assignment 1R for Section 1 would be named Assignment1JRobinson.

Type the answers to the assignment's questions. Use complete sentences unless the question says otherwise. You will have more than one day to complete an assignment. At the end of each day, be sure to save your progress. Review Lesson 4 of the Course Overview for instructions about turning in your assignments. Assignment 7: Careers (25.

0 points) 1. Describe at least three specific individual differences that may give you an advantage in the workplace. (1-3 sentences. 1. 5 points) 2.

Choose an industry you might be interested in working in, and explain why this industry interests you. 2-4 sentences. 1. 0 points) 3. Describe at least two methods you would use to identify job opportunities if you were looking for a job.

Explain why you would use these methods. (2-4 sentences. 1. 0 points) 4.

Choose a career from the following list: financial planner, financial analyst, accountant, risk manager, cash manager, treasurer, CFO, and comptroller. Use the Internet to find information about this career, and answer the questions below. TIP: The U. S. Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www. bls.

gov/oco/) may be a good source for this information. a.What is the name of this career? (0. 5 points) b. Describe at least two tasks a person with this career might perform.

(1-2 sentences. 1. 0 points) c. What level of education is this career likely to require? (0.

5 points) 5. Choose another career from the following list: financial planner, financial analyst, accountant, risk manager, cash manager, treasurer, CFO, and comptroller. Use the Internet to find information about this career, and answer the questions below. TIP: The U.

S. Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www. bls. gov/oco/) may be a good source for this information.

. What is the name of the career you chose? (0. 5 points) b. Describe at least two tasks a person with this career might perform.

(1-2 sentences. 1. 0 points) c. What level of education is this career likely to require? (0. 5 points) 6.

Choose another career that you are interested in. This does not need to be a career in the finance industry. Use the Internet to find information about this career, and answer the questions below. a. What is the name of the career you chose? (0. 5 points) b.

Describe at least two tasks a person with this career might perform. (1-2 sentences. . 0 points) c. What level of education is this career likely to require? (0. 5 points) d.

Why does this career interest you? (1-3 sentences. 2. 0 points) 7. Choose another career that you are interested in. This does not need to be a career in the finance industry. Use the Internet to find information about this career, and answer the questions below.

a. What is the name of the career you chose? (0. 5 points) b. Describe at least two tasks a person with this career might perform. (1-2 sentences.

1. 0 points) c. What level of education is this career likely to require? 0. 5 points) d. Why does this career interest you? (1-3 sentences. 2.

0 points) 8. If you were in charge of managing a group of employees, how would you assess their job performance? Describe at least two methods you would use. (2-4 sentences. 2. 0 points) 9. Describe a time when you or someone you know conformed to the behavior of others.

Why do you think this person chose to conform? (2-4 sentences. 1. 0 points) 10. Describe a time when you or someone you know chose not to conform to the behavior of others. Why do you think this person chose not to conform? 2-4 sentences.

1. 0 points) 11. Describe a time when you have worked with a group of people, such as with students for a school project, with coworkers at a job, or with family members to complete a chore. Describe the dynamics of the group, and then describe at least one way the group dynamics could have been improved. (3-6 sentences. 3.

0 points) 12. Describe a real or made up but realistic example of a misunderstanding that occurred because of unclear written or verbal communication. How could this misunderstanding have been avoided? (3-6 sentences. 2.

5 points)