Grads Enter Uncertain Job Market
- 1.The main idea of this story is that
- A.
A college career center is a crossroads between college and the real world.
- B.
In some fields, salaries have increased in the past year.
- C.
Between 1999 and 2003, the job market changed dramatically.
- 2.Which of the following things did not happen in the four years that the class of 2003 was in college?
- A.
Salaries in chemical engineering increased.
- B.
The number of teaching jobs increased.
- C.
The number of jobs with benefits decreased.
- 3.Which of the following majors has the best job prospects, according to the story?
- A.
Information systems management
- B.
Accounting
- C.
Computer science
- 4.Freshly minted means
- A.
New
- B.
One of a kind
- C.
Plant-like
- 5.Prospects means
- A.
Opportunities
- B.
Applications
- C.
Skills
- 6.Internship means
- A.
A low-paying summer job
- B.
Supervised work experience in one’s chosen occupation
- C.
Experience studying overseas
- 7.Shaky means
- A.
Insecure
- B.
Weak
- C.
Old
- 8.What does Cheryl Allmen-Vinnidge mean when she says students have “done their homework”?
- A.
They have gone to summer school.
- B.
They have majored in accounting.
- C.
They have spent time preparing themselves to find a job.
- 9.The purpose of a college career center is probably to
- A.
Prepare students to find jobs after they graduate.
- B.
Help high school students get accepted to college.
- C.
Find jobs for students while they are in school.
- 10.“To some students, a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth.” This sentence means
- A.
Having a college degree does not qualify someone for travel discounts.
- B.
A college degree does not guarantee that a person will find a high-paying job.
- C.
Most students with degrees will be able to find jobs.
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