WACANA IVMany Americans students pursue higher education to prepare for professional employment. if this is true for you, at an early point in your academic training you will need to begin planning for the transition from college to career. But, what does the word career mean to you - a job? an occupational field? A career is really a process - it is how you progress though a series of jobs and occupations during your working years. A college education can help you get started on your career journey; however, it is up to you to manage the direction, duration, and success achieved.

in American society, the type of occupational fields you choose and jobs you hold influence your entire lifestyle your self-concept, income, prestige choice of friends, and where you will live. This freedom to choose from thousands of employment options can be gratifying or frustrating - if you don't know where and how to begin. The best way to begin is with a well thought of career plan.

Career planning is a comprehensive process that takes a great deal of time and effort, but it's worth it. Career planning can greatly increase your prospects of obtaining employment in the occupation you choose. However career planning includes much more than a job search It begins with carefully considering what you want and need in life.

Career planning can be divided into a series of four consecutive steps that include self-assessment, occupational exploration and selection, career preparation, and finally - job seeking. Although each student's goal will be different, one suggested timetable to help you keep on course is to complete one step in each undergraduate year. Your schedule may be longer or shorter depending on your career goal.


1. The topic of the text is ....
A. career planning
B. the transition from college to career C. the future job and occupation
D. the function of higher education E. professional employment

2. When should career planning best start?
A. when accepted to work for an interesting job
B. while studying in a tertiary educational institute
C. right in the first years of entering school
D. after graduate from a high educational institute
E. during the preparation to get an academic training

3. It is essential to be careful in planning a career, otherwise you would ...
A. be able to get the right income and privilege
B. be gratified by the choice of lifestyle
C. not have the opportunity to choose the job you like
D. be frustrated in your whole life
E. always feel convenient in your work

4. the choice of a career has an effect on the following, except ...
A. size of income
B. progress in work
C. college education
D. choice of friends
E. lifestyle

5. from the text we many conclude that ...
A. people's choice of career decides the success of their lives
B. Career planning is exclusively an American student's task
C. student do not perform the four steps in career planning
D. the freedom to choose employment guarantees success
E. all people's lifestyle are determined by their career​