Whose Career Plans Have the Least Foundation

question 49

Multiple Choice

Whose career plans have the least foundation?

• A)Bryan has determined that he is investigative and conventional, and values justice in society based on his experiences living with fear and violence in his inner city neighborhood.He is in his senior year of college majoring in criminal justice and plans to apply to law schools to become a prosecuting attorney.
• B)Caitlin is highly artistic and realistic, enjoying working with her hands.She values artistic expression and service to others so she has decided to become an art teacher.She is in her senior year of college and has taken on serving learning and internships to experience the art world from different perspectives and venues and to understand her strengths in working with children.She has the credentials to become a certified art teacher in K-12 schools, and had developed a portfolio to showcase her work as a student teacher and artist.She is applying for positions in K-12 schools and prepared for the interview process.
• C)Tad values international travel and career status.He is a senior in college and wants to serve his country as a foreign diplomat.He has taken Spanish since he was in the 8^th grade and is now proficient in speaking the language, although he still needs work in becoming proficient in reading and writing it.He is studying for both the civil service and Foreign Service exams, and will apply for an entry-level position with the U.S.State Department.
• D)Janet has always been a very social and enterprising young woman.She has already started her own mobile food company serving nutritious organic meat and vegetarian boxed lunches on campus during her spare time.She is a business major and is developing a business plan to attract investors to help her expand her company upon graduating.

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