Answer Key

Career – Comprehension Check

  1. Which is one of the tips the text advises you to do?  [help your boss fulfill his goals] 

    Help other people fulfill their potential - especially your boss. If you can find ways to help the people directly above you not only meet their goals but also look good in front of their bosses, they will want to reward you.
  2. How can you become more visibly valuable? [by starting to do certain things some time before asking for a raise] 

    Still, you can become more visibly valuable. Start doing certain things six months to a year before you're going to ask for a raise.
  3. There is a grammar mistake in this sentence: “You can to find ways to help the people directly above you.” Which of the options has the mistake?  [You can to find] 

    You can find ways to help the people directly above you.
  4. When somebody says to his boss he feels “he is worth more”, what does he mean? [he is important for the company and should get a raise] 

    worth – having a value of; important enough to justify
  5. Who is a GO-TO PERSON?  [a person who other employees need because he gets something started] 

    Get something started. Become a 'go-to' person.
  6. When you write down a list of your achievements, what is on the list? [things you have done well for the company] 

    achievement – something accomplished successfully
  7. If you take initiative and take action  [you will show you are good for the team] 

    If you take initiative and take action, it will be clear that you're valuable, even if you can't quantify it.
  8. If you are an active employee and feel you deserve a raise... [you should go to your boss and ask for a raise] 

    If you've already done one or more of these things, don't be shy about reminding your boss of what you have contributed.
  9. Which of the options best completes this sentence? “How easy or hard would it be for the company to replace you if...” [you left the company.] 

    If you left the company, how easy or hard would it be for the company to replace you?
  10. There is a grammar mistake in this sentence: “You don't have direct responsibility in a profit-and-loss statement.“Which of the options has the mistake?  [direct responsibility in] 

    You don't have direct responsibility for a profit-and-loss statement.