Career Choices Through TimeOnline version Choices then vs now by Hala Is haiona 1 People born today have fewer choices than those 300 years ago. Yes No 2 If you had all been born in 1700, very few of you would have had any education. Yes No 3 There have never been so many choices to make before. Yes No 4 The talk is about preparing for retirement rather than careers. Yes No 5 Dr Bell is the expert talking about career decisions. Yes No 6 Dr Kate Rossi is an expert invited to talk about career decisions. Yes No 7 Your lives would simply have followed your parents. Yes No 8 Education was widespread and mandatory in 1700. Yes No 9 In 1700, most people chose their own careers independently from their parents. Yes No 10 At 16, nearly all of you would have been hard at work at home or on the land. Yes No