Deck 16: Taking Charge of Your Career

Question 1

Every workplace has some expectations and rules that are simply understood rather than written down.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The job description can help define relationships between individuals and departments.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Dress in casual attire on your first day at work as you will want to feel comfortable.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Being the "company clown" and playing practical jokes can help your professional image and reputation.

Question 5

As unwritten workplace rules are understood, they do not necessarily need to be followed.

Question 6

Review all of the health insurance benefit material carefully and decide which options are affordable and best meet your needs.

Question 7

When you have a strong work ethic, you work as steadily and efficiently as you can, not wasting time or goofing off.

Question 8

It is not the responsibility of the employee to report unsafe conditions to their supervisor.

Question 9

Interpersonal skills and friendly attitudes can make you a valued employee even if you are still learning to accomplish the work itself.

Question 10

Form I-9 must be completed by all job applicants, not just immigrants.

Question 11

Decorate your office with family pictures, holiday symbols, and other decorative items from home in order to make it appear comfortable.

Question 12

If you exhibit a genuine desire to learn and improve, you will be accepted into the work environment.

Question 13

Do not try to hide your mistakes or blame them on someone else.

Question 14

If opportunities for special training become available, sign up.

Question 15

Most people lose their jobs not because they could not do the work, but because they failed to get along and fit in with others

Question 16

Treat suggestions from your supervisor or coworkers as opportunities to learn how to improve.

Question 17

If you supervisor decides against a change you suggest, make the change anyway so that the supervisor can see the value of your idea.

Question 18

Your mentor can be a very valuable resource and can help you quickly learning the rules, including the "understood" rules and expectations.

Question 19

It isn't necessary to read the Employee Handbook.Keep it handy for reference.

Question 20

It is not necessary to record your accomplishments throughout the year to have on hand for your performance appraisal.

Question 21

When you leave a job, check to see

A)what severance pay is available.
B)what happens to your health insurance.
C)how your final paycheck will be delivered to you and when it will be available.
D)all of these choices.

Question 22

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
People in your department or other departments within the company who are served or supported by the work you do.

Question 23

For a good first day at work,

A)report to work on time.
B)be polite, friendly, relaxed, and professional.
C)bring two forms of identification.
D)all of these choices.

Question 24

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
An Employment Eligibility Verification form that requires both the employer and employee (citizen and noncitizen) to attest that the worker is authorized to work in the United States.

Question 25

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
Intangible property that is the result of creativity (i.e., artistic works, inventions, phrases, and designs).

Question 26

The job description

A)gives you clues on the unwritten rules of the company.
B)helps the employee understand the responsibilities of the position.
C)defines your attitude about work.
D)all of these choices.

Question 27

Before changing jobs,

A)make sure that a pay increase is involved.
B)look for jobs that take advantage of your skills and interests.
C)tell your current employer you are unhappy and perhaps salary adjustments need to be made.
D)none of these choices.

Question 28

If politics in the workplace appear to be unproductive or destructive,

A)take action immediately.
B)participate in the politics and go with the flow.
C)hold yourself above them.
D)all of these choices.

Question 29

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
A plan of action to reach your career goals.

Question 30

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
A company manual that spells out specific policies and rules governing the employer-employee relationship.

Question 31

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
This form, the Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, is used to figure the right amount of federal and state income tax to have withheld from an employee's paycheck.

Question 32

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
An online community of people with shared interests who directly or indirectly interact with one another online.

Question 33

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
This form, the Employee's Wage and Tax Statement, reports to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimated taxes withheld for federal, state, and local income taxes purposes.

Question 34

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
A system of determining how well an individual employee has performed his or her job during a period of time compared to a predetermined set of standards.

Question 35

In a goal-based performance appraisal,

A)the employee and supervisor agree on goals for the employee to meet during the evaluation period.
B)the employee's work is rated according to standardized company criteria for productivity, quality of work, and so on.
C)no face to face meeting takes place between the employee and the supervisor.
D)none of these choices.

Question 36

Accepting responsibility for your job includes

A)taking ownership for your mistakes.
B)learning all you can about your company and the work environment.
C)becoming familiar with new products and services.
D)all of these choices.

Question 37

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.career strategy
b.performance appraisal
c.orientation
d.intellectual property
e.online social network
f.internal customers
g.Form W-2
h.employee handbook
i.Form I-9
j.Form W-4
A formal or informal program used to introduce new employees to the company.

Question 38

Before requesting a raise, you should ask yourself

A)what new responsibilities have I taken on this past year?
B)what new skills have I acquired and utilized on the job?
C)how have my strengths contributed to meeting company goals?
D)all of these choices.

Question 39

A job

A)encompasses a family of jobs.
B)is your life's work.
C)involves performing a designated set of responsibilities and duties for a specific employer.
D)none of these choices.

Question 40

Make yourself memorable by

A)becoming the "company clown."
B)being evasive and noncommittal.
C)contributing to group conversations.
D)none of these choices.