Deck 12: A: Career Options for Organizational Communication

Question 1

Research about top management in American corporations seems to indicate capabilities in technical skills may be more important for long term advancement than communication or decision making.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Careers are the sum total of our job experiences over time.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Most organizations rely on an objective test of the skills and abilities of the applicant rather than on communication exchanges.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Internal communication specialists should have extensive backgrounds in interpersonal and organizational communication,with an emphasis on human relations.

Question 5

In one sense,all careers are communication careers.

Question 6

Family experiences can provide the individual with orientations toward occupational choices which may limit the range of possibilities considered for educational or career choices.

Question 7

According to Arthur,Claman,and DeFillippi,the new career paradigm implies mutual loyalty between employees and organizations,where employee compliance is rewarded with job security.

Question 8

Those in organizational communication careers are unlikely to need to pursue graduate degrees.

Question 9

Educational preparation for organizational communication careers is most often based on a broad liberal arts background,with particular emphasis on a combination of theory and practical courses.

Question 10

In its fullest sense,a "good offer" of a job is a job that appeals to our value system.

Question 11

A cellular organization is made up of autonomous units that could exist on their own,but improve overall results by interacting with other cells.

Question 12

Career planning should include support of individual value systems.

Question 13

Career planning should begin as we complete our formal education.

Question 14

People who are most likely to have influenced your career choices are those whose success has received considerable public attention.

Question 15

Personal influences for career choices are less important for career planning than basic skills.

Question 16

External communications specialists may be required to have a broad range of journalism and media production skills.