Deck 12: Career Management and Development

Question 1

In the 'traditional' employment relationship,employees often felt that they had joined the company 'family'.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In the 'new' employment relationship described in your text employment is BEST viewed as an exchange relationship for mutual benefit.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Career exploration always includes goal setting.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An expert focuses on building knowledge.

Question 5

Generativity (according to Erikson)is when people focus on the generations that have gone before them.

Question 6

A career path is a series of jobs with related tasks and experiences that an employee moves through over time.

Question 7

Hall and colleagues Protean career concept emphasizes that:

A)Individuals drive their own careers
B)Organizations drive a person's career
C)Careers are determined by the God Proteus
D)None of the above are true

Question 8

Which of the following is important in the role of HRD in creating,delivering,and evaluating an effective career development system?

A)obtain senior management support
B)evaluate pilot programs before implementing a full-blown program
C)it should be a joint effort between managers,HR professionals,and the individual employee
D)all of the above are important

Question 9

HRD's role in career development is to make a plan for every employee.

Question 10

According to Levinson,many men interviewed experience a midcareer period of self-questioning and reevaluation.

Question 11

According to Greenhaus et al.(2000),a career is BEST defined as one's work experiences over a lifetime.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT part of the definition of a career?

A)the property of an occupation or organization
B)advancement in jobs
C)trying a multitude of employment options to see what best fits
D)status of a profession

Question 13

Career planning involves becoming aware of one's options,constraints,and consequences.

Question 14

Career models can focus on the individual,the organization,and the team.

Question 15

According to Levinson,age 30 is in:

A)Beginning or early adulthood
B)Transition age
C)Beginning of middle adulthood
D)None of the above

Question 16

The career counseling process can be viewed as having three stages.

Question 17

Career management is largely carried out by the individual rather than the organization.

Question 18

Based on the Greenhaus et al.model,career establishment occurs at what age?

A)not until near retirement (about 55-65)
B)generally between the ages of 25-40
C)while still in high school or college,16-22
D)it varies,based on the job market

Question 19

Outplacement focuses on keeping people happy within the organization.

Question 20

A key competency for individuals who have successfully navigated careers and organizations proposed by Jones and DeFillippi is "knowing whom" to form work relationships with.

Question 21

How does one's personal life impact their career choices?

A)There is no impact because it is easy to keep two totally separate
B)A link between these two is illegal
C)Any link would violate personal privacy
D)It has a major impact on the decisions one makes about jobs

Question 22

The 'job entitlement' mentality suggests that:

A)A job is a short-term event in one's life
B)If you work hard and stay out of trouble you have a job for life
C)Jobs are here today and gone tomorrow
D)Temporary work is the only entitlement we will have

Question 23

A systems view of career management is an example of:

A)individual career management
B)long-term career management
C)organizational career management
D)sequential career management

Question 24

A career plateau is:

A)when burnout occurs
B)when you become President of the organization
C)when you make as much money as you want
D)when the likelihood of promotion becomes very low

Question 25

Career exploration can include any of the following EXCEPT:

A)self-analysis of KSAOs
B)research of possible jobs
C)working with a career coach
D)goal setting

Question 26

In the team based career development model the team:

A)Members serve as role models
B)Rewards behaviors that enhance team performance and growth
C)Determines training opportunities for team members
D)All of these are true

Question 27

Which career concept is motivated by creativity and personal growth with a lifelong progression of periodic moves across related occupations,disciplines,or specialties?

A)Linear
B)Expert
C)Spiral
D)Transitory

Question 28

Which of the following is TRUE?

A)a transitory career features a devotion to one occupation
B)an expert generally changes fields every 5 years
C)a linear career is the traditional view of a career in the U.S.
D)a spiral career means moving progressively upwards to the top of an organization

Question 29

Middle adulthood is almost always a period of:

A)Preparing to die
B)Pursuing one's career dreams
C)Questioning of the career dream
D)Great energy and stress

Question 30

According to Levinson,what characterizes Late Adulthood (Ages 60-Death)?

A)It allows an even stronger sense of self,leading one to become more compassionate
B)It is a period of great energy and great stress
C)The challenge in this era is to come to terms with one's life and accept things as they have been
D)It is a time of questioning and reappraisal about the path initially chosen

Question 31

Assessment centers can be used:

A)for employee selection
B)for identifying the career potential of existing employees
C)both a and b above
D)none of the above

Question 32

According to Levinson,at which stage does an individual find a place in society,obtain meaningful work,realize a lifestyle,and establish meaningful relationships?

A)Early Adulthood (17-45)
B)Middle Adulthood (45-60)
C)Age 30 transition (ages 28-33)
D)Late Adulthood (Ages 60-Death)

Question 33

All of the following are career concepts EXCEPT:

A)linear
B)horizontal
C)spiral
D)transitory

Question 34

During mid-career the two events likely to occur are:

A)Plateauing and obsolesce
B)Disinterest and illness
C)Happiness and satisfaction
D)Laziness and loss of appetite

Question 35

The systems view of career management includes all of the following EXCEPT:

A)The people system
B)The job market system
C)The organizational system
D)The management and information system

Question 36

A dual career path benefits:

A)managerial employees only
B)managerial and non-managerial employees
C)skilled workers only
D)unskilled workers only

Question 37

In career management,which of the following is NOT one of the manager's roles?

A)Act as a coach
B)Act as an advisor
C)Act as a disciplinarian
D)Act as an appraiser

Question 38

Outplacement focuses on:

A)Terminated employees
B)Retiring employees
C)Newly hired employees
D)Those remaining with the organization after a lay-off

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT true of job postings?

A)It is one of the least common career development activities
B)It is a source of career information as well as a recruiting and selection tool
C)Most postings are done online,using the organization's website or intranet
D)They can also create problems if employees suspect that only low-level positions are being posted

Question 40

Which of the following stage in the career counseling process includes providing assistance in self-assessment and establishing career goals and strategies?

A)Opening and Probing
B)Understanding and Focusing
C)Programming
D)None of the above

Question 41

Which of the following is true of mentoring?

A)It must be assigned by HRD
B)The mentoring relationship is very complex
C)It does not need to tie to the strategic plan of the organization
D)It serves the needs of the junior member but does nothing for the senior member

Question 42

Succession planning is normally carried out by:

A)First line supervisors
B)An outside specialist
C)Senior management
D)HRD and the employee

Question 43

Successful development of which of the following allows an individual to be at peace with one's life as one faces death while failure can lead to despair over the meaning of one's existence?

A)Ego integrity
B)Generativity
C)Autonomy
D)Identity discovery

Question 44

Career enrichment could include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Retraining
B)Promotions
C)Certification
D)Job transfers and rotation

Question 45

Which of the following describes the correct developmental stages of team careers?

A)Integration,development,independence and accountability
B)Development,integration,accountability and independence
C)Accountability and independence,development,integration
D)Development,accountability and independence,integration

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT a method to increase career motivation?

A)Define career plateau's
B)Enhance career insight
C)Build career identity
D)Support career self-resilience

Question 47

Mentoring occurs between:

A)Male and female employees
B)People who work in the same department
C)Junior and senior members of the organization
D)Different supervisors

Question 48

In succession planning managers:

A)Determine models for success
B)Define success for their subordinates
C)Identify employees who should be developed to replace them
D)Succeed in strategic planning

Question 49

Self-assessment activities include:

A)Self-study workbooks
B)Career planning workshops
C)Books containing job search skills
D)All of the above

Question 50

Which of the following is true of career insight?

A)It encourages work involvement through job challenge and professional growth
B)It generates opportunities for achievement
C)It rewards solid performance through professional recognition and/or financial bonuses
D)It supplies employees with information relevant to attaining their career goals

Question 51

All of the following are a career management method proposed by Brousseau and colleagues EXCEPT:

A)Performance planning
B)Counseling
C)Individual career development contracts
D)Cafeteria approach

Question 52

Potential ratings are:

A)Not used any more in organizations
B)Focus on the future rather than the past or present
C)Very different than performance evaluations
D)Performed by HRD

Question 53

Career counseling includes

A)Opening and probing
B)Understanding and planning
C)Organizing
D)Opening and planning

Question 54

Job rotation involves assigning employees to a series of jobs in different:

A)States
B)Functional areas of the organization
C)Company divisions
D)Countries

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT a way to measure an employee's potential to fill key positions?

A)Assessment centers
B)Succession planning
C)360 degree evaluations
D)Potential ratings