Deck 12: Career Self-Management

Question 1

Which of the following do the authors of this book not criticize self-help books and websites for?

A)Using non-validated questionnaires
B)Making 'one size fits all' assumptions
C)Encouraging 'success at all costs' attitudes
D)Overestimating the obstacles to career success
E)Focusing on the short term rather than the long term

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The accuracy of self-assessments of ability has been generally found to be

A)High
B)Moderate
C)Very low
D)Zero
E)Negative

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Gubler et al. suggest that effective career management is based on four character- istics suggested by the concept of the protean career. Which of the following is not one of them?
C)Being values-driven
C)Having clear identity
D)Being adaptable
D)Crossing many boundaries
E)Being self-directed

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is not advocated by the authors as a key job-hunting skill?

A)Active job search
B)Strong focus on formal job opportunities
C)Persistence, review and reflection
D)Customized applications
E)Good interview skills

Question 5

The most popular career self-help book over many years is called

A)Think and Grow Rich
B)I Could Do Anything, If I Knew What It Was
C)The Start-Up of You
D)What Color Is Your Parachute?
E)How to Become Taller than the Trees

Question 6

The principle of reciprocity applied to career help means that

A)Career actors need to be aware of their weaknesses as well as their strengths
B)Those who seek help may also need to be prepared to give help
C)Any assistance given will eventually result in rewards to the giver
D)Career advice is suitably compensated on a payment-for-results basis
E)Career actors need to balance their employers' interests against their own

Question 7

Which of the following is not advocated by the authors in relation to use of social media for career development?

A)Avoid comments you would not make face-to-face
B)Make your content career-focused
C)Use the job opportunities sections of sites
D)Utilize lists, circles and groups
E)Constantly promote yourself

Question 8

'Planned happenstance' is

A)Making things happen through positive visualization
B)Building future events on precise planning and timetabling
C)Acting so as to maximize the likelihood of apparently chance events
D)Fitting chance events retrospectively into a rational pattern
E)Using determination to ensure one's long-term objectives are met

Question 9

Which of the following is not characteristic of changing current career contexts?

A)Move to outsourcing
B)Change to relational rather than transactional contracts
C)More flexible work practices
D)More 'precarious work'
E)Alienation of young from structured careers

Question 10

The starting point of Greenhaus et al.'s model of career management is

A)Gathering information
B)Setting time aside
C)Setting goals
D)Becoming grounded
E)Doing well at school