Deck 10: Career Development

Question 1

It has been said that "the critical battleground in career development is inside the mind of the individual employee."

Answer 1

False
Explanation: It has been said that "the critical battleground in career development is inside the mind of the person charged with supervisory responsibility." Managers have many responsibilities, including advocating on their employees' behalf.

Question 2

Believing that the key to success is being in the right place at the right time guarantees long-range career growth.

Answer 2

False
Explanation: A common career-related myth held by employees is that the key to success is being in the right place at the right time. People who adhere to this myth are rejecting the basic philosophy of planning: that a person, through careful design, can affect rather than merely accept the future. Adherence to this myth is dangerous because it can lead to complacency and a defeatist attitude.

Question 3

It is necessary to make periodical adjustments to most career plans.

Answer 3

True
Explanation: Individual careers rarely go exactly according to plan. The environment changes, personal desires change, and other things happen. However, if an individual periodically reviews both the career plan and the situation, he or she can make adjustments so that career development is not impaired.

Question 4

Many factors that contribute to the glass ceiling within organizations stem from the common tendency "to hire in one's own image."

Question 5

Career development looks at careers through the eyes of individual employees.

Question 6

To ensure long-range career growth,salespeople must believe that the way to get ahead is to determine one's own weaknesses and then work hard to correct them.

Question 7

Managers skilled in basic human relations are generally successful career counselors.

Question 8

An organization can help its employees plan their careers by providing trained specialists to encourage and guide them.

Question 9

Complacency is the greatest danger once a career plan has been developed.

Question 10

It is necessary to be a trained psychologist to be a successful career counselor.

Question 11

Under the concept of life preparedness,one may prepare very well for a particular field of work without preparing adequately for potential obstacles to that career.

Question 12

A career-related fact that most employees must be aware of is that there is always room for one more person at the top of an organization.

Question 13

Career development and career planning should reinforce each other.

Question 14

Online career development centers developed by companies provide access to a wide variety of services to help employees manage their careers and,in some instances,even find jobs outside their present company.

Question 15

Due to concerns regarding confidentiality,managers should not act as mentors in their subordinates' career development planning.

Question 16

When rehabilitating plateaued employees,it is better to assign plateauees to developmental programs designed to help them move into future jobs rather than help them perform better in their present jobs.

Question 17

The organization is the entity that has primary responsibility for instigating and ensuring that career development takes place.

Question 18

In an organization,the employees' immediate manager bears the primary responsibility for preparing their individual career plans.

Question 19

Individuals with high potential for advancement,but who perform below standard are classified as deadwood.

Question 20

A career plateau is defined as the point in a career where the likelihood of additional hierarchical promotion is very low.

Question 21

Successful career development requires actions from three sources: the organization,the employee,and the employee's:

A) friends outside the organization.
B) clients or customers.
C) previous employers.
D) immediate manager.

Question 22

Career pathing is a technique that addresses the specifics of:

A) gaining acceptance of newly conceived job descriptions.
B) keeping up with the changes that occur within an organization and an industry.
C) progressing from one job to another in an organization.
D) determining how to attract the best qualified job applicants.

Question 23

Which of the following is a benefit an organization receives when employees engage in career self-management?

A) Human resource management costs are completely eliminated.
B) The organization will be able to retain highly skilled and flexible employees.
C) Managers are freed from the responsibility of career counseling.
D) The organization will no longer be responsible for employees' career paths.

Question 24

In most cases,it is preferable to have ____ conduct career counseling for an employee.

A) the immediate manager
B) the head of human resources
C) a trained psychologist
D) an outside consultant

Question 25

An individual's self-assessment should be:

A) limited by current resources.
B) focused on identifying personal strengths.
C) limited by his or her current abilities.
D) based on a vision statement provided by the organization.

Question 26

In Blue Crescent Inc.,plateauing of careers has become highly prevalent.Which of the following practices may be contributing to this problem?

A) The organization promotes employees on a large scale during recessionary periods.
B) Today's employees generally enter organizations at lower positions.
C) Today's employees are generally less educated than their predecessors.
D) The organization is depending more on older employees.

Question 27

Managers acting as good career counselors should:

A) respect confidentiality and privacy.
B) design career plans for all individual employees.
C) help employees recognize their limitations based on their past experience.
D) develop a tendency to do most of the talking when counseling.

Question 28

Maya is a project manager in her company.She has many responsibilities concerning the career development of the employees in her team.As an advocate,her role in the career development of each employee will involve:

A) sharing knowledge about how to learn and work with other employees.
B) communicating the informal and formal realities of progression and development in the organization.
C) reviewing an established development plan on an ongoing basis.
D) representing the employee's concern to higher-level management for redress of specific issues.

Question 29

Which of the following refers to the role of a broker in the career development roles of managers?

A) Assisting in linking an employee with appropriate educational or employment opportunities
B) Teaching specific job-related or technical skills to an employee
C) Suggesting specific behaviors to help an employee improve his or her job performance
D) Representing an employee's concern to higher-level management for redress of specific issues

Question 30

Nava Systems Inc.is initiating career development throughout the organization.Which of the following should be the major organizational objective of this initiative?

A) To better inform the organization and the individuals about potential career paths within the firm
B) To ensure that career development raises employee expectations about the organization to unrealistically high levels
C) To restate and meet the past human resource needs of the organization
D) To diminish the role of the human resource department in career development

Question 31

The point in an individual's career where the likelihood of additional hierarchical promotion is low is called a:

A) career plateau.
B) career lattice.
C) career chasm.
D) career trough.

Question 32

An example of personal satisfaction gained through career planning is:

A) the relief of entrusting pertinent decisions to human resource staffers.
B) the feeling of achievement gained from reaching milestones.
C) discovering that career planning is a function of human resource personnel.
D) disregarding realism in favor of idealism.

Question 33

A concise statement of career goals in measurable terms constitutes an individual employee's:

A) career ladder.
B) mission statement.
C) vision statement.
D) job path.

Question 34

Veronica wants to be an efficient career counselor.According to behavioral research,which of the following will contribute to successful counseling?

A) Undergoing intense training in industrial psychology
B) Developing a habit to talk more rather than simply being a good listener
C) Realizing that career counseling has no limits
D) Developing characteristics that make her likable and effective

Question 35

Carla works as an assistant manager at a software development company.She has identified her career goals and developed a plan for achieving those goals.The process Carla is involved in is referred to as ____.

A) career development
B) career counseling
C) career planning
D) career plateauing

Question 36

Traditionally,what has been the most frequently used source of information that has been used by organizations for assessing employees?

A) The performance appraisal process
B) Personnel records reflecting information such as previous work experience
C) The orientation process
D) Personnel records revealing educational information

Question 37

When a manager's career development role is that of an appraiser,he or she:

A) teaches specific job-related or technical skills.
B) arranges for employees to participate in a high-visibility activity.
C) reviews an established development plan on an ongoing basis.
D) listens to and understands an employee's real concerns.

Question 38

The senior management at Red Marble Media Inc.wants to ensure that its career development and advancement programs are effective.This requires identifying and eradicating career-related myths among lower-level employees.In this context,identify a myth that is most likely to be held by employees?

A) Good subordinates do not make good superiors.
B) The ultimate responsibility for career development and planning belongs to the individual.
C) There is always room for one more person at the top.
D) A person, through careful design, can affect rather than merely accept the future.

Question 39

Pascal regularly updates and adjusts himself to the changes that occur within the organization and the industry he works for.This ability enables him to effectively prepare for the future.This denotes that Pascal ranks high in ____.

A) career enrichment
B) career self-management
C) career plateauing
D) career counseling

Question 40

The primary responsibility for preparing individual career plans rests with the:

A) human resource manager.
B) employees.
C) organization.
D) supervisors.

Question 41

Explain why career planning is necessary.

Question 42

Which of the following is NOT a suggested action that can aid in managing the career plateauing process?

A) Terminate plateauees so as to facilitate the rise of learners up the ranks.
B) Integrate relevant career-related information systems.
C) Manage ineffective plateauees and frustrated employees more effectively.
D) Prevent plateauees from becoming ineffective.

Question 43

A benefit provided by an employer to help an employee leave the organization and get a job someplace else is called:

A) downsizing.
B) outplacement.
C) crowdsourcing.
D) job enrichment.

Question 44

Differentiate dual-career couples from dual-earner couples.

Question 45

According to the Glass Ceiling Commission,which of the following is a suggestion for toppling job-advancement barriers?

A) Avoid the use of affirmative action as a tool.
B) Make an effort to "hire in one's own image."
C) Use word-of-mouth recruiting.
D) Initiate family-friendly programs.

Question 46

In the context of the four principal career categories,the term ____ denotes individuals whose present performance is satisfactory but whose chance for future advancement is small.These people make up the bulk of the employees in most organizations.

A) deadwood
B) learners
C) solid citizens
D) stars

Question 47

Individuals whose present performance has fallen to an unsatisfactory level and who have little potential for advancement are called:

A) learners.
B) stars.
C) solid citizens.
D) deadwood.

Question 48

Jonas is a project manager at a reputed multinational company.His job responsibility includes providing career counseling to his subordinates.What practices must he apply to become a successful counselor?

Question 49

Falvon Inc.is initiating career development efforts within the organization.Who will be responsible for the employees' career development?

Question 50

What is outplacement?

Question 51

Describe the concept of a career lattice.

Question 52

Individuals in an organization who have a high potential for advancement but are currently performing below accepted standards are called:

A) deadwood.
B) stars.
C) learners.
D) solid citizens.

Question 53

Which of the following is true about dual-career couples?

A) They lack the motivation required for effective career self-management.
B) They do not create problems such as the need for child care or balancing time schedules for employers.
C) They view their employment as part of a career path involving progressively more responsibility, power, and financial remuneration.
D) They define their employment as only a means to keep themselves busy.

Question 54

List the career-related myths held by managers.

Question 55

Plateaued employees:

A) have usually been on a job for very short while and have little job knowledge.
B) usually have an overall negative impact on the organization.
C) usually demonstrate below-average loyalty to the organization.
D) have a high potential for hierarchical promotions within the organization.

Question 56

The management of JV Inc.has identified a few plateaued employees within the organization.Which of the following is an effective way to rehabilitate these employees?

A) Terminate them and refer them for employment at another organization.
B) Move them to positions at the same level that require the same skills as the present job.
C) Assign them to developmental programs that will help them move into future jobs.
D) Provide them with alternative methods of recognition.

Question 57

The idea of a ____ is to think of employees moving at any angle,heading from side to side,supporting organizational goals while getting their career goals met at the same time.

A) career plateau
B) career lattice
C) career chasm
D) career trough

Question 58

Explain why it is necessary for employees to review career progress.

Question 59

Discuss the concept of life preparedness.

Question 60

Describe the trend of career development online.