Question 1

To be successful, career counsellors must get employees to assess themselves and their environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Strategic human resource development involves which of the following steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  familiarizing employees with their roles 
B)  attempting to change employee behaviour 
C)  passive management of employee learning 
D)  identifying essential job skills 
E)  looking for growth opportunities

Question 3

The first step in any training program is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  set a specific space as a permanent training area 
B)  determine what the training program will be about 
C)  determine training objectives 
D)  assess the needs of the organization 
E)  initiate a job redesign program

Question 4

An individual can take which of the following actions to develop their career?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensure that those making promotion decisions hold them in high regard 
B)  engage in repetitive work 
C)  make their job more meaningful 
D)  gauge their progress through feedback 
E)  participate in new tasks at work

Question 5

The use of such instruments as behavioural modelling, sensitivity training, team building, and mentoring would indicate a developmental strategy based on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive approach 
B)  behavioural approach 
C)  environmental approach 
D)  cost-benefit approach 
E)  assessment approach

Question 6

Feedback allows motivated learners to modify their behaviour to achieve the quickest possible learning curve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In training, to do a needs assessment means to:

Accepted Answer

A)  assess the costs of training programs 
B)  suggest possible methods to evaluate training programs 
C)  diagnose environmental challenges that could be met through training 
D)  develop an external workforce analysis to fill training needs 
E)  review recruiting and selection procedures

Question 8

Which of the following is defined as capturing, distributing, and effectively using knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge management 
B)  training 
C)  onboarding 
D)  development 
E)  orientation

Question 9

Training pilots in flight simulators because the simulators closely resemble the actual cockpits and flight characteristics of the airplane is an example of which learning principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  relevance 
B)  repetition 
C)  transference 
D)  feedback 
E)  participation

Question 10

Which of the following is an outcome measure used by employees to evaluate career success?

Accepted Answer

A)  union activity 
B)  work-life balance 
C)  personality-job fit 
D)  absenteeism 
E)  learning

Question 11

New employees' reactions to orientation and socialization activities can tell the HR department whether the activities were effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Job rotation and project teams are both environmental strategies for employee development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following training evaluation criteria uses self-reports and observations by others, such a neutral observers, superiors, and customers?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational results 
B)  reaction 
C)  knowledge 
D)  behaviour 
E)  skill

Question 14

Recommendations for training can come from supervisors without needing review from HR specialists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is the process by which a new employee begins to understand and accept the values, norms, and beliefs held by others in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  familiarization 
B)  adaptation 
C)  socialization 
D)  orientation programs 
E)  participation

Question 16

The reaction criterion for training evaluation evaluates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the set-up of the program 
B)  the effectiveness of the program 
C)  desired behavioural changes 
D)  the skills and knowledge acquired 
E)  overall organizational results and benefits

Question 17

Cognitive developmental strategies tend to be the most effective because they use passive techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is an outcome of employers encouraging career planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased likelihood that employees will set goals 
B)  decreased motivation 
C)  poor employees are more likely to resign 
D)  decreased organizational stability 
E)  increased employee anxiety

Question 19

Which of the following should be stated in the training objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  employees' future career plans 
B)  acceptable performance criteria 
C)  revised job descriptions 
D)  training costs 
E)  where training will take place

Question 20

Which developmental strategy desires to change employee attitudes and values?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural 
B)  environmental 
C)  cognitive 
D)  learning 
E)  managerial

Exam 7: Onboarding, Training and Development, and Career Planning

To be successful, career counsellors must get employees to assess themselves and their environment.

Strategic human resource development involves which of the following steps?

The first step in any training program is to:

An individual can take which of the following actions to develop their career?

The use of such instruments as behavioural modelling, sensitivity training, team building, and mentoring would indicate a developmental strategy based on the:

Feedback allows motivated learners to modify their behaviour to achieve the quickest possible learning curve.

In training, to do a needs assessment means to:

Which of the following is defined as capturing, distributing, and effectively using knowledge?

Training pilots in flight simulators because the simulators closely resemble the actual cockpits and flight characteristics of the airplane is an example of which learning principle?

Which of the following is an outcome measure used by employees to evaluate career success?

New employees' reactions to orientation and socialization activities can tell the HR department whether the activities were effective.

Job rotation and project teams are both environmental strategies for employee development.

Which of the following training evaluation criteria uses self-reports and observations by others, such a neutral observers, superiors, and customers?

Recommendations for training can come from supervisors without needing review from HR specialists.

Which of the following is the process by which a new employee begins to understand and accept the values, norms, and beliefs held by others in an organization?

The reaction criterion for training evaluation evaluates which of the following?

Cognitive developmental strategies tend to be the most effective because they use passive techniques.

Which of the following is an outcome of employers encouraging career planning?

Which of the following should be stated in the training objectives?

Which developmental strategy desires to change employee attitudes and values?