Deck 22: Career Planning and Development: Creating Your Path to the Future

Question 1

Which of these people is a person whom you admire and who takes a personal interest in your career?

A) supervisor
B) mentor
C) career counsellor
D) manager

Answer 1

mentor

Question 2

What is the best response to the interview question,"Why do you want to work here?"

A) "I am looking for good benefits."
B) "You are located close to my home."
C) "I admire the service your organization provides."
D) "Your organization can help my career."

Answer 2

"I admire the service your organization provides."

Question 3

In which part of your self-assessment should you include feedback provided by faculty and peers?

A) reality check
B) career vision
C) résumé
D) self-knowledge

Answer 3

reality check

Question 4

What is the second phase in the Donner-Wheeler Model?

A) educational credentials
B) self-assessment
C) identifying your references
D) writing your résumé

Question 5

Which of the following factors should you include when conducting your self-assessment?

A) your favourite courses
B) your parents' occupations
C) your high school grades
D) experiences you did not find fulfilling

Question 6

What is the first phase of the Donner-Wheeler Model?

A) creating your career vision
B) networking
C) checking the want ads
D) scanning your environment

Question 7

What is the term for the activity of communicating your strengths,interests,and goals?

A) interviewing
B) scanning
C) visioning
D) marketing

Question 8

Who is/are the author(s)of the Career Planning and Development Model referred to in the text?

A) Gail Donner and Mary Wheeler
B) Janice Waddell
C) Heather Crawford
D) R.Bowles

Question 9

In general,what is the first step in planning for job interviews?

A) Research the organization.
B) Prepare a self-assessment.
C) Rehearse interview questions and answers.
D) Purchase business attire.

Question 10

Which of the following is the best strategy when preparing for a specific job interview?

A) practising with a friend
B) being well rested
C) arriving early
D) networking

Question 11

Which of the following items should be included in a strategic career plan?

A) cover letters,action steps,references
B) action steps,timeline,resources
C) timeline,job postings,cover letters
D) job postings,indicators of success,references

Question 12

Which of these key words is appropriate for résumé writing?

A) coordinated
B) countdown
C) calling
D) cancellation

Question 13

What is a résumé?

A) a paper that shares your life story
B) a concise summary of your background
C) an outline of your past jobs
D) a narrative summary of responsibilities and skills

Question 14

Which of these pieces of information would be most helpful to obtain when you identify a job position of interest?

A) the supervisor's name
B) an application form
C) the job description
D) references

Question 15

How far should you extend your environmental scan for career planning purposes?

A) nationally and internationally
B) to some other cities
C) throughout your own province
D) to one other province

Question 16

What is the title of phase three of the Donner-Wheeler Model?

A) Determining Success Indictors
B) Scanning Your Environment
C) Creating Your Career Vision
D) Reality Check

Question 17

Which of these terms is another term for career?

A) résumé
B) work pattern
C) jobs
D) your life's work

Question 18

Which of these factors is most important when sending an electronic résumé?

A) timing
B) spell-check
C) being concise
D) sending it in the requested format

Question 19

Which of these activities facilitates meeting with others in your area of interest?

A) networking
B) visioning
C) interviewing
D) marketing

Question 20

Which type of résumé is best suited to students and new graduates?

A) adjustable
B) adaptable
C) functional
D) chronological