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CHAPTER 12—CAREER MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
TRUE/FALSE
1. In the ‘traditional’ employment relationship, employees often felt that had joined the company ‘family’.
2. Career models can focus on the individual, the organization and the team
3. Outplacement focuses on keeping people happy within the organization.
4. A career path is a series of jobs with related tasks and experiences that an employee moves through over time.
5. Career exploration always includes goal setting.
6. Career planning involves becoming aware of one’s options, constraints and consequences.
7. Career management involves becoming aware of one’s options.
8. In the ‘new’ employment relationship described in your text employment is BEST viewed as an exchange relationship for mutual
benefit
9. According to Greenhaus et al. (2000), a career is BEST defined as one’s work experiences over a lifetime.
10. An expert focuses on building knowledge.
11. According to Levinson 80% of men interviewed has experienced a midcareer period of self-questioning and reevaluation.
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12. Generativity (according to Erikson) is when people focus on the generations that have gone before them.
13. A key competency for individuals proposed by Jones and DeFillippi is “Knowing whom” to form work relationships with.
14. HRD’s role in career development is to make a plan for every employee.
15. The career counseling process can be viewed as having three stages.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the BEST example of the ‘new’ employment relationship described in your text?
a.
employees are viewed as part of the ‘family’
b.
employees view benefits as an entitlement
c.
companies exchange job security for employee loyalty
d.
employment is viewed as an exchange relationship for mutual benefit
2. According to Greenhaus & colleagues a career is best defined as::
a.
the pattern of work experiences over one’s lifetime
b.
advancement in jobs
c.
staying with one job for a long time
d.
something a doctor has, but a bricklayer does not
3. According to Levinson age 30 is in the:
a.
Beginning or early adulthood
c.
Beginning of middle adulthood
b.
Transition age
d.
None of the above
4. Based on the Greenhaus et al. model, career establishment occurs at what age?
a.
not until near retirement (about 55-65)
c.
while still in high school or college, 16-22
b.
generally between the ages of 25-40
d.
it varies, based on the job market
5. Hall and colleagues Protean career emphasizes::
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
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6. 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
7. 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
8. All of the following are career concepts EXCEPT:
a.
linear
c.
spiral
b.
horizontal
d.
transitory
9. Career exploration can include any of the following EXCEPT:
a.
self-analysis of KSAOs
c.
working with a career coach
b.
research of possible jobs
d.
goal setting
10. A systems view of career management is an example of:
a.
individual career management
c.
organizational career management
b.
long-term career management
d.
sequential career management
11. A dual career path benefits:
a.
managerial employees only
b.
managerial and non-managerial employees
c.
skilled workers only
d.
unskilled workers only
12. 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
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13. The ‘job entitlement’ mentality suggests that:
a.
A job a short-term event in one’s life
b.
Work hard, stay out of trouble and you have a job for life
c.
Jobs are here today and gone tomorrow
d.
Temporary work is the only entitlement we will have
14. How does one’s personal life impact their career choices?
a.
No impact – the two are totally separate
b.
A link between these two is illegal
c.
Any link would be silly – what about privacy
d.
It has a major impact on the decisions one makes about jobs
15. According to Levinson the early adulthood stage occurs at ages:
a.
17–45
c.
0-5
b.
45–60
d.
5-15
16. According to Levinson the middle adulthood stage occurs at ages:
a.
17–45
c.
0-5
b.
40–65
d.
5-15
17. Middle adulthood is almost always a period of:
a.
Preparing to die
c.
Questioning of the career dream
b.
Pursuing one’s career dreams
d.
Great energy and stress
18. During mid career the two events likely to occur are:
a.
Plateauing and obsolesce
c.
Happiness and satisfaction
b.
Disinterest and illness
d.
Laziness and loss of appetite
19. The 4 career concepts are:
a.
Linear, expert, top of the heap and translator
b.
Linear, expert, spiral and transitory
c.
Lunar, experienced, special and transitory
d.
Linear, experimenter, spatial and transitory
20. The systems view of career management includes all of the following except:
a.
The people system
c.
The organizational system
b.
The job market system
d.
The management and information system
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21. Career models can focus on:
a.
The individual, organization and team
b.
The individual, organization and department or plant
c.
The department, organization and union
d.
The union, organization and individual
22. 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
23. In career management, which of the following is not one of the manager’s roles?
a.
Act as a Coach
c.
Act as a Disciplinarian
b.
Act as an Advisor
d.
Act as an Appraiser
24. Outplacement focuses on:
a.
Terminated employees
b.
Retiring employees
c.
Newly hired employees
d.
Those remaining with the organization after a lay-off
25. An assessment center can be used to:
a.
Determine employee pay raises
b.
Assess employee potential for advancement
c.
Determine who to cut during lay-offs
d.
Who to invite to the company Picnic.
26. Which of the following is not a way to measure an employee’s potential to fill key positions.
a.
Assessment centers
c.
360 degree evaluations
b.
Succession planning
d.
Potential ratings
27. Job rotation involves assigning employees to a series of jobs in different:
a.
States
c.
Company divisions
b.
Functional areas of the organization
d.
Countries
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28. 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
29. A career plateau occurs when:
a.
Your pay is at the top of the pay scale
b.
Your chances of further advancement become very slim
c.
Your benefits are used up
d.
You are ready for pre-retirement planning
30. Managers and supervisors should be trained to fill all of the following roles except:
a.
Coach
c.
Critic
b.
Appraiser
d.
Adviser
31. 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
32. 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
33. Which of the following is not a method to increase career motivation?
a.
Define career plateau’s
c.
Build career identity
b.
Enhance career insight
d.
Support career self resilience
34. A career plateau means that:
a.
You should retire
c.
You reach the executive floor
b.
You will never get another pay raise
d.
Probability of further promotion is very low
35. Career enrichment could include all of the following except:
a.
Retraining
c.
Certification
b.
Promotions
d.
Job transfers and rotation
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36. Succession planning is normally carried out by:
a.
First line supervisors
c.
Senior management
b.
An outside specialist
d.
HRD and the employee
37. All of the following are a career management method proposed by Brousseau and colleagues except:
a.
Performance planning
c.
Individual career development contracts
b.
Counseling
d.
Cafeteria approach
38. Self-assessment activities include:
a.
Self-study workbooks
c.
What color is your parachute?
b.
Career planning workshops
d.
All of the above
39. Career counseling includes
a.
Opening and probing
c.
Organizing
b.
Understanding and planning
d.
Opening and planning
40. Potential ratings are:
a.
Not used any more
c.
Very different than performance evaluations
b.
Similar to performance evaluations
d.
Performed by HRD