In the next 10 years the ethnic group with the largest increase in numbers of workers in
the labor force is projected to be Hispanic.
Generally speaking white women are now better educated than men as supported by the
fact that they earn more college degrees at every level than men, but this is not the case
for minority women: men are better educated.
The assessment approach used by postmodern theorists to information used in
counseling is more likely to be quantitative than qualitative.
Professional organizations tend to issue ethical guidelines to cover new areas of practice
not included in their current code of ethics
The focus of the public discussion about immigration often focuses on people who enter
the country illegally and ignores the 700, 000 to 900,000 people who come into this
country legally.
Automating an industry usually results in unemployment of workers with lower levels
of skill.
When considering the growth of an occupation percent increase is the most important
concern.
The fact that much of the petroleum used in this country is imported is a drain on the
economy and job development.
Super believed that career choice is an implementation of the individual’s self-concepts.
The federal agency now promoting career development programming in schools is the
Division of Vocational Education in the Department of Education.
One of the advantages of having licensing laws to regulate the practice of career
counselors is that the public can register complaints with the state’s attorney general
who can prosecute fraudulent practitioners.
The first step in planning a career development program is to appoint an advisory
committee as per the ASCA National Model.
Many private practitioners have found that bartering, that is offering fees in exchange
for other services is an effective means of building a private practice.
Most career counselors accept the idea that career counseling involves some
consideration of other lifer roles.
The role of heredity in the development of personality traits including interests is
controversial and is often ignored because of the possibility that heredity shapes
perception of the environment and thus occupational choice.
Needs and values are synonymous terms.
Which of the following is likely to be the most carefully organized and monitored job
training program?
a. OJT
b. Work experience
c. Apprenticeship
d. JTPA
The ecological validity of an intervention is established by the process of
a. Expert review of the design
b. Replication
c. Use of multiple regression
d. All of the above
Based on information in the text it appears that the federal government that has made
the greatest contribution to the development of occupational information is the:
a. U.S. Department of Education.
b. U.S. Civil Service Commission.
c. U.S. Department of Labor
d. U.S. Department of Commerce.
Fractals are, according to Bloch
a. Adaptive entities
b. Nested and interdependent
c. Can be used as a synonym for career
d. All of the above
Which of the following does not qualify as a qualitative assessment device?
a. Genogram
b. Personality inventory
c. Card sort
d. Role playing
The key to self-construction according to Savickas is
a. Cognitions such as expectations
b. Reflections based on contextual experiences
c. Life style
d. Self-prompting narratives
The industry first hit by widespread worker displacement because of technology was
a. Textiles
b. Mining
c. Electronics
d. Agriculture
Which type of information can best be classified as labor market information?
a. An occupational brief.
b. Projections about the future of the occupational structure
c. Information found in the O*NET.
d. Occupational postings by professional organizations
The typical apprenticeship program lasts
a. 18 months
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 6 years
When advising college bound students with the intent of increasing the likelihood that
they will complete the bachelor’s degree a primary point of emphasis should be
a. Taking four years of English with some AP and honors classes
b. Completing advanced math courses
c. Time management
d. A well rounded course of study
Outplacement fees are often based on
a. An hourly rate
b. A percentage of the laid off employees salary and the level of the employee
c. This depends on the degrees and credentials of the outplacement officer
d. Industry in which service is offered
The statement that best typifies Harvard College and the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill is
a. Harvard was the first private school and University of North Carolina was the first
state supported school to open their doors to students
b. Both have outstanding academic and athletic traditions
c. Both were second; Harvard to Yale and UNC to the University of Georgia to open
their doors to students.
d. Both were integrated racially in the nineteenth century
The concept of career education is
a. Gaining in popularity because it emphasizes the relationship between career and
academic performance
b. Rapidly being displaced by the term career guidance
c. Rapidly being displaced by the term career development programming
d. Is favored by vocational educators
Peer led career development activities have been available of college campuses for at
least ________ years
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 50
One of the objectives of career counseling is to help clients establish career goals.
Which of following SHOULD NOT be a characteristic of a client’s goal who values
individualism?
a. Highly specific
b. Long range
c. Short range
d. Based upon the opinions of others
Which of the following would not be included in the typical data collection sponsored
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
a. Racial/ethnicity of workers
b. Earnings data
c. Number of children in household
d. Marital status of workers
Based on Holland’s theories which of the following are most likely to be turned off by
educational activities?
a. Social and Conventional
b. Investigative and Social
c. Realistic and Enterprising
d. Enterprising and Artistic
People who do not plan for accessibility to the CC for disabled students are likely in
violation of which law?
a. IDEA
b. NCLB
c. ADA
d. Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1972
The guidelines and ethical considerations involving online career counseling varies
from face to face counseling in what critical way?
a. Confidentiality is assumed because of the security of the Internet
b. Records are assumed to be secure because they are stored on the hard drive of the
computer
c. A back up support system must be put in place in the community where the client
lives
d. None of the above
The use of job and vocations as synonyms may depend upon the
a. Type of job
b. The professional background of the person who is using the terms
c. The income of the worker
d. How long the job has been in existence
Advocates for better career counseling for women have lobbied for
a. Gender-based norms for the Self-Directed Search
b. Minimization of reliance on theories based on research on males.
c. Making women aware of STEM occupations
d. All of the above
Private employment agencies typically charge for their services.
a. One month’s salary
b. Two month’s salary
c. Three month’s salary
d. Usually none-fee paid by employer
The cost of labor is a major factor in the business decisions to businesses from this
country to another country (offshore). If labor costs were the only consideration U. S.
businesses would most likely move their businesses to which of the following countries
a. Germany
b. Canada
c. Australia
d. Spain
It seems that efforts to improve the outcomes of the career development program for
minorities must be characterized by
a. Applied equally to all students
b. Greater intensity than those for other students
c. Be provided individually
d. Be provided in the context of the school day
The largest increase in numbers in work force participation is expected to be made by:
a. African Americans
b. Hispanics
c. Asians and other
d. Other ethnic groups.
A project is a longer term
a. Individual set of actions
b Actions taken by two or more people
c. The result of narratives
d. a & b above
The major differences between the career development competencies of adults and
young adults lies in the area of
a. Retirement planning
b. Recognizing the relationship of work and leisure
c. Preparing for job transitions
d. a and c above
Licensing laws that regulate private practice are controlled by
a. Professional associations
b. Federal agencies
c. State licensing boards
d. A combination of all three
Which of the following would not be viewed as a constraint on the occupational
decision making process by Brown?
a. Holding am individualism social value
b. The gender of the decision maker
c. Membership in a group with a history of discrimination
d. Holding a collateral social value
The strategy that is probably best suited to establishing the need for the career
development program is
a. Gaining administrative support
b. Involving the community in the planning process.
c. Conducting a needs assessment
d. Relying on results of the end of course testing program
The reason that control groups are used is to guard against
a. The impact of external events on the outcomes of the evaluation
b. To help guarantee that the outcomes are a result of the treatment, not maturations
c. Simply put: to make sure results are due to the treatment
d. All of the above
Some of the barriers to the entry to and advancement in some careers doesn”t involve
our traditional ideas about discrimination, that is, discriminatory actions on the part of a
hiring agent or supervisor. Discriminatory practices are built into the entire employment
process in some industries. This is called
a. Structural unemployment
b. Regulatory discrimination
c. Illegal employment practice
d. Structural or institutional discrimination
The research design that is probably most used by program evaluators is
a. Focus groups
b. N=1 designs
c. Survey designs
d. Quasi-experimental designs
Savickas theorizes that the development of the self begins in childhood as the child acts
out various roles. Parents also model certain behavior which is incorporated into the
self through a process he terms
a. Assimilation
b Copying
c. Introjection
d. Identification
Structural discrimination is a program or institution that shunts minorities and women
into lower SES trajectories than white men. An example of this is
a. The policy: first hired, last fired
b. Ability tracking in middle school
c. A & B above
d. Neither A or B
In Bright and Pryor’s conceptualization of career counseling the counselors look for
repetitive patters called attractors. Although it seems contradictory they (and
Admunson) identify an attractor which they call a strange attractor which is not
repetitive.
Research supports the idea that rehabilitation services pays for itself because of the
increased earning power of the clients and the taxes they pay.
The concept of a global economy is more myth than reality.
Career development practitioners concern about minorities’ career development began
with the civil rights movement in mid-twentieth century
Over half of the students who graduate from high school attend some form of
post-secondary educational institution.
Women are paid, on average, 20 percent or more less than men when all occupations
are considered.
Increased educational attainment has not substantially lowered the earnings gap
between men and women.
The argument about whether public schools should be involved in job placement can
best be described as academic-they are involved.
Most people started in their present job either through family influence or job
availability.
The ACA code of ethics addresses on online counseling services and admonishes
counselors to offer online services that are equivalent to those offered face to face.
Sexual harassment in the workplace occurs when members of one sex create a hostile
environment that limit the functioning of members of the opposite sex.
Positions are usually professional or clerical while jobs are usually skilled or
semi-skilled.
The best theories contained carefully defined constructs.
Although there is no accurate count of the number of people who are in this country
illegally, it estimated that the number exceeds 10 million.
Using guided fantasies to explore career option is may be unwise with some Asian
Americans.
Population growth, food scarcity, and modernization in third world countries have great
impact on employment in the United States.
In Brown’s theory values are defined as cognized interests.
In the US approximately one in ten people has some form of disability.