With regard to structure in career counseling groups, probably the most acceptable
statement would be
a. The need for structure depends on the purpose of the group
b. Some structure is probably required for all groups
c. Unstructured groups have a definite place in career counseling
d. a & b above are both acceptable
Educators have long touted education as one of the answers to reducing poverty in the
U. S. Based on the latest statistics this assertion seems to be most accurate
a. Accurate if workers earn at least a bachelor’s degree
b. Accurate if workers earn a post bachelor’s degree
c. Accurate if workers complete high school
d. Generally accurate. Workers make more money as their education increases.
According to Knowdell career development programs in business developed primarily
as a means of
a. Increasing profits
b. Improving succession planning
c. Humanizing the organization
d. Responding to criticism of discrimination against women and minorities
People who leave the military may encounter a number of problems because of
a. lack of salable job skills
b. age discrimination
c. personal problems acquired in the military
d. discrimination against the military
The completion of a two-year program at a community college is usually recognized
with
a. An associate’s degree
b. A certification of attainment
c. A license to practice
d. Both an associate’s degree and a license to practice
The latest Gallup Poll conducted by NCDA suggests that nearly________ need
assistance in selecting, changing, or getting a job each year.
a. 5 ” 6 million
b. 10 — 12 million
c. 11 ” 13 million
d. 15 million
The main characteristic of the non-ad is
a. It calls attention to the practice without a direct solicitation
b. It is given away
c. It involves the practitioner in the community
d. All of the above
The open door admissions policy characterizes
a. Vocational-technical institutions
b. Community colleges
c. Small liberal arts colleges
d. a and b above
One approach to career counseling on the internet that would allow immediate
interaction that approximates a verbal counseling sessions would involve
a. SKYPE
b. Synchronous chat
c. Website postings
d. a & b above
America’s Job Bank, which used to contain job listings across the U. S, has been
discontinued. If you were looking for a job in California where could you go for a
comprehensive listing of job openings?
a. A local ESA/Job Service office
b. The One Stop Career Center website
c. A private job placement agency
d. All of the above could be used
Card sorts are a good example of a
a. Quantitative assessment device
b. A qualitative assessment device
c. An assessment device that that be used either quantitatively or qualitatively
d. None of the above. It is used as a clinical assessment device.
Which of the following philosophical and measurement constructs are correctly paired?
a. Postmodernism and qualitative assessment
b. Logical positivism and qualitative assessment.
c. Constructivism and qualitative assessment
d. a & c above
The U. S. debt is expected to reach 20trillion dollars in 10 years. The implication of that
amount of debt on job creation is likely to be
a. No appreciable impact
b. Stimulation of job creation because the money borrowed is place into the general
economy and becomes a stimulant to job creation,
c. A slowing of job creation because of the need for the federal government to use tax
money to service (pay the interest and pay back the money) the debt.
d. Unknown
Career counseling via the Internet is a relatively new idea. As a result
a. Few guidelines for practicing web-counseling are available.
b. Practice guidelines are available but ethical guidelines are not available
c. Practice guidelines have emerged from research in this area
d. None of the above
Savickas’ five step career counseling model does not include which of the following/
a. Construction
b. Destruction
c. Reconstruction
d. Interpretation
The theorist(s) that emphasizes preparing for conditions of uncertainty is (are)
a. Bloch
b. Lent and associates
c. Peterson and associates
d. Krumboltz
The construct of congruence is used to describe the relation between
__________________ in Holland’s theory.
a. Personality types on the hexagon
b. Scores on the Self-Directed Search, an instrument that measures Holland types.
c. Interests and skills
d. Relationship of an individual’s personality to the characteristics of the people who
work on a job
Which of the following is not classified as a brief intervention in the taxonomy of
interventions presented in the text?
a. Career seminars
b. Career counseling
c. Career courses
d. Workshops
Career counselors for which group are required by law to become their advocates?
a. Displaced workers
b. Disabled workers
c. Ethnic minorities
d. Racial minorities
Available data suggests that when college graduates are asked if they would try to get
more occupational information if they were starting over that
a. Less than 20 percent would do so?
b. Half would seek more information
c. Two-thirds would seek more information
d. Three quarters would seek more information
Perhaps the least well defined factor in the learning theory based theories is the
influence of
a. Psychological factors other than self-efficacy
b. The influence of cognitions
c. The influence of self-concept
d. The influence of socioeconomic factors
The age group in the work force that is expected to change most in terms of percentages
in the next 10 years is:
a. 24-34 age group.
b. 35-44 age group.
c. 45-54 age group
d. 55 and over age group
In 2020 white people of non-Hispanic origin are expected to make up what proportion
of the labor force?
a. 92
b. 82.
c. 72
d. 62
Academies as one means of preparing for work have been initiated by ______________
to fill the need for workers with specialized skills.
a. Businesses
b. Community colleges
c. High schools
d. a & c above
Using a hexagon to show interrelationships among components of the personality is
associated with:
a. Ginzberg
b. Holland
c. Lofquist
d. Gottfredson
A basic assumption of the Bureau of Apprenticeship Training (BAT) is that
a. Apprenticeships will meet federal standards
b. Apprenticeships will be operated by businesses on the worksite
c. Both employers and employees will have input into the development of the
apprenticeships
d. Apprenticeships will be directed by state level departments of labor
According to the Ridgewood Institute that offers services to private practitioners which
of the following questions must be answered first when initiating a practice?
a. What is my target audience?
b. How much money do I wish to make?
c. Where should I locate the practice?
d. Am I in business?
Although many theories of career development have been proposed for subgroups such
as women and minorities in the U. S., none has been widely adopted. The most likely
reason for this is
a. They belong to a common culture that highly influences career choice
b. The occupational structure forces people into a common set of choices and patterns;
thus special theories have little practical application.
c. Women have rejected the idea that they chose occupations differently than men.
d. There are more similarities than difference in the factors that influence occupational
choice
If you were asked to offer advice to a counselor who wished to avoid a successful
liability suite it should be
a. Stay within the limits of your skills
b. Follow your code of ethics
c. Be aware of the laws that regulate your practice
d. All of the above
A synonym for postmodern theory is
a. Collaborative
b. Ipsative
c. Constructivist
d. Longitudinal
Career counseling is increasingly viewed as
a. Career adjustment counseling
b. Synonymous with personal counseling
c. A process that involves leisure issues
d. A process that involves personal as well as life role issues
The two most important aspects of work adjustment are personal satisfaction and
compatibility of work role and other life roles according to the Theory of Work
Adjustment.
Counselors in business and industry must reorient their thinking to put the company
first.
Amundson suggests that one way to identify career options is to examine patterns of
achievement.
If you wanted to pick a symbol that depicted Holland’s realistic type a computer would
be good choice,
About one-third of all young workers do not have the skills to perform semiskilled,
entry-level jobs.
Because of cuts in federal funding SOICCS may not exist in some states.
Job recruiters are most impressed by candidates who have good oral presentation skills.
Narratives are temporal interpretations of life events that have led to the current life
situation according to Young and his associates.
The theoretical approach of most counselors starts with their own informal theory to
which they add formal counseling theory.
In one portion of the workplace, at least according to dual economy theory, some
workers are treated as disposable.
People have a tendency to return to the same place as they try to survive and thrive.
Bloch calls these places attractors.
Increased use of robots and computers is expected to decrease competitiveness in the
work force.
In Holland’s theory, identity has to do with clarity or self-understanding of interests and
goals.
Job recruiters have a clear preference for chronological resumes that are one page in
length.
Holland’s theory is, at least in terms of inventories sold, the most popular of the existing
theories.