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Career Planning And Talent Management

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Americans with Disability Act; Prohibits discrimation; right for consideration but doesn't guarantee the job.






2. Lack of bias.






3. Williamson; approach to career decision making.; Trait - can be measured; intellegence; Factor - characteristic required to be successful; a score






4. Gen X - technology savy - self-reliant - global - 2 income families; Baby Boomers - stable in career - balanced life - distrustful of govt / authority






5. Provides accurate picture of a person's personality.






6. Pre-analysis (organization - cost-benefit - etc..); Analysis completed; Project plan - prioritize titles/functions - develop implementation strategy






7. More experienced person provides constructive advice and feedback; goal to improve performance.






8. Ability to repeat the same measurement the same way over time.






9. Explain duties of the job but do not get into specific tasks.






10. Done by in-line manager; regular (1 per year); short/long term career objectives; relevant skills/training






11. Identies development needs of current and future leaders.






12. Adults need to be involved in planning their instruction;Experience provides basis for learning;Must have immediate relevance to their jobs;Problem centered






13. Activiites that ensure an organization can meet its goals; the right people in the right place at the right time.






14. First step in building a strategic plan; values critical to the organization.






15. Major responsibilities of a deparment with specific outcomes to customers (internal & external)






16. Hire - fire - promote - demote - lateral move






17. 1. Identify Corporate Mission;2. What are future needs;3. What is it really like?;4. Analyze gaps;5. Design learning strategy;6. Evaluate and measure;7. Improve






18. Explain the how and what of career choice; Roe - Holland - psychodynamic






19. Concept to be used in instructional methods; motivate user by having them see the benefit they will derive.






20. Leverages concepts from psychology; scientific approach to career decision-making based on behaviors.






21. Interview; Survey - open ended questions; Observe; Work log/diary






22. Individual Development Plans; Plans for improvement on the current job or job advancement; usually integrated with a performance appraisal.






23. DECIDES - a rational decision making process with 7 steps: Define - Establish an plan - Clarify values - Identify Alteratives - Discover potential outcomes - Eliminate alternatives - Start action

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24. Career development practice - more experienced person shares wisdom/experience to a protege. Three types: one-on-one - group - virtual






25. An individuals approach to learning; way they feel - behave - info they posess.






26. Divid job into required competencies or skills: mgrial/admin - supervisory - functional






27. Human Resource Development. The organized education and learning offered by employers.






28. Taks Analysis - job->tasks->steps;Performance Gap Analysis- past - present - future;Content Analysis - subject matter;Competency assessment - by skillset






29. Climb-the-ladder (traditional); spiral - consultants - transfers kills from one industry to another; attend workshops.






30. Top down - pool identified - managers recommend; Bottom up - manager names successors to positions; career plan - internal growth; Market driven - hire-away from competitors; Future driven - hire to future needs which have been identified






31. How a company views their world - their value system

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32. Building career and career opportunities; continuing to improve KSAs; career exploration.

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33. A questionnaire that asks people - bosses - direct reports - peers - customers - how well a manage performs in any number of areas.






34. Matches individuals to their best career choice through interviews and 6 types of work environments; People flourish in environments similar to their personalty traits: realistic (physical strength) - investigative (ideas and thoughts) - artistic (se

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35. Martson; Uses 4 dimensions: Dominance - Influence - Supportiveness - Conscientiousness






36. All duties and tasks done for a single job; KSAs required and resources needed.






37. I - reaction of student; II - increased learning/knowledge; III - behavior improvement; IV - effect on business based on trainee performance

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38. Testing based on one's core values; allign to career choice






39. Formal; Cross-functional - temp assignment in different department; Cross-country - temp assignment in another country






40. Identifying key positions and candidates to meet short and long term timeframes; identify needs of candidates; Who is qualified? Who is ready?






41. Super; Ginzberg - starting at 18....; Trait-and-factor; Personality / topology (Roe - Holland)






42. Starting at age 18 - people move from career exploration through events (including education) to a specific career path.

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43. Involves SWOT analysis; allows org to identify aspirations and future challenges. 1. Identify values; 2. create mission statement; 3. Environment Analysis; 4. Identify goals and objectives; 5. Action steps; 6. Reality test the plan; 7. Feedback






44. Where at least 2 levels of mgmt review employees and their candidacy for positions.






45. Analyze organization - values and culture of organization; Cost benefit analysis - is the effort worth the cost?; Audience analysis - who is the target?; Environmental analysis - SWOT






46. Degree to which one's position / status is viewed.

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47. Done by a professional; several times in a career; broad occupational interests






48. All tools of succession planning. ; Assessments; Training; Mentoring/coaching; Job-rotation; OJT






49. Proxemity; space relationship between people

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50. A variety of exercises including oral - simulations - interview simulations - etc...