Test your basic knowledge |

Career Planning And Talent Management

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. Tool to predict career success and choice; identifies what motivates a person.






3. Strenths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats; Analysis tool - part of strategic planning; identify factors within and outside an organization.






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






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






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






7. Breaks occpations into 8 groups of service and 6 descision levels; basis for tests to determine best career choice.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






9. Summary statement - often with a resume - that highlights a person's work history and skills.






10. 1. Analysis; 2. Synthesis; 3 Diagnose; 4. Pronosis; 5. Councel; 6. Follow up

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


11. Proxemity; space relationship between people

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






14. Testing based on a person's interests; allign to career choice






15. Examine a single task within a job and break down into 2+ steps; time consuming; lots of detail.






16. Contract - temp - job sharing - OT - outsourcing






17. Intimate - < 18'; Personal - 18' to 4'; Social - 4' to 12'; Public - 12' +






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






19. Affect success of the organization; improve the bottom line.






20. Identies development needs of current and future leaders.






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






23. Helps establish HRD strategic plan - determine organizational strents and weanesseses (internal and external)






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






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






26. People must be respnsible for their own development;Executives support and develop; organization provides opportunities

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


27. Determine future of organization in terms of career development; realistic vision; link present and future possibilities.






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






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






31. Career development theory; DE Super; careers move thru 5 phases from childhood to adulthood.






32. Part of succession planning; identify successors and ability to move up.






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






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






37. Modeling - awareness programs - training - desensitization






38. Identifies past - present and future performance gaps.






39. Does the measurement measure what it was intended to measure?






40. 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






41. Knowledge - Skills - Attitude (or Ability); Bloom's taxonomy






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


43. By National Career Development Association; ethical standards for a professional; Career dev theory; Counseling skills; assessments; information / resources; management of program; Diversity; Supervision; Ethical and legal; Evaluation; Technology






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






45. Process to ensure continuity in key leadership positions.






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






47. Learner centered; informal; impersonal






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






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






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183