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Career Planning And Talent Management

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Gen X - technology savy - self-reliant - global - 2 income families; Baby Boomers - stable in career - balanced life - distrustful of govt / authority






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






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






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






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






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






7. Lack of bias.






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






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






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






11. Analysis that is conducted to understand target population - demographics; all prior to job analslys - training or other interventions.






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Using different modes to train (online / ILT - workshops - etc..)






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






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






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






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






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

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23. 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






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






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






26. 'Adult Learning';Malcolm Knowles - how people learn: self-concept - prior experience - readiness to learn - orientation to learning - motiviation to learn.






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

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






29. 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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30. Resource for career exploration; person seeking career change asks questions.






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

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32. Accents; Gross translation errors; Nuance - no similar command of the same language






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






34. Proxemity; space relationship between people

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






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






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






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






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






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

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






42. Schein - concept where career decisions based on talents - motives and values; your 'anchors' or comfort zone.






43. 360-feedback; development plans; simulations






44. 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






45. Americans with Disability Act; Prohibits discrimation; right for consideration but doesn't guarantee the job.






46. 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






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






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






49. Professional guidance used to make good career decisions.






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

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