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Career Planning And Talent Management

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. 'Adult Learning';Malcolm Knowles - how people learn: self-concept - prior experience - readiness to learn - orientation to learning - motiviation to learn.






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






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






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






5. Revolve around KSAs; organization identifies competancies required; part of succession planning; tests - interviews - etc..






6. 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






7. Race - age - gender - generational - ethnicity






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

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






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






11. 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






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






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






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

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15. Resource for career exploration; person seeking career change asks questions.






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

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






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






19. Less accurate way picturing a person's personalitiy; found on internet sites.






20. More traditional; teacher focused; Japanese culture; formal






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






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






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






24. Lack of bias.






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






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






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






28. Identifies past - present and future performance gaps.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






36. Type of ROI - used to prove an intervention generated financial benefit.






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

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






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

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40. 360-feedback; development plans; simulations






41. Identies development needs of current and future leaders.






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






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






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






45. Increased functional knowledge - build new skill sets - exposure to entire operation; formal program






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






47. Proxemity; space relationship between people

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






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