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Career Planning And Talent Management

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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

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






12. Professional guidance used to make good career decisions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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21. 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






22. MBTI; consists of categories that identify 16 types of personalities. Used in career development. No measure of maturity - intellegence or mental health.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Identifies past - present and future performance gaps.






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






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






32. 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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33. Race - age - gender - generational - ethnicity






34. Lack of bias.






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






36. 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






37. The collective knowledge - skills - competencies and value in an organization.






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






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

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






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






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






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






44. Proxemity; space relationship between people

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

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

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






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






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






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