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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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1. 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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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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20. Hire - fire - promote - demote - lateral move






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






22. Lack of bias.






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






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






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






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

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27. Identies development needs of current and future leaders.






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






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

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30. Proxemity; space relationship between people

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






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






33. Learner centered; informal; impersonal






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

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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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