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Career Planning And Talent Management

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Degree to which one's position / status is viewed.

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2. 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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3. Lack of bias.






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Race - age - gender - generational - ethnicity






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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. Identifies past - present and future performance gaps.






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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36. Learner centered; informal; impersonal






37. Process to ensure continuity in key leadership positions.






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. Provides accurate picture of a person's personality.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Proxemity; space relationship between people

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






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






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