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Career Planning And Talent Management

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An individuals approach to learning; way they feel - behave - info they posess.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






21. Race - age - gender - generational - ethnicity






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






23. Modeling - awareness programs - training - desensitization






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






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






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






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






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

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






30. Professional guidance used to make good career decisions.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






43. 360-feedback; development plans; simulations






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






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

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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. Learner centered; informal; impersonal