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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. Race - age - gender - generational - ethnicity






2. 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






3. Identifies past - present and future performance gaps.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Identies development needs of current and future leaders.






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






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






16. Divid job into required competencies or skills: mgrial/admin - supervisory - functional






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






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






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






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


21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Process to ensure continuity in key leadership positions.






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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


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






41. Proxemity; space relationship between people


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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