Question 1

The goal of preretirement educational programs is to .

Accepted Answer

A) minimize company expenses 
B) minimize medical claims from retirees 
C) increase employee commitment 
D) improve job satisfaction 
E) ease the transition from working life to retirement 
A) minimize company expenses 
B) minimize medical claims from retirees 
C) increase employee commitment 
D) improve job satisfaction 
E) ease the transition from working life to retirement E

Question 2

The employee, the manager, and the employer should all share the responsibility for an employee 's career development and career success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

How has the psychological contract changed over time?

Accepted Answer

The psychological contract in years past likely involved hard work and loyalty on the part of the employee in exchange for a secure position from the organization. Today, the psychological contract is temporary in nature with both parties recognizing the indefinite nature of the contract. Now, employees are expected to work hard and be loyal while employed and in exchange the company will provide developmental opportunities necessary for the employee to move on at some point in the future.

Question 4

Which human resource activity, viewed from a traditional focus rather than a career development focus, involves matching an organization's needs with the skills of qualified individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) performance appraisal 
B) compensation and benefits management 
C) human resource planning 
D) recruitment and placement 
E) training and development 
A) performance appraisal 
B) compensation and benefits management 
C) human resource planning 
D) recruitment and placement 
E) training and development

Question 5

How does performance appraisal with a career development focus differ from performance appraisal with a traditional focus?

Accepted Answer

A) It focuses on ratings. 
B) It focuses on rewards. 
C) It includes individual development plans. 
D) It includes an appraisal of job performance. 
E) There is no difference. 
A) It focuses on ratings. 
B) It focuses on rewards. 
C) It includes individual development plans. 
D) It includes an appraisal of job performance. 
E) There is no difference.

Question 6

Which of the following is the basis of a retaliation claim by an employee?

Accepted Answer

A) The employer must fire, demote, fail to promote, or cut the pay of that employee. 
B) The employee acts in good faith to file a complaint. 
C) HR action detrimental to the employee was related to a legally protected activity on the part of the employee. 
D) The employee must charge the company with something illegal. 
E) all of the above 
A) The employer must fire, demote, fail to promote, or cut the pay of that employee. 
B) The employee acts in good faith to file a complaint. 
C) HR action detrimental to the employee was related to a legally protected activity on the part of the employee. 
D) The employee must charge the company with something illegal. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Relocation costs have slowed the use of easy-transfers of employees from one locale to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interests, knowledge, motivations; acquires information about opportunities; identifies career goals; and establishes action plans to attain those goals is called .

Accepted Answer

A) career planning 
B) career development 
C) organizational development 
D) training 
E) career management 
A) career planning 
B) career development 
C) organizational development 
D) training 
E) career management

Question 9

Which of the following is part of a manager's role in an employee's career development?

Accepted Answer

A) establishing goals and career plans 
B) participating in career development discussions 
C) seeking out career information 
D) communicating the mission, policies, and procedures 
E) utilizing career development opportunities 
A) establishing goals and career plans 
B) participating in career development discussions 
C) seeking out career information 
D) communicating the mission, policies, and procedures 
E) utilizing career development opportunities

Question 10

A female employee accused a superior of sexual harassment. Later that employee was turned down for a promotion because the superior she had accused persuaded her current supervisor not to promote her. This is an example of .

Accepted Answer

A) aggressiveness 
B) retaliation 
C) dissonance 
D) demotion 
E) defensive behavior 
A) aggressiveness 
B) retaliation 
C) dissonance 
D) demotion 
E) defensive behavior

Question 11

Jackie is working with a coach to identify her personal skills and interests. Then she plans to get information about opportunities that fit her skills and interests and set career goals for what she seeks to accomplish. Jackie is the midst of .

Accepted Answer

A) training 
B) career planning 
C) organizational development 
D) career development 
E) career management 
A) training 
B) career planning 
C) organizational development 
D) career development 
E) career management

Question 12

How does human resource management with a career development focus differ from human resource management with a traditional focus?

Accepted Answer

A) It includes job analysis. 
B) It uses statistical data. 
C) It includes information about individual interests and preferences. 
D) It includes skill analysis. 
E) It projects needs. 
A) It includes job analysis. 
B) It uses statistical data. 
C) It includes information about individual interests and preferences. 
D) It includes skill analysis. 
E) It projects needs.

Question 13

A career is the occupational positions one holds at a single organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Frank has earned a full retirement. However, his company will need some time to train a replacement and Frank really doesn't want to stop working completely. Frank should pursue .

Accepted Answer

A) psychological counseling 
B) leisure time counseling 
C) counseling for second careers outside the company 
D) a part-time position within his company 
E) health counseling 
A) psychological counseling 
B) leisure time counseling 
C) counseling for second careers outside the company 
D) a part-time position within his company 
E) health counseling

Question 15

Tom meets with a group of employees from throughout the company each week. They meet at breakfast time and discuss their career goals. The company provides meeting space and sometimes provides financial support for a speaker. Tom's group is a .

Accepted Answer

A) networking club 
B) career success team 
C) breakfast club 
D) career coach 
E) corporate fraternity 
A) networking club 
B) career success team 
C) breakfast club 
D) career coach 
E) corporate fraternity

Question 16

Career development refers to the .

Accepted Answer

A) the lifelong series of activities that contributes to a person's career exploration, establishment, success, and fulfillment 
B) process of using activities like training and appraisal to provide a career focus 
C) process for enabling employees to better understand and develop their career skills and interests and to use these skills and interests most effectively within the company and afterwards 
D) process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interests, knowledge, motivations; acquires information about opportunities; identifies career goals; and establishes action plans to attain those goals 
E) occupational positions a person has over his or her lifetime 
A) the lifelong series of activities that contributes to a person's career exploration, establishment, success, and fulfillment 
B) process of using activities like training and appraisal to provide a career focus 
C) process for enabling employees to better understand and develop their career skills and interests and to use these skills and interests most effectively within the company and afterwards 
D) process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interests, knowledge, motivations; acquires information about opportunities; identifies career goals; and establishes action plans to attain those goals 
E) occupational positions a person has over his or her lifetime

Question 17

is aimed at helping employees ease the transition from working to retirement.

Accepted Answer

A) Flextime 
B) Downtime 
C) Retirement planning 
D) Performance management 
E) Preretirement counseling 
A) Flextime 
B) Downtime 
C) Retirement planning 
D) Performance management 
E) Preretirement counseling

Question 18

Retirement can be bittersweet for many employees because they are free of the constraints of a job but may miss the structure and social atmosphere of work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Minority and non-minority women report different opinions about the main factors critical for career advancement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Michele has asked her current supervisor, Jason, to serve as her mentor. Jason seems like a good choice to Michele because he was promoted quickly in the company and is well respected by others. However, she feels uncomfortable discussing her weaknesses with him. This is a problem for Michele because she would like advice on career growth. What went wrong?

Accepted Answer

A) Michele didn't use an agenda to guide discussion topics. 
B) An appropriate mentor does not have direct supervisory responsibility over the mentee. 
C) Jason isn't willing to commit the necessary time to Michele's professional development. 
D) Michele didn't make it clear what she expected in terms of advice. 
E) Michele isn't respecting Jason's time. 
A) Michele didn't use an agenda to guide discussion topics. 
B) An appropriate mentor does not have direct supervisory responsibility over the mentee. 
C) Jason isn't willing to commit the necessary time to Michele's professional development. 
D) Michele didn't make it clear what she expected in terms of advice. 
E) Michele isn't respecting Jason's time.

The goal of preretirement educational programs is to .

The employee, the manager, and the employer should all share the responsibility for an employee 's career development and career success.

How has the psychological contract changed over time?

Which human resource activity, viewed from a traditional focus rather than a career development focus, involves matching an organization's needs with the skills of qualified individuals?

How does performance appraisal with a career development focus differ from performance appraisal with a traditional focus?

Which of the following is the basis of a retaliation claim by an employee?

Relocation costs have slowed the use of easy-transfers of employees from one locale to another.

The process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interests, knowledge, motivations; acquires information about opportunities; identifies career goals; and establishes action plans to attain those goals is called .

Which of the following is part of a manager's role in an employee's career development?

A female employee accused a superior of sexual harassment. Later that employee was turned down for a promotion because the superior she had accused persuaded her current supervisor not to promote her. This is an example of .

Jackie is working with a coach to identify her personal skills and interests. Then she plans to get information about opportunities that fit her skills and interests and set career goals for what she seeks to accomplish. Jackie is the midst of .

How does human resource management with a career development focus differ from human resource management with a traditional focus?

A career is the occupational positions one holds at a single organization.

Frank has earned a full retirement. However, his company will need some time to train a replacement and Frank really doesn't want to stop working completely. Frank should pursue .

Tom meets with a group of employees from throughout the company each week. They meet at breakfast time and discuss their career goals. The company provides meeting space and sometimes provides financial support for a speaker. Tom's group is a .

Career development refers to the .

is aimed at helping employees ease the transition from working to retirement.

Retirement can be bittersweet for many employees because they are free of the constraints of a job but may miss the structure and social atmosphere of work.

Minority and non-minority women report different opinions about the main factors critical for career advancement.

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Employee Testing and Selection

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Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Pay-For-Performance and Financial Incentives

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Exam 10: Managing Careers

The goal of preretirement educational programs is to .

The employee, the manager, and the employer should all share the responsibility for an employee 's career development and career success.

How has the psychological contract changed over time?

Which human resource activity, viewed from a traditional focus rather than a career development focus, involves matching an organization's needs with the skills of qualified individuals?

How does performance appraisal with a career development focus differ from performance appraisal with a traditional focus?

Which of the following is the basis of a retaliation claim by an employee?

Relocation costs have slowed the use of easy-transfers of employees from one locale to another.

The process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interests, knowledge, motivations; acquires information about opportunities; identifies career goals; and establishes action plans to attain those goals is called .

Which of the following is part of a manager's role in an employee's career development?

A female employee accused a superior of sexual harassment. Later that employee was turned down for a promotion because the superior she had accused persuaded her current supervisor not to promote her. This is an example of .

Jackie is working with a coach to identify her personal skills and interests. Then she plans to get information about opportunities that fit her skills and interests and set career goals for what she seeks to accomplish. Jackie is the midst of .

How does human resource management with a career development focus differ from human resource management with a traditional focus?

A career is the occupational positions one holds at a single organization.

Frank has earned a full retirement. However, his company will need some time to train a replacement and Frank really doesn't want to stop working completely. Frank should pursue .

Tom meets with a group of employees from throughout the company each week. They meet at breakfast time and discuss their career goals. The company provides meeting space and sometimes provides financial support for a speaker. Tom's group is a .

Career development refers to the .

is aimed at helping employees ease the transition from working to retirement.

Retirement can be bittersweet for many employees because they are free of the constraints of a job but may miss the structure and social atmosphere of work.

Minority and non-minority women report different opinions about the main factors critical for career advancement.

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

Strategic Human Resource Management and the Hr Scorecard

Job Analysis

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

Chaper 7 Interviewing Candidates

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Pay-For-Performance and Financial Incentives

Benefits and Services

Ethics, Justice, and Fair Treatment in Hr Management

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Employee Safety and Health

Managing Global Human Resources

HR Management and Organizational Strategy: Key Concepts and Considerations

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