Question 1

All of the following are the role of the employer in an employee's career development EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  communicating policies and procedures 
B)  providing training opportunities 
C)  analyzing interests, values, and skills 
D)  providing performance feedback 
E)  offering a variety of career paths 
A)  communicating policies and procedures 
B)  providing training opportunities 
C)  analyzing interests, values, and skills 
D)  providing performance feedback 
E)  offering a variety of career paths

Question 2

A career planning workshop helps employees identify their interests,set career goals,and practice career skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is primarily the responsibility of an employee in his or her own career development?

Accepted Answer

A)  communicating the firm's policies and procedures 
B)  providing timely performance feedback 
C)  providing support with assignments 
D)  establishing goals and career plans 
E)  offering a variety of career options 
A)  communicating the firm's policies and procedures 
B)  providing timely performance feedback 
C)  providing support with assignments 
D)  establishing goals and career plans 
E)  offering a variety of career options

Question 4

Which of the following terms refers to advancements to positions of increased responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  transfers 
B)  appraisals 
C)  retirements 
D)  promotions 
E)  recruitments 
A)  transfers 
B)  appraisals 
C)  retirements 
D)  promotions 
E)  recruitments

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to a concern or value that a person will not give up if a career choice is necessary?

Accepted Answer

A)  golden parachute 
B)  career anchor 
C)  career cycle 
D)  career plan 
E)  job aid 
A)  golden parachute 
B)  career anchor 
C)  career cycle 
D)  career plan 
E)  job aid

Question 6

Oracle has established a ________ to serve as an employee resource for Web-based career development materials,individual career coaches,and career workshops.

Accepted Answer

A)  career organization 
B)  vocational training 
C)  work sampling 
D)  career center 
E)  career cycle 
A)  career organization 
B)  vocational training 
C)  work sampling 
D)  career center 
E)  career cycle

Question 7

Employers benefit from offering career development programs to employees in all of the following ways EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  supporting recruitment efforts 
B)  boosting employee commitment 
C)  improving employee retention rates 
D)  enhancing employee strengths 
E)  facilitating performance analysis 
A)  supporting recruitment efforts 
B)  boosting employee commitment 
C)  improving employee retention rates 
D)  enhancing employee strengths 
E)  facilitating performance analysis

Question 8

Retirement preparation,succession planning,job posting,and management counseling are popular career management practices offered by organizations around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

While career development ultimately should result in an employee who is more employable,such programs often result in increased employee commitment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

ABC Consulting has a formal mentoring program in which senior-level managers are paired with less-experienced employees.Which of the following employees most likely needs a mentor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raj, who is uncertain how to navigate office politics 
B)  Jason, who does not perform tasks as quickly as required 
C)  Michele, who is experiencing personal problems at home 
D)  Justin, who is striving to become a partner within the next two years 
E)  Haley, who is working and attending graduate school simultaneously 
A)  Raj, who is uncertain how to navigate office politics 
B)  Jason, who does not perform tasks as quickly as required 
C)  Michele, who is experiencing personal problems at home 
D)  Justin, who is striving to become a partner within the next two years 
E)  Haley, who is working and attending graduate school simultaneously

Question 11

Which of the following is recommended to firms that want to earn employee commitment?

Accepted Answer

A)  document the psychological contract 
B)  explain the importance of efficiency programs 
C)  establish a career planning and development process 
D)  promise lifetime employment 
E)  offer seniority bonuses 
A)  document the psychological contract 
B)  explain the importance of efficiency programs 
C)  establish a career planning and development process 
D)  promise lifetime employment 
E)  offer seniority bonuses

Question 12

Which of the following terms refers to the automated end-to-end process of planning,recruiting,developing,managing,and compensating employees throughout the organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  strategic management 
B)  performance management 
C)  human resource management 
D)  management by objectives 
E)  talent management 
A)  strategic management 
B)  performance management 
C)  human resource management 
D)  management by objectives 
E)  talent management

Question 13

The primary purpose of talent management is to ensure that employees develop the skills they need to experience success throughout their careers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing career plans 
B)  providing career information 
C)  seeking development opportunities 
D)  providing academic assistance programs 
E)  providing accurate performance feedback 
A)  establishing career plans 
B)  providing career information 
C)  seeking development opportunities 
D)  providing academic assistance programs 
E)  providing accurate performance feedback

Question 15

Based on research studies,which of the following is a true statement about mentoring programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Additional mentor training hours leads to less effective mentoring relationships. 
B)  When the mentor and protege work in different departments, mentoring is more effective. 
C)  Long-distance mentoring relationships are ineffective due to the inability to form close ties. 
D)  Proteges have more respect for mentors who work at least two levels above their own rank. 
E)  Required mentoring relationships are more effective than informal mentoring relationships. 
A)  Additional mentor training hours leads to less effective mentoring relationships. 
B)  When the mentor and protege work in different departments, mentoring is more effective. 
C)  Long-distance mentoring relationships are ineffective due to the inability to form close ties. 
D)  Proteges have more respect for mentors who work at least two levels above their own rank. 
E)  Required mentoring relationships are more effective than informal mentoring relationships.

Question 16

Which of the following is most likely to occur when a new employee's high expectations and enthusiasm confront the reality of a boring job?

Accepted Answer

A)  impasse 
B)  halo effect 
C)  reality shock 
D)  disparate rejection 
E)  cognitive dissonance 
A)  impasse 
B)  halo effect 
C)  reality shock 
D)  disparate rejection 
E)  cognitive dissonance

Question 17

Which of the following terms refers to the lifelong series of activities that contribute to a person's career exploration,establishment,success,and fulfillment?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Unlike training and development with a traditional focus,training and development with a career development focus provides employees with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  opportunities for learning job skills 
B)  monetary training compensation 
C)  career path information 
D)  performance appraisals 
E)  specific job descriptions 
A)  opportunities for learning job skills 
B)  monetary training compensation 
C)  career path information 
D)  performance appraisals 
E)  specific job descriptions

Question 19

A(n)________ is a move from one job to another with no change in salary or grade.

Accepted Answer

A)  promotion 
B)  advancement 
C)  vertical move 
D)  transfer 
E)  leave 
A)  promotion 
B)  advancement 
C)  vertical move 
D)  transfer 
E)  leave

Question 20

Why are an increasing number of firms focusing on retirement planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in ADA requirements 
B)  concerns about future labor shortages 
C)  surveys of current employee attitudes 
D)  modifications to the promotion process 
E)  increases in health insurance premiums 
A)  changes in ADA requirements 
B)  concerns about future labor shortages 
C)  surveys of current employee attitudes 
D)  modifications to the promotion process 
E)  increases in health insurance premiums

All of the following are the role of the employer in an employee's career development EXCEPT ________.

A career planning workshop helps employees identify their interests,set career goals,and practice career skills.

Which of the following is primarily the responsibility of an employee in his or her own career development?

Which of the following terms refers to advancements to positions of increased responsibility?

Which of the following terms refers to a concern or value that a person will not give up if a career choice is necessary?

Oracle has established a ________ to serve as an employee resource for Web-based career development materials,individual career coaches,and career workshops.

Employers benefit from offering career development programs to employees in all of the following ways EXCEPT ________.

Retirement preparation,succession planning,job posting,and management counseling are popular career management practices offered by organizations around the world.

While career development ultimately should result in an employee who is more employable,such programs often result in increased employee commitment.

ABC Consulting has a formal mentoring program in which senior-level managers are paired with less-experienced employees.Which of the following employees most likely needs a mentor?

Which of the following is recommended to firms that want to earn employee commitment?

Which of the following terms refers to the automated end-to-end process of planning,recruiting,developing,managing,and compensating employees throughout the organization?

The primary purpose of talent management is to ensure that employees develop the skills they need to experience success throughout their careers.

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

Based on research studies,which of the following is a true statement about mentoring programs?

Which of the following is most likely to occur when a new employee's high expectations and enthusiasm confront the reality of a boring job?

Which of the following terms refers to the lifelong series of activities that contribute to a person's career exploration,establishment,success,and fulfillment?

Unlike training and development with a traditional focus,training and development with a career development focus provides employees with ________.

A(n)________ is a move from one job to another with no change in salary or grade.

Why are an increasing number of firms focusing on retirement planning?

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

The Manager's Role in Strategic Human Resource Management

Job Analysis

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

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

Managing Human Resources in Entrepreneurial Firms

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Exam 10: Coaching, Careers, and Talent Management

All of the following are the role of the employer in an employee's career development EXCEPT ________.

A career planning workshop helps employees identify their interests,set career goals,and practice career skills.

Which of the following is primarily the responsibility of an employee in his or her own career development?

Which of the following terms refers to advancements to positions of increased responsibility?

Which of the following terms refers to a concern or value that a person will not give up if a career choice is necessary?

Oracle has established a ________ to serve as an employee resource for Web-based career development materials,individual career coaches,and career workshops.

Employers benefit from offering career development programs to employees in all of the following ways EXCEPT ________.

Retirement preparation,succession planning,job posting,and management counseling are popular career management practices offered by organizations around the world.

While career development ultimately should result in an employee who is more employable,such programs often result in increased employee commitment.

ABC Consulting has a formal mentoring program in which senior-level managers are paired with less-experienced employees.Which of the following employees most likely needs a mentor?

Which of the following is recommended to firms that want to earn employee commitment?

Which of the following terms refers to the automated end-to-end process of planning,recruiting,developing,managing,and compensating employees throughout the organization?

The primary purpose of talent management is to ensure that employees develop the skills they need to experience success throughout their careers.

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

Based on research studies,which of the following is a true statement about mentoring programs?

Which of the following is most likely to occur when a new employee's high expectations and enthusiasm confront the reality of a boring job?

Which of the following terms refers to the lifelong series of activities that contribute to a person's career exploration,establishment,success,and fulfillment?

Unlike training and development with a traditional focus,training and development with a career development focus provides employees with ________.

A(n)________ is a move from one job to another with no change in salary or grade.

Why are an increasing number of firms focusing on retirement planning?

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

The Manager's Role in Strategic Human Resource Management

Job Analysis

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

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

Managing Human Resources in Entrepreneurial Firms

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