Deck 8: Careers and Career Management

Question 1

Changing expectations about careers mean that the job for _____ no longer applies in manyorganizations.

A)development
B)learning
C)life
D)short-term

Answer 1

life

Question 2

The ________ is an unwritten set of expectations about how the employee will perform at workand what they can expect from the organization in return.

A)psychological contract
B)cognitive contract
C)organizational contract
D)proxy contract

Answer 2

psychological contract

Question 3

Fewer layers in organizations, and indeed fewer jobs, mean that people are increasingly willing toaccept ________ project or contract work, but will then expect higher levels of tangible benefitssuch as ________.

A)any / work
B)long-term/ pay
C)short-term/pay
D)short-term/ work

Answer 3

short-term/pay

Question 4

Super's career theory is an example of a ________ theory.

A)practical
B)non-specific
C)timeless
D)developmental

Question 5

What is the fourth stage in Super's model?

A)Exploration
B)Growth
C)Maintenance
D)Decline

Question 6

Nicholson's model is called the _______ cycle.

A)change
B)consultancy
C)transition
D)socialization

Question 7

Holland's RIASEC model suggests that career interest factors can be represented as:

A)A hexagon
B)A circle
C)A set of bipolar dimensions
D)A questionnaire

Question 8

What does the S stand for in Holland's RIASEC model?

A)Sales
B)Social
C)Simple
D)Safe

Question 9

An example of an investigative occupation is:

A)Mechanic
B)Scientist
C)Lawyer
D)Accountant

Question 10

Which personality trait is associated with Conventional interests in the RIASEC model?

A)Openness to experience
B)Extraversion
C)Conscientiousness
D)Agreeableness

Question 11

In terms of the RIASEC model, what is the most male-stereotyped occupation?

A)Realistic
B)Conventional
C)Investigative
D)Enterprising

Question 12

An alternative to the RIASEC model of career interests is Schein's career _______.

A)factors
B)framework
C)dimensions
D)anchors

Question 13

Gottfredson's model of gender and careers suggests that gender-specific interests develop as aresult of:

A)Orientation to sex roles
B)Orientation to social valuation
C)Orientation to internal, unique self
D)All of the above

Question 14

The notion of personal ambition in career development features most strongly in:

A)Eastern cultures
B)Western cultures
C)All cultures
D)Liberal cultures

Question 15

What is the second step in the transition cycle?

A)Preparation
B)Adjustment
C)Encounter
D)Stabilization

Question 16

Career ________ is the process of guiding people about their career choices.

A)counselling
B)interviewing
C)assessing
D)reviewing

Question 17

The boundaryless career represents a model of contemporary careers free from:

A)Boundaries of employers
B)Boundaries of occupations
C)Boundaries of geography
D)Answers b and c above
E)Answers a, b and c

Question 18

Socio-economic, individual and organizational are all perspectives on:

A)Boundaryless careers
B)Employability
C)Career development
D)Transition

Question 19

What type of career intervention would allow people to better understand their individualdifferences and the kind of work that would appeal to their traits, skills, abilities and interests?

A)Career counselling
B)Preparing for transition
C)Developing new knowledge
D)Mentoring

Question 20

Which of the activities below could be encouraged to facilitate career progression?

A)Extra pay
B)Joining a recruitment agency
C)Networking
D)Turning up early for work

Question 21

The partnering of an employee with a more experienced colleague to guide them is referred to as:

A)Coaching
B)Mentoring
C)Training
D)Development