Deck 9: Step up Your Career

Question 1

Manners, civility, and general rules of online communication is called netiquette.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which would you want to avoid in a job that does not use performance reviews?

A) checking in and getting feedback every month or so
B) asking your boss about his expectations
C) relying on verbal feedback
D) assuming that someone else will be responsible for your performance and success

Answer 2

assuming that someone else will be responsible for your performance and success

Question 3

Networking is a secondary source of jobs. The primary source is advertising.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Employees who are oblivious to and avoid office politics could find themselves out of a job.

Question 5

Status-blind harassment is persistent and irrational management which involves singling out employees and treating them differently than others.

Question 6

Consciously choosing how you expend your energy allows you to be more efficient.

Question 7

To feel sorry for yourself when you lose your job is understandable, but it should not keep you from immediately beginning the job search.

Question 8

A mentor is someone who can help you make decisions to foster your career.

Question 9

The most important factor for your job success and perception is aptitude.

Question 10

The Career Vision Board can be an important applied tool to help realize your goals. Which isnot a part of a Career Vision Board?

A) the date you would like to achieve your goal
B) phrases reflecting your worries and anxieties
C) words and pictures that depict your goals
D) a clear phrase at the top which states your goal

Question 11

How you perform in the first few months of your new job doesn't make much difference since you're a new employee and are on your "honeymoon."

Question 12

The EEOC provides income for the unemployed.

Question 13

At the time of a job loss, your only focus is the job search. This is not the time for considering additional education.

Question 14

To be accepted by your coworkers, contribute to company gossip.

Question 15

You should always keep your own file with your successes in the workplace.

Question 16

For the job search, you should use recruiting agencies only as a last resort.

Question 17

Observing what people wear and who holds the power will help you fit in to the company culture.

Question 18

All of the following may provide insight into company cultureexcept

A) what time most employees arrive and leave.
B) kinds of jokes that are told.
C) how decisions are made.
D) what people read in their lunch hour.

Question 19

Which is a strategy to avoid stressing out when you are new at a job?

A) skip breaks to get more done
B) compromise your health; this is a temporary adjustment
C) work through illness to convey you are tough
D) force yourself to go home at the end of the workday

Question 20

To make a good impression as a new employee, ask for more work and show team spirit.

Question 21

You should revisit your career goals daily and try to do one action that takes you closer to them.

Question 22

Which isnot the optimal use of e-mail in the workplace, especially with individuals you do not know?

A) check with HR to see if your new employer has regulations on e-mail
B) save important e-mails to a folder, they are the modern paper trail
C) send messages that are succinct and concise
D) use lots of smileys to signal your feelings

Question 23

New employees should ask what the criteria are for employee evaluation.

Question 24

Which is the most important?

A) energy management
B) time management
C) surfing the Internet
D) working obsessively

Question 25

There is no such thing as workplace burnout.

Question 26

The top 3 percent of achievers leverage their abilities through effective planning.

Question 27

In order to fit in your new department as a new employee, you should totally disregard group norms.

Question 28

All of the following are true about performance appraisalsexcept

A) they are meant to clarify areas of strength or weakness.
B) they are meant to pressurize the employee to get a little more work out of them.
C) they help point out opportunities for growth in the company.
D) they may occur at the third or sixth month.

Question 29

Only 25 percent of available jobs are advertised.

Question 30

Which of the following would not reflect well on you?

A) solve your boss's problems, whether they are big or small
B) participate in workplace gossip
C) compliment your co-workers
D) let the boss take the credit for some of your initial achievements

Question 31

Career-life balance is when you put your work life first and your personal life second.

Question 32

When you are unemployed, temporary positions may be an alternative to permanent employment.

Question 33

Following the five-minute rule will allow you to do fewer projects each day.

Question 34

The three-tier plan applies to the job search and includes scheduling interviews, contacting agencies and networking, as well as visiting job board sites and tracking leads.

Question 35

All of the following are great tips to bolster first impressions of youexcept

A) dress for the job you want, not the job you have.
B) show up early, and stay late.
C) remember to keep even your personal life looking professional.
D) decorate your office similarly to that of young interns; it will keep people thinking you are perennially youthful.

Question 36

While seeking employment, conduct your day as a workday.

Question 37

Which isnot true about connecting with others in the workplace?

A) keep networking even once you've landed a great job
B) find a mentor, even if you think you have experience
C) show appreciation for what you have
D) minimize being friends with co-workers after hours

Question 38

All are true today about survival in the workplaceexcept

A) companies seek workers who will grow with the company.
B) becoming obsolete as technology progresses is understandable, and thus acceptable.
C) cross-functional skills and knowledge will help keep you in demand.
D) reading trade journals will help you perceive emerging trends.

Question 39

You should always assume that your supervisor is constantly documenting your successes for your evaluation.

Question 40

Which part of the brain acts like a filter by disregarding repetitive information so you can focus on important new information?

A) reticular activating system
B) cerebellum
C) left hemisphere
D) cortex

Question 41

Which will best reflect your professionalism on the job?

A) treat all people with dignity and respect; do not treat people differentially due to their title
B) manage your personal relationships on company time
C) leave your co-workers to their own devices when they have work problems
D) turn your computer off five minutes before closing every day, and make it clear you are done for the day

Question 42

Which is true about status-blind harassment?

A) It is easy to report.
B) It is commonly documented.
C) It is usually punished immediately.
D) It exerts a great toll on its targets.

Question 43

All of the following are great examples of initiativeexcept

A) do tasks that you see clearly need to be done.
B) ask questions when you do not know something.
C) asking for more work.
D) socialize with people at their desks everyday.

Question 44

Which is true about a good mentor?

A) If successful, you may eventually "outgrow" this person.
B) Their intentions for you are ambivalent.
C) They lack insight about office politics.
D) They will not help you strategize your career.

Question 45

Which of the following wouldnot be something you would document as evidence of your contributions?

A) outside professional development opportunities
B) e-mails that praise your work quality
C) what you spent out of your expense account
D) the stability of your client relationships

Question 46

When you prioritize, you choose the simplest or easiest projects first, and build up to the more complex ones as you go.