Career Directions New Paths to Your Ideal Career 7Th Edition By Yena - Test Bank

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Career Directions, 7e (Yena)

Chapter 5   Career and Job Research Tools

 

1) Whichever career path you begin, it is best to continue on it for the rest of your working life.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  You may discover new interests and opportunities as you gain experience in a particular job or industry.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

2) Exploring different types of careers, companies, and jobs is important for your career path.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  You may discover new career interests and opportunities. And ultimately, a career path is a way of identifying both your career goal and the set of experiences that might get you there.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

3) A career path is usually made up of unrelated occupations.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  A career is made up of a path of jobs that are usually related.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

4) The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a reliable source of comprehensive career information and statistics.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  The Bureau of Labor Statistics website (bls.gov) is one reliable source for obtaining industry information.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

5) As you research careers, it may prove useful to pay attention to high-growth industries, emerging careers and steady-growth careers.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  You should include in your career research a look at the high growth areas, emerging careers, and the steady growth careers as well.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

6) When looking at the potential of an emerging career, you can assess just the percentage increase in new hires in that sector.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Caution! You need to consider both the percentage change and numeric change in the number of new jobs in a sector. In small fields, a jump in available jobs may appear large when displayed as a percentage. A job that is really growing should also look growing in terms of raw numbers.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Evaluate

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

7) The steady growth in occupations related to cybersecurity is directly related to excessive use of social networking websites.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Cybersecurity deals with the areas of brand protection, analyzing Internet fraud, and anticipating security breach strategies.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

8) Credit specialists and consulting are two fast growing areas in the accounting sector.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Consultants and credit specialists are in growing demand since the rest of us need to rely on the best financial advice available to make great investment decisions.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

9) Many companies use social media sites to recruit potential candidates.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Employers may use LinkedIn or even Facebook to find potential candidates.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

10) The visualization of ladders or steps can assist in understanding the career path concept.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Visualizing ladders can be helpful, specifically for traditional jobs when the anticipated direction of your career is from the bottom up.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

11) It is never a good time to be an entrepreneur.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  There are more opportunities for entrepreneurs when large companies downsize, and customer demands become more specific and focused.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Analyze

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

12) There are different career paths you can take to achieve a career goal.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Your knowledge of career paths and how they work in different companies makes it easier for you to explore and create diverse options. You can take these various options in order to accomplish a career goal

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Analyze

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

13) “Brand management” refers to developing the logo for a product.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Brand management has become the leading sector in marketing. It refers to determining the brand essence of a business, understanding and distinguishing that business from competitors in your category, creating a marketing strategy, and communicating the distinct benefits of that product/service.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

14) In an organization with predictable career moves, you will likely be more of a “specialist” at the entry phase.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  In the entry-level phase, a person is more likely to be a generalist, exposed to a wide range of roles and responsibilities.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

15) Attracting and retaining Gen Y talent is the key reason that companies are moving towards a flexible model of career advancement.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Companies need to change to respond to people’s desire for flexibility. This is an important strategy for retaining Gen Y talent, since these folks prefer to customize their career and planning options.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Analyze

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

16) There is no inherent value in comprehending a variety of career paths.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Knowledge of career paths and how they work can make it easier for you to explore and create a variety of options and map out a realistic career goal.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

17) Employment opportunities can only be researched for private industries

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  The Table “Job Leads Online” lists the website USA.gov as a useful search site.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Job research

Learning Objective:  05-04 Conduct job research

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

18) When unemployment is high, causing a decline in hiring training staff in private industries, government job opportunities in this field are not an option.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  When unemployment is high in private industries, individuals should seek job opportunities in the government or education to apply their training skills.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Job research

Learning Objective:  05-04 Conduct job research

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

19) Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are frequently used social media sites for sourcing job leads.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Facebook Marketplace Jobs, LinkedIn Jobs, and TweetMyJobs are used for sourcing job leads.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Job research

Learning Objective:  05-04 Conduct job research

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

20) The only sources of information on an industry or jobs are the printed word and other people.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  People, your experiences, special events and functions, services and printed resources are all useful sources of information.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-03 Conduct industry and company research

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

21) Getting a job is the most important factor. Who you are working for is an insignificant consideration.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Determine whether a company is a good “fit” for you and your values by researching their mission, goals, their reputation, dedication to employee development, and their corporate culture.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Industry, company and job research

Learning Objective:  05-03 Conduct industry and company research

Bloom’s:  Evaluate

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

22) Online job boards are the greatest source of leads.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  People are the greatest source of leads. More job leads come from networking than through any other method.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Job research

Learning Objective:  05-04 Conduct job research

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

23) The Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army are examples of federal agencies.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  The website USA.gov lists federal agencies where one can find employment.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Job research

Learning Objective:  05-04 Conduct job research

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

24) A “job”:

1. A) closely matches your talents and skills.
2. B) allows work and lifestyle to intertwine.
3. C) is less satisfying over time.
4. D) focuses on passions and interests.

 

Answer:  C

Explanation:  A job is simply a period of employment. The job may not be connected in any way to your past or future employment situations, so in all likelihood it may not contribute to your growth or mesh with your values. It will be less satisfying.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

25) A “career”:

1. A) is something you need to do.
2. B) reflects a “work to live” philosophy.
3. C) requires little or no planning.
4. D) applies education and experience.

 

Answer:  D

Explanation:  A career is made up of a path of jobs that are interrelated. It tends to follow a progression that allows you to fulfill a passion and make a contribution to your community.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

26) Among these occupations, which is growing the fastest?

1. A) Information security analysts
2. B) Software developers
3. C) Home health aides
4. D) Operations research analysts

 

Answer:  C

Explanation:  Among this list, a home health aid is the fastest growing occupation with a 47% growth rate.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

27) Career opportunities in accounting include all of the following except:

1. A) consulting.
2. B) credit Specialist.
3. C) urban Planner.
4. D) auditor.
5. E) management accountants.

 

Answer:  C

Explanation:  An urban planner designs the infrastructure of a city; the remaining careers are all specialized areas of accounting.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Describe types of career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

28) The industries with the most new jobs are:

1. A) food services and drinking places.
2. B) hospitals and outpatient care centers.
3. C) warehousing and storage.
4. D) individual and family services.

 

Answer:  A

Explanation:  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, food services and drinking places are the industries with the most new jobs.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Industry, company and job research

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Analyze

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

29) Which of the following industries involves “brand management”?

1. A) Information Management
2. B) Employment Services
3. C) Marketing
4. D) Hospitality
5. E) Education

 

Answer:  C

Explanation:  Brand managing has emerged as a leading sector in marketing.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

30) The demand for surveillance software is related to the following career field:

1. A) retail.
2. B) office administration.
3. C) security.
4. D) education.
5. E) accounting.

 

Answer:  C

Explanation:  Technology has permeated every field, and in the field of security, surveillance software has become very useful.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

31) In an organization with clearly defined career paths, the second phase of your career will be:

1. A) likely spent in mid-management, in jobs that are specialized.
2. B) in a generalist role.
3. C) in a senior executive role with more supervision responsibilities.
4. D) all of these are correct.

 

Answer:  A

Explanation:  In a traditional company with standard career paths, the second phase of one’s career is characterized by more specialized jobs, typically in middle management. With their specialized knowledge, middle management fills an important niche in the company.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

32) A “latticed career path”:

1. A) encourages employees to take time off, without penalty, to refresh.
2. B) allows career options for employees which strengthens ties with employers.
3. C) creates a shortcut to senior management positions for Gen Y individuals.
4. D) makes it more difficult to promote within an organization.

 

Answer:  B

Explanation:  In latticed career paths, the employer and employee work together in partnership to develop an individualized career plan. When such long-range options are developed, it creates a stronger relationship with the employer.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

33) Which type of career path makes it easiest to respond to the change in priorities that will inevitably occur across the lifespan?

1. A) Random path
2. B) Ladder path
3. C) Lattice path
4. D) All of the answers are correct.

 

Answer:  C

Explanation:  The flexibility in a latticed career path makes it easier to adjust career decisions to better match your personal priorities as they change throughout different phases of your life.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

34) Which factors would not give you insight about company culture?

1. A) Their level of community engagement
2. B) Presence of any diversity programs
3. C) Their efforts to foster work-life balance
4. D) Style of dress
5. E) Their geographic location

 

Answer:  E

Explanation:  Company values will be reflected in their initiatives supporting community, diversity, helping employees maintain work-life balance.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Industry, company and job research

Learning Objective:  05-03 Conduct industry and company research

Bloom’s:  Analyze

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

35) What kind of information can be acquired from an informational interview?

1. A) Whether you would be happy there
2. B) Whether the boss will be good for you
3. C) Company politics
4. D) Tasks performed on the job

 

Answer:  D

Explanation:  Informational interviews can be conducted with either a company or with an individual who is employed in the job you want. Such interviews can provide information such as general salary, projected growth in the industry, and educational requirements.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Industry, company and job research

Learning Objective:  05-03 Conduct industry and company research

Bloom’s:  Evaluate

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

36) Describe one benefit of understanding career paths

 

Answer:  Helps you to develop career options by allowing you to compare roles across a company and see where you best “fit.”

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

37) Name a career field that utilizes a “career lattice” approach.

 

Answer:  Answers could include nursing and teaching.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

38) What factors encourage entrepreneurship?

 

Answer:  Large corporations downsizing and restructuring; more small-size firms emerge; resourcefulness

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

39) What are some of the functions of a good Customer Service department?

 

Answer:  Good customer service can resolve complaints, generate new business, and provide the insight acquired from listening to feedback that can help drive new planning initiatives.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry career trends

Learning Objective:  05-01 Explore industry career trends

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

40) Which people might be able to provide you with career information, and how can they provide it?

 

Answer:  You can get information from others via word-of-mouth or face to face dialog, or phone contact. Individuals who can prove informative include experts, alumni, classmates, instructors, neighbors, mentors, counselors, or relatives.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Industry, company and job research

Learning Objective:  05-03 Conduct industry and company research

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

41) What might cause you to think about changing career fields?

 

Answer:  Answers could include references to a change in economic or social conditions or an emerging career area.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Career paths

Learning Objective:  05-02 Describe types of career paths

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation