Assignment:
Question 1. Debra is in line for a senior vice president position at a large hotel conglomerate. She has just received a letter appointing her to the national environmental task force for water and electricity conservation. Which is happening to her career?
- Promotion
- Job rotation
- Adjusted
- Committee assignment
- Survival training
Question 2. Comparing employee development to employee training, pick the best comparison.
- Development is used for indoctrination; training is required for metamorphosis.
- Training focuses on current job skills; development focuses on personal growth.
- Training is intranet based; development uses Internet technology.
- Training is more complex than development.
Question 3. Mark, a college sophomore, is unsure of his career choice. He was majoring in technology, but he had an internship in computer programming last year and was bored to tears. He felt the internship was a failure. If he came to you, a human resource professional, for advice, which would you tell him?
- He should probably consider teaching as a career, because he obviously can’t do anything.
- He may want to consider an internship in another area or field next summer to get more ideas. Maybe he should think about testing his skills and interests on the O*NET website to see what he might like to try.
- He is in the exploration period of his career, and thus companies won’t really care what he thinks.
- He should study harder this year. Obviously, he needs to brush up on his coding skills.
- He should feel lucky he had an internship. There are people in midcareer who can’t find work.
Question 4. According to research cited in the text, what is the primary reason that top-performing, high-commitment employees gave for voluntarily leaving an organization?
- Career development
- Work-life balance
- Promotions
- Salary
Question 5. Which of these pieces of legislation requires that initial job offers for jobs with the same attributes be equal, regardless of gender?
- Comparable Action and Worth Standard
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Equal Pay Act of 1963
- Civil Rights Act
Question 6. Which of the following is an extrinsic source of employee motivation?
- Increased responsibility
- Impressive job title
- Participation in decision making
- Opportunities for job growth
- More interesting work