GEB 4004 - The Final Exam questions
and correct answers rated A+
According to The Career Cycle, what phase of the Career Cycle includes understanding the hiring
process and key decision makers, preparing answers (with examples from your experience) as
well as your own questions, connecting with the interviewer and crossing the four key
thresholds to trigger a "This is who we want!" reaction? - correct answer ✔✔ Phase 3 - Winning
the selection process
T/F?
When you have exceeded expectations by Performing well in Phase 6, you can then restart the
Career Cycle by going back to Phase 1 to Target a promotion - correct answer ✔✔ True
This course contains many insights. Many could be considered common sense but not
necessarily common knowledge or common practice. Therefor the key purpose of the course is
to encourage you to TAKE ACTION to: - correct answer ✔✔ All of the Answers
Poor fits and under-performing employees are a problem for businesses. According to the
Marketers Forum, 20% of the graduates in their study had quit or been terminated from their
job in what time period? - correct answer ✔✔ Six months
In the "Negotiate" phase of the Career Cycle it is important to get the best salary possible
because: - correct answer ✔✔ It will very likely affect your future earnings as well as your
current earnings
What is the most reliable way to take control and drive your career success? - correct answer
✔✔ Follow a process to help you identify careers of interest, target specific jobs to get started,
and learn what actions you need to take, why, when, and how - so that you land and succeed in
those jobs
,According to The Career Cycle, which phase includes understanding what skills, attitudes and
achievements employers look for, and building your relevance, to be an ideal match for their job
requirements? - correct answer ✔✔ Phase 2 - Preparing for a job
In the TARGET Phase of the Career Cycle you should be doing which activities? - correct answer
✔✔ Building a strong motivational vision of your future, identifying target jobs and career paths
that meet your interests, connecting and networking with people who can describe jobs in
detail, and targeting employers you'd like to work for
When an employer asks "Why should we select you?"- what do they want to see and hear? -
correct answer ✔✔ The goals you have set and achieved to prepare yourself to become their
ideal candidate
According to The Career Cycle, the "this is who we want!" moment is when a manager: - correct
answer ✔✔ Can clearly visualize how a candidate can help them achieve their corporate
objectives and personal career abitions
According to The Career Cycle, what phase includes revisiting your new manager to form the
right relationship with your boss, strengthening your understanding of the business, culture,
people, processes, and customers to maximize your immediate alignment? - correct answer ✔✔
Phase 5 - Joining the team
According to The Career Cycle, one of the challenges job seekers face is that there are very few
good jobs available because senior executives are willing and able to grow their businesses
without recruiting and developing new talent. - correct answer ✔✔ False
In the "Target" phase of the Career Cycle, it is important to decide what you want to do. To be
able to do this you need to: - correct answer ✔✔ Build a large network of people and gain
information from them about what they do everyday
, If you are in a position that does not require your current level of education and training, that is
called: - correct answer ✔✔ Being "underemployed"
The critical interpersonal, networking, goal setting, and aligning skills will be used during which
phases of the Career Cycle - correct answer ✔✔ All phases
After a dinner conversation with General Norman Schwarzkopf, what four concepts did Alex
Groenendyk learn were at the core of what all employers look for in candidates? - correct
answer ✔✔ Objectives, expectations, consequences, relationships
What part of General Norman Schwarzkopf's quote alludes to 'understanding consequences' as
being a critical part of what employers are looking for? - correct answer ✔✔ "Lives depend" on
objectives being achieved
What is likely to happen if you only offer generic attributes and qualities as examples of your
qualification for a position? - correct answer ✔✔ The interviewer will conclude you are not a
good fit
What is missing from most generic career advice that causes the list of qualities to offer minimal
help? - correct answer ✔✔ Specific actions that can move you forward as part of a proven
process in a real life context
How does an interviewing manager typically assess whether you will take action to foster good
relationships in a new job? - correct answer ✔✔ They look for specific actions you took to foster
good relationships with past managers
When is a time that you can find out about job-related corporate objectives AND differentiate
yourself as a candidate - correct answer ✔✔ During the interview
Understanding key objectives and how they will be measured should ideally be done - correct
answer ✔✔ Before the interview
and correct answers rated A+
According to The Career Cycle, what phase of the Career Cycle includes understanding the hiring
process and key decision makers, preparing answers (with examples from your experience) as
well as your own questions, connecting with the interviewer and crossing the four key
thresholds to trigger a "This is who we want!" reaction? - correct answer ✔✔ Phase 3 - Winning
the selection process
T/F?
When you have exceeded expectations by Performing well in Phase 6, you can then restart the
Career Cycle by going back to Phase 1 to Target a promotion - correct answer ✔✔ True
This course contains many insights. Many could be considered common sense but not
necessarily common knowledge or common practice. Therefor the key purpose of the course is
to encourage you to TAKE ACTION to: - correct answer ✔✔ All of the Answers
Poor fits and under-performing employees are a problem for businesses. According to the
Marketers Forum, 20% of the graduates in their study had quit or been terminated from their
job in what time period? - correct answer ✔✔ Six months
In the "Negotiate" phase of the Career Cycle it is important to get the best salary possible
because: - correct answer ✔✔ It will very likely affect your future earnings as well as your
current earnings
What is the most reliable way to take control and drive your career success? - correct answer
✔✔ Follow a process to help you identify careers of interest, target specific jobs to get started,
and learn what actions you need to take, why, when, and how - so that you land and succeed in
those jobs
,According to The Career Cycle, which phase includes understanding what skills, attitudes and
achievements employers look for, and building your relevance, to be an ideal match for their job
requirements? - correct answer ✔✔ Phase 2 - Preparing for a job
In the TARGET Phase of the Career Cycle you should be doing which activities? - correct answer
✔✔ Building a strong motivational vision of your future, identifying target jobs and career paths
that meet your interests, connecting and networking with people who can describe jobs in
detail, and targeting employers you'd like to work for
When an employer asks "Why should we select you?"- what do they want to see and hear? -
correct answer ✔✔ The goals you have set and achieved to prepare yourself to become their
ideal candidate
According to The Career Cycle, the "this is who we want!" moment is when a manager: - correct
answer ✔✔ Can clearly visualize how a candidate can help them achieve their corporate
objectives and personal career abitions
According to The Career Cycle, what phase includes revisiting your new manager to form the
right relationship with your boss, strengthening your understanding of the business, culture,
people, processes, and customers to maximize your immediate alignment? - correct answer ✔✔
Phase 5 - Joining the team
According to The Career Cycle, one of the challenges job seekers face is that there are very few
good jobs available because senior executives are willing and able to grow their businesses
without recruiting and developing new talent. - correct answer ✔✔ False
In the "Target" phase of the Career Cycle, it is important to decide what you want to do. To be
able to do this you need to: - correct answer ✔✔ Build a large network of people and gain
information from them about what they do everyday
, If you are in a position that does not require your current level of education and training, that is
called: - correct answer ✔✔ Being "underemployed"
The critical interpersonal, networking, goal setting, and aligning skills will be used during which
phases of the Career Cycle - correct answer ✔✔ All phases
After a dinner conversation with General Norman Schwarzkopf, what four concepts did Alex
Groenendyk learn were at the core of what all employers look for in candidates? - correct
answer ✔✔ Objectives, expectations, consequences, relationships
What part of General Norman Schwarzkopf's quote alludes to 'understanding consequences' as
being a critical part of what employers are looking for? - correct answer ✔✔ "Lives depend" on
objectives being achieved
What is likely to happen if you only offer generic attributes and qualities as examples of your
qualification for a position? - correct answer ✔✔ The interviewer will conclude you are not a
good fit
What is missing from most generic career advice that causes the list of qualities to offer minimal
help? - correct answer ✔✔ Specific actions that can move you forward as part of a proven
process in a real life context
How does an interviewing manager typically assess whether you will take action to foster good
relationships in a new job? - correct answer ✔✔ They look for specific actions you took to foster
good relationships with past managers
When is a time that you can find out about job-related corporate objectives AND differentiate
yourself as a candidate - correct answer ✔✔ During the interview
Understanding key objectives and how they will be measured should ideally be done - correct
answer ✔✔ Before the interview
