Career Directions New Paths to Your Ideal.pdf

Career Directions, 7e (Yena) Chapter 1 Connecting to Today's Workplace 1) The state of the economy is not an important factor to consider in career planning. Answer: FALSE Explanation: Downswings in the economy can have consequences that are very important to consider in career planning. Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 2) In tough economic times, people are less likely to return to school. Answer: FALSE Explanation: When unemployment is high, such as during a bad economy, many return to school or retrain. Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Education and the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 3) A diverse and inclusive workforce has distinct advantages. Answer: TRUE Explanation: Working in teams with different backgrounds and experiences bring different views that are important to enhancing individual and company performance. Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 4) The four key areas you should focus on to prioritize your online job search efforts are image and reputation, job search documents, your skills, and striving for quality over quantity. Answer: TRUE Explanation: Image and reputation, job search documents, your skills, and striving for quality over quantity are all the hallmarks of a successful job applicant. Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 3 5) In a job search, and in the workplace, face-to-face connections are no longer important. Answer: FALSE Explanation: Today there is renewed importance in the role face-to-face connections play in helping you to distinguish yourself in the job market and in the workplace. Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 6) If you develop the right mindset, you can be successful under most circumstances. Answer: TRUE Explanation: Develop the mindset of seeing challenges instead as opportunities for growth. Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 7) Age diversity at work is the inclusion of employees of all age groups in the workplace. Answer: TRUE Explanation: Age diversity is the inclusion of all employees of all age groups in the workplace. Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 8) Different age groups have similar attitudes toward the workplace. Answer: FALSE Explanation: Different age groups may have different attitudes toward their work environment. Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 4 9) Women are more likely than men to voluntarily stop working. Answer: TRUE Explanation: A survey of U.S. college graduates showed that 37% of women voluntarily stopped working at some point during their career as opposed to 24% of men. Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 10) Each generation of workers likely has a different definition of success based on the values they bring to the workplace. Answer: TRUE Explanation: Each generation has a different definition of success based on the value they place on family, work, personal fulfillment, and the use of technology. Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Trends affecting you in the workplace Learning Objective: 01-01 Identify how trends affect you in the workplace Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation