Career Development

Question 1 of 30

1

Career-Infused Career Counselling (CICC) emphasizes social, economic, and political forces that shape career development. CICC is a theory:

Select one of the following:

based on a work culture of a constant work role
on a principle that work is a lifetime one career
of social justice and advocacy
reinforcing work and a constant work role

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

1

The concept of career maturity is of primary importance to the theory of:

Select one of the following:

decision-making.
structural-interactive.
career development assessment and counseling.
trait-factor.

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

1

What instrument would Structural Interactive Theory employ to assess for congruence in a person- environment fit?

Select one of the following:

Kuder Preference Inventory
Holland Occupational Code
Strong Interest Inventory
Beck Anxiety Inventory.

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

1

Persons of diversity often encounter hindering (negative) factors in the work environment. A result of these hindering factors has been:

Select one of the following:

gender grouping.
racial grouping.
isolation and cultural assumptions.
job changes.

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

1

All of the following guide the counselor in developing competencies in meeting social justice except:

Select one of the following:

awareness of the counselor’s cultural identity.
establishing a fair practice handout.
awareness of the client’s cultural identity.
establishing a cultural effective alliance with the client.

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

1

Research reports indicated that the most helpful influences in securing, maintaining and achieving satisfaction in the work environment are all of the following except:

Select one of the following:

support from family and friends
personal attitudes
internal framework and boundaries
supervisor is of the same gender

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

1

Barriers for the unemployed worker in a job search include all of the following except:

Select one of the following:

self-confidence.
negative career thinking.
lack of decision-making skills.
transportation.

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

1

State labor departments use which world of work classification system?

Select one of the following:

Holland Occupational Classification
Standard Occupational Classification
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Standard Industrial Classification

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

1

The National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) was formed in 1976 to provide:

Select one of the following:

state career information systems.
up-to-date job listings in each state.
assistance for displaced workers.
store user information.

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

1

Considered to be the largest job growth projection for the years 2012-2024 is:

Select one of the following:

health related occupations.
computer related occupations.
production occupations.
energy occupations.

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

1

The American Counseling Association conducted a survey to assess the well-being of professional counselors. The results reflected an overwhelming number of counselors who experienced stress at work and impairment that was symptomatic of:

Select one of the following:

exhaustion, incompetence, devaluing clients, and deterioration in their personal life.
role conflicts.
an economy that did not integrate cultural values.
a stagnate economy and reduced worker compensation.

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

1

Worker dissatisfaction in adjustment and a sense of well-being on the job are found to be hindered by all of the following factors except:

Select one of the following:

compensation.
management style.
work environment.
personal life issues.

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

1

The Armed Services train military personnel for a war environment. Veterans experience which of the following when attempting to re-integrate into the U.S. employment setting:

Select one of the following:

military training is an advantage for employment settings
a set of rules and language that is a different work value system
communication issues with the civilian worker
inability to acquire their past employment before commitment service.

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

1

One of the several steps in designing and implementing a career development program is to write measurable objectives. Writing measurable objectives is important because:

Select one of the following:

the objectives set up the target population for services.
these are the means for the creation of a budget.
they are purposeful in hiring the correct counselor for the correct position.
the objectives determine the content and evaluation of the services.

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

1

A technique that will assist a career counselor in understanding the relationship between family background, cultural prescriptions and career and life planning is the:

Select one of the following:

Psychodrama.
Genogram.
Johari Window.
Karpman Triangle.

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

1

Career assistance in the early history of the field of counseling and guidance was focused on job placement. At the present time, in a global economy, placement and planning the focus for diverse clients is:

Select one of the following:

a singular placement.
a match with commerce, industry, and professions based on college training.
based on a developmental perspective.
based on economic need.

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

1

In preparing for a job search Leuty and Hansen’s (2011) Cross-Battery includes two instruments to conduct a comprehensive assessment that includes scales for the environment, competence, status, autonomy, organizational culture, and relationships. This assessment is measuring:

Select one of the following:

work values
career thoughts
work personality traits
worker engagement

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

1

Which of the following will assist the counselor in assessing for positive emotion, good health, ability to mobilize resources, and cross over engagement skills for life planning and management?

Select one of the following:

Beck Anxiety Inventory
Oldenburg Burnout Inventory
Computer Educational and Career Exploration System (ECES)
O*Net

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

1

Computer resources for career planning and decision-making use a cross-walking tool to:

Select one of the following:

move from one database to another database.
move from one workstation to another workstation.
switch career lines with a comparable skill set.
provide interpretations without counselor involvement.

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

1

Cyber counselors and cyber clients are confronted with issues not as likely or apparent as in face-to-face counseling. One of these issues has to do with:

Select one of the following:

training.
a secure environment.
payment.
homework.

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

1

An ethical dilemma might likely occur when counselors use the Internet to:

Select one of the following:

deliver occupational information.
provide on-line databases for purposes of occupational options.
provide on-line searches.
provide counseling on-line.

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

1

Frank Parsons' three-step model of career counseling relied heavily on:

Select one of the following:

psychometrics for analysis.
goal-setting.
the self-actualization process.
character analysis.

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

1

All of the following are components of Trait and Factor Theory except:

Select one of the following:

decision-making skills
understanding the process of career choice
self-awareness
testing

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

1

Donald Super defined career maturity as a readiness to deal with developmental life tasks. He organized a model of stages and substages for the counselor's use in career counseling. Which of the following did Super identify as an exploration task?

Select one of the following:

fantasy
beginning stabilization
interest
crystallization

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

1

John Holland's classification system (HOC) is used to stereotype individuals, occupations, and environments according to code. Which of the following three letters illustrates the highest level of consistency?

Select one of the following:

RSE
RSC
SEC
IEC

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

1

Who incorporated Maslow's eight levels of needs into a two-level approach to understanding career selection?

Select one of the following:

Donald Super
Donald Patterson
Edward Bordin
Anne Roe

Explanation

Question 27 of 30

1

Tiedeman and O'Hara believed that individuals process through seven steps in career development and decision-making. According to these decision-making career theorists an individual who begins to see patterns, connections, or can order relevant information about a career decision would be at which step of this process?

Select one of the following:

exploration
crystallization
choice
clarification

Explanation

Question 28 of 30

1

An individual assessed by the Strong Interest Inventory as high on the personality stereotype I (Investigative), would best fit in which work environment?

Select one of the following:

business
political
scientific
conventional

Explanation

Question 29 of 30

1

The goals of occupational exploration and career planning are most characteristic of which developmental group?

Select one of the following:

elementary students
junior-high-school students
senior-high-school students
post-secondary students

Explanation

Question 30 of 30

1

A librarian at a community college has managed to acquire funds for the installation of a computerized career guidance program. After researching the different systems, the library board along with several administrators agreed that SIGI PLUS and DISCOVER would be the most appropriate systems for purchase. Which statement below cannot be considered an accurate statement describing these systems?

Select one of the following:

DISCOVER is a system that combines career guidance and search strategies to provide users with knowledge about self-in-relation to occupational and educational knowledge. SIGI PLUS is an individualized career guidance program that teaches a user the process of career planning and decision-making strategies.
DISCOVER and SIGI PLUS are two of the most widely used computer-assisted career guidance systems in the United States.
DISCOVER and SIGI PLUS are utilized best by individuals without counselor intervention.
DISCOVER and SIGI PLUS are considered viable tools in the career decision-making process.

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NCE Quiz on Career Development, created by Dillon E on 17/02/2020.

Career Development

Question 1 of 30

Career-Infused Career Counselling (CICC) emphasizes social, economic, and political forces that shape career development. CICC is a theory:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

The concept of career maturity is of primary importance to the theory of:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

What instrument would Structural Interactive Theory employ to assess for congruence in a person- environment fit?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

Persons of diversity often encounter hindering (negative) factors in the work environment. A result of these hindering factors has been:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

All of the following guide the counselor in developing competencies in meeting social justice except:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

Research reports indicated that the most helpful influences in securing, maintaining and achieving satisfaction in the work environment are all of the following except:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

Barriers for the unemployed worker in a job search include all of the following except:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

State labor departments use which world of work classification system?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

The National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) was formed in 1976 to provide:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

Considered to be the largest job growth projection for the years 2012-2024 is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

The American Counseling Association conducted a survey to assess the well-being of professional counselors. The results reflected an overwhelming number of counselors who experienced stress at work and impairment that was symptomatic of:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

Worker dissatisfaction in adjustment and a sense of well-being on the job are found to be hindered by all of the following factors except:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

The Armed Services train military personnel for a war environment. Veterans experience which of the following when attempting to re-integrate into the U.S. employment setting:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

One of the several steps in designing and implementing a career development program is to write measurable objectives. Writing measurable objectives is important because:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

A technique that will assist a career counselor in understanding the relationship between family background, cultural prescriptions and career and life planning is the:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

Career assistance in the early history of the field of counseling and guidance was focused on job placement. At the present time, in a global economy, placement and planning the focus for diverse clients is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

In preparing for a job search Leuty and Hansen’s (2011) Cross-Battery includes two instruments to conduct a comprehensive assessment that includes scales for the environment, competence, status, autonomy, organizational culture, and relationships. This assessment is measuring:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

Which of the following will assist the counselor in assessing for positive emotion, good health, ability to mobilize resources, and cross over engagement skills for life planning and management?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

Computer resources for career planning and decision-making use a cross-walking tool to:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

Cyber counselors and cyber clients are confronted with issues not as likely or apparent as in face-to-face counseling. One of these issues has to do with: