chapter 10

Question 1

the occupational positions a perosn has had over many years

Answer 1

career

Question 2

the process for enabling employee sto eter understand and develop their career skills and interest, and to use thes eskills and interst more effectivelyq

Answer 2

career mangement

Question 3

the lifelong series of activities that ocntribute to a perosns career exploration, establishment, sucess, and fullfillment

Answer 3

career development

Question 4

the deliberate process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interest, knowledge, motivations, and other characteristics and establishes action plans to attain specific goals

Answer 4

career planning

Question 5

results of a period that may occur at the initial career entry when the new employees high job expectations confront the reatity of a boring or other wise unattractive work situation

Answer 5

reality shock

Question 6

advising, counseling, and guiding

Answer 6

mentoring

Question 7

educating, instructing, and training subordinaes

Answer 7

coaching

Question 8

advancement to a position of increased responsibility

Answer 8

promotion

Question 9

reassignments to similar positions in othe rparts of the ifrm

Answer 9

transfer

Question 10

involuntary termeinatin of a employees employment with the firm

Answer 10

dismisal

Question 11

willful disregard or disobedience of the boss’s authority

Answer 11

insubordination

Question 12

in the absence of a contract, either the employer or the employee can terminate at will the employment relationship

Answer 12

terminate at will

Question 13

the interview in which an employee is informed of the fact thhat he or she has been dismissed

Answer 13

termination interview

Question 14

a formal process by which a terinated person is trianed and counseled in the techniques of self appraisal and securing a new position

Answer 14

outplacement counseling

Question 15

interviews with employees who are leavin the firm, conducted for obtaining information about he job or related matters, to give the employer insight about the company

Answer 15

exit interviews

Question 16

an employer sending employees home due to a lack of work, this is typically a temporary siutation

Answer 16

layoff

Question 17

the process of reudcing, usually dramatically, the number of people mpoyed by a firm

Answer 17

downsizing

Question 18

employers need to address

Answer 18

lifecycle career management issues

Question 19

a important part of supervisor job

Answer 19

managing dismissals