Talent Development M6

Question 1

______ is the opportunity for the employer and employee to develop skills and capabilities.

Answer 1

Talent Development

Question 2

Employers and employees have a shared responsibility in Talent Development. What role does the employer play?

Answer 2

Must provide training and learning opportunities to employees.

Question 3

Employers and employees have a shared responsibility in Talent Development. What role does the employee play?

Answer 3

The employee must take an active role in their development and seek opportunities for advancement.

Question 4

What factor must be taken into consideration when recruiting externally or developing internal employees?

Answer 4

The Budget

Question 5

What are the critical talent development need of employees?

Answer 5

Employees need skills development and to know there is career advancement and understand how to move throughout the organization

Question 6

What are 4 key components to consider about the talent development of employees?

Answer 6

1. The opportunity should be clearly defined within the organization
2. Time Constraints. Can the employee accomplish during normal hours.
3. Interest. The opportunity should be interesting to the employee
4. Compatibility of the opportunity with day-to-day
   responsibility

Question 7

What is an employee responsibility in regard to talent development?

A. Advance into a more responsible position after completing development
B. Anticipate future workforce needs
C. Proactively take ownership of his/her career development
D. Consider budget for training programs

Answer 7

C. Proactively take ownership of his/her career development

Question 8

Talent development opportunities to enhance a current job should be determined by which of the following?

A. What is available on the department’s development schedule
B. What is appropriate for the business and the job
C. Each employee’s pay grade
D. What the manager thinks the employee should have

Answer 8

B. What is appropriate for the business and the job

Question 9

What is the best example of a coaching or mentoring opportunity?

A. Access to experts through networks
B. Attendance at an outside seminar
C. Overseas assignment
D. Learn a foreign language

Answer 9

A. Access to experts through networks

Question 10

Which is an effective measurement of a talent development opportunity?

A. Increase in talent development budgets
B. Improved productivity
C. Addition of more advancement/career programs
D. Addition of new mandatory safety programs

Answer 10

B. Improved productivity