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11.Ernest has been working in the same job for just over six years. Lately he has come to understand that he will not be able to become a senior executive in his firm because he lacks the educational requirements to do so. What is Ernest most likely do in this situation?
a.He will stay in the same position, recognizing that he is lucky to have the job that he has.
b.He will modify his career goals.
c.He will petition his superiors to change their requirements to give him a senior position.
d.He will reduce his work productivity to “balance” his perception that he is being unfairly denied advancement.
12.A study by Perrone and colleagues (2010) asked high school students who were identified as being academically talented to predict their career outcomes. What was the finding when those same students were examined between 10 and 20 years later?
a.Students predicted with very poor accuracy the fields in which they would eventually work.
b.Students tended to underpredict their level of occupational success.
c.Students tended to overpredict their level of occupational success.
d.Students’ predictions were surprisingly accurate.
13.Research has found that people from the generation called ________ tend to view traditional organizations with cynicism and mistrust.
a.the “generation Xers”c.the millennials
b.the baby boomersd.the helicopters
14.Katie has just graduated from college and has taken an entry-level position with a business firm. She has experienced a high level of frustration in her first six months of work, as she has discovered that what she learned in college does not transfer very well to the demands and responsibilities of her job. This experience is called ________.
a.vocational awakeningc.reality shock
b.burnoutd.occupational disillusionment
15.Your authors suggest that reality shock in the workplace is a phenomenon that
a.is decreased when one earns at least one graduate degree.
b.affects women far more than men.
c.is only prevalent in “skill” occupations.
d.happens to everyone.
16.Laurence is going to be a high school teacher when he graduates from college. If you wanted to reduce the reality shock that he will experience when he gets his first real job, what would you advise him to do?
a.seek out an internship or a practicum experience to get some experience in the field
b.get a Master’s degree before going into the workplace
c.switch to elementary education, as working with younger children is easier than working with adolescents
d.study textbooks beyond those required by his college professors to get a more “real world” sense of what to expect
17.A mentor, or a(n) ________ coach, is part teacher, part sponsor, part model, and part counselor who facilitates on-the-job learning to help the new hire do the work required in his or her present role and to prepare for future roles.
a.guidancec.vocational
b.on-the-jobd.developmental
18.Mitch has recently graduated from law school and has been hired by a prestigious firm. In his first few days he is paired with Avery, a partner in the firm. Avery works with Mitch, gives him increasing amounts of responsibility, and makes sure that Mitch receives credit for his strong work. In this case, Avery is serving as a(n) ________.
a.supervisorc.vocational partner
b.mentord.reality shock buffer
19.Serving as a mentor has helped Jaclyn feel like she’s contributed significantly to the long-term success of the organization. This role has helped her fulfill aspects of Erikson’s phase of
a.identity.c.generativity.
b.basic trust.d.intimacy.
20.How are mentoring and generativity related?
a.Mentoring is one avenue for achieving generativity.
b.Generativity causes mentoring.
c.Individuals who mentor are less likely to express generativity.
d.Mentoring is done by the employee, and generativity is done by the employer.
