Career Coach Final Exam

Career coaches offer a variety of services. Which one of the following services do career coaches NOT provide?

In a poll of 2,300 people in the UK, 77% indicated that, if given the

Chance, they would choose a different career. – Is this true or false:

Every client is different, and your first task as a career coach is to help them to: (choose 1 out of 4)

If your client was classed as ‘Kinaesthetic’ (internal feeling or external physical movement) Examples of this would be if they often talk about how they feel.

Which three out of these 4 words would they be most likely to use?

A basic information sheet would include some of the following (Which one would NOT typically be included on an information sheet?)

How long would we recommend the initial Consultation meeting to be?

Why is a career exploration process so important? Choose 3 out of 4:

It is useful to get your client to explore their work attributes. This self-reflection is essential if the client is to make the right choice of future career. Please choose one of the following

Edgar Schein at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) conducted significant research into people’s career choices and developed the concept of ‘Career Anchors’.

Put simply, career anchors are the underlying motives why people choose particular types of careers. It suggests that every one of us has a particular orientation towards work and that we all approach our work with a certain set of needs and values. You can think of a career anchor as being the one thing that an individual would not sacrifice in their career.

From his research, Schein identified eight career anchors. Each person usually recognises one of these as being the overriding need in choosing and obtaining satisfaction from their work.

In the following 5 questions please identify which 1 anchor fits the description:

Question 1

‘Exercising my analytical, social and emotional skills in order to be in charge of large groups of people’

Question 2

‘Feeling safe and secure in my role; loyalty between my employer and myself’

What should you always include in a CV?

It is illegal to discriminate against someone in the UK due to race, religion, age, creed or disability so all of these factors do not need to be on your CV. True or False

Since the global economic crisis of 2007, 30 – 35 million jobs have been lost world-wide. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) states that global unemployment will not recover until 2015. True or False

During a period of economic growth the effects on the job market are. Choose three out of four:

There are three types of letter that someone applying for jobs needs to be able to master. These are: (Choose 3 out of 4)

When using ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Sirs’ one should end in ‘Yours faithfully’ True or False

“Tell me about an experience you’ve had where you were asked to complete a large volume of work in a short time frame. How did you manage this workload?” Is this a:

“In your previous experience managing projects, how did you ensure you met deliverables on time?” Is this a:

For most clients they will be working across a range of recruitment activities. All of these will need to be given equal importance as any one of them could come up with the ideal job or career pathway for your client. Which one is not a recruitment activity?

When you are working with your client you will need them to put a lot of effort in to their planning. What wouldn’t they include in their PLAN? Choose 1 out of 4:

Your client would need to ask themselves some questions before committing to a job. For example- Are there any unexpected ‘hidden costs’ to taking this job on? Which one of the following would not be a hidden cost?

A general assumption exists that it is a ‘buyer’s market’ with there being more people looking for work than there are jobs to be filled. While, taken literally, this is correct, when it is drilled down to an individual case level, it is not quite so accurate

What is ‘on-hook dialling?’

What are the disadvantages of having clients in your house?

You don’t need a separate business bank account

Volunteering your services is a great way to:

Career coaching can be a solitary job, so finding someone more experienced to talk to, confidentially, about your work, is very valuable to you.

The benefits of supervision:

Studies have shown that you are better taking a 30 or 60 minutes lunch break rather than taking regular breaks through out the day.

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