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100

What does John Holland’s acronym RIASEC stand for?

Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional

100

Anne Roe related one’s career choice and professional compatibility with 

Psychological needs based on one’s developed relationship with their caregiver

100

How does the location of a job affect the role?

population served

Socioeconomic status - salary 

resources 

common struggles - geopolitics 

100

Which of the following is NOT a necessary part of diversifying one’s resume? 

  1. Using professional and visually appealing fonts and styles 

  2. Including personal skills and certificates 

  3. Including relevant volunteering and educational experiences 

  4. Including an objective section and personal picture with phone number and address

Including an objective section and personal picture with phone number and address

100

In a genogram depicting termination of a relationship, what symbols would be true

  1. 1 diagonal line if separated 

  2. 1 vertical line if nullity 

  3. 2 diagonal lines if divorced 

  4. 2 lines forming an X if widowed 

1, 2, 4

200

Based on Don Lowry’s True Colors, the Blue color likes to ask:

"How does that make you feel?

200

An individual that scores highly in Holland’s Realistic personality traits would most likely be in what kind of field?

hands-on, problem-solving 

plumber, contractor, ~engineer~ , architect, physical therapist

200

What are the 3 forms of communication? Explain 

7% verbal 

38% paraverbal 

55% nonverbal 

200

What did Parson phrase as True Reasoning?

The relationship between understanding oneself and the work field 

200

Who was the father of Career Counseling? 

Frank Parsons

300

Tom is currently working as a pediatrician because he loves helping and seeing children and the relief on parents’ faces. He would rather challenge himself to do volunteer work or pro-bono work rather than monetary incentives. Which career anchor best describes Tom?

Sense of Service 

300

Which of the career anchors would best apply to an individual who likes the struggle to work towards being at the top of their field?

Technical/ Functional Competence

300

Kathy is a middle aged Latino school counselor from a high socioeconomic background doing an intake session with a 14 year old caucasian male from an impoverished neighborhood. As the client is speaking of his household habits caring for his younger siblings as his single mom works, and the client must learn how to use available resources, Kathy inquires what resources and traditions the client has been accustomed to so that she may better understand him. What is Kathy doing?

Broaching

300

What is Celerity vs pace vs rhythm of one's work?

  • The swiftness by which one responds to a new assignment 

  • intensity of one's interaction with their work

  • pattern of pace and work productivity 

300

What was one of the founding associations of the ACA in 1952?

National Career Development Association 

400

What are the steps in Parson’s Trait and Factor Theory 

Start by getting an understanding of them, sharing knowledge of the work field, and matching personalized aptitude and compatibility.

400

DAILY DOUBLE - 2x the points

 Gary is a 72 year old veteran and ready to retire from working as a military contractor in a few months. Gary is slowly lessening his workload and reviewing the details of his retirement plan. According to Super’s Life-Span developmental model G.E.E.M.D., which stage would Gary fall into?

  1. Disengagement 

  2. De-celeration 

  3. Despair vs Integrity 

  4. Generativity vs Stagnation 

400

Mark is the first-born first-generation child from a Middle-Eastern family, raised knowing he is expected to carry the family legacy. He has been interested in athletics since he joined karate in elementary school and started exploring swimming and football, while working at the local gym in college. Rather than choosing to become a professional athlete, he is pursuing Sports Medicine in medical school because of the prestige and financial stability of being a doctor. Mark’s decision is explained by

Conscription and Compromise

400

When interviewing, how does mirroring help? 

Reflecting the interviewer’s body language to relate to appear symmetrically tuned subliminally 

400

Which Computer Assisted Guidance tool was structured on Holland’s RIASEC personality traits? 

O*Net

500

In which of Erick Savickas’s career construction theory and life design theory stages would a person begin writing their narrative or self-story?

Assessment of personal history 

not engagement, insight, or reorientation

500

Jimmy is a high school senior, sitting in his guidance counselor’s office inquiring about his college applications and major. Jimmy has been in little league baseball since 2nd grade, joined theater, gone with the Model UN club, and been a part of the carpentry club. He has spoken to many professionals in a career fair and decided he wants to enroll as a pre-law student when he gets to college. Which of Ginzberg’s stages would Jimmy currently fit best in? 

Crystallization 

500

Bill is in the middle of conducting second-round interviews to hire new employees for a teaching position in a culturally diverse community. When referencing cases with the individual that did the first interviews, Bill is asked about the African middle aged single father that interviewed, or the newly graduated Latino man, or the South Asian woman with several younger siblings. Bill’s response was that he did not pay attention to any of those details because those traits are not relevant to the job skills or personality at work. Bill is…

Culturally Blind

500

Which response would NOT reflect a factor discussed in class when answering “Why do you fit for this role/company?” in an interview? 

  1. I would get along well with my colleagues and peers as I have met some already 

  2. I understand that the company has a history since the 1900’s in valuing community service, as do I.

  3. I find that I align with the company’s mission and trajectory, and am curious to know how the company and this role would also fit well with my aspirations. 

  4. With my experience in skills similar to those required for this role, I am interested in assimilating what I have learned with further growth. 

I would get along well with my colleagues and peers as I have met some already 

500

Tony reports that he has been feeling insecure while applying to colleges compared to his classmates because his grades and scores aren’t as high, stating “I’m not good at anything and haven’t done anything productive.” What should his counselor do based on his portfolio?

1070 on the SAT’s

3.1 GPA

Almost failed Math and English every year 

Joined Baseball and Basketball

Aced Physical Education and Health every marking period 

Volunteered as an assistant coach

Empower his self efficacy in bodily kinesthetics to start building his self esteem

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