Definitions
What are career challenges?
Situations or conditions that interrupt or complicate career progression, but offer the potential for growth.
Name one of the three dimensions of burnout.
What does WLB stand for?
Work-Life Balance.
What is gig work?
Freelance or project-based work that lacks long-term stability or benefits.
What does HRD stand for?
Human Resource Development.
What is a career shock?
An extraordinary, often external event that triggers career reflection or change.
What causes job stress?
When job demands exceed an individual's available resources or coping capacity.
What’s the difference between work-life conflict and work-life harmony?
Conflict = roles compete; Harmony = roles align or integrate.
What’s one psychological effect of job insecurity?
Anxiety, loss of motivation, disengagement, or stress.
What’s one role of HRD in addressing burnout?
Creating stress prevention systems, offering support, training leaders.
What’s the key difference between a career barrier and a career challenge?
Barriers are seen as fixed; challenges can be navigated and used for development.
Which theory explains why losing resources at work causes burnout?
COR Theory (Conservation of Resources).
What is Work-Family Enrichment?
A process where experience in one role improves performance or satisfaction in the other.
Name one group especially vulnerable to underemployment.
Youth, immigrants, caregivers, or older workers.
What is an I-deal in HRD terms?
A personalized, negotiated work arrangement between employee and employer.
What is the definition of underemployment?
Working below one’s education, skills, or availability (e.g., part-time against one’s will).
Give one example of a stress intervention HRD can use.
Wellness programs, coaching, supervisor training, workload management, etc.
Give an example of a work-life initiative.
Flextime, telework, childcare support, job sharing, etc.
Why is job loss considered a career shock?
It’s a sudden, unexpected event that forces reflection or change.
How can HRD support career plateauing?
By offering lateral development, mentoring, job redesign, and coaching.
What is Conservation of Resources (COR) theory in one sentence?
A theory stating people strive to gain, maintain, and protect valuable resources like time, energy, and security.
What does depersonalization mean in the context of burnout?
Becoming emotionally detached or cynical toward clients or coworkers.
Why might the term “balance” be misleading when talking about work-life?
It implies symmetry or perfection, which is often unrealistic in real life.
How can HRD respond to job insecurity in a company?
Offer career coaching, upskilling, transparent communication, and psychological safety.
What is psychological capital and how does HRD build it?
It's hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism; HRD builds it through training, coaching, and positive feedback.