Option 1
1. A person who has the appropriate qualifications, capabilities, and willingness to work and “sell” his or her labor for an appropriate remuneration is called an:
a. Employer
b. employee
c. a learner
d. a student
2. In the formula of choice of profession, professional qualities which define abilities, level of knowledge, psychological features, abilities of the person, refer to the concept:
a. can b. should c. want d. necessary
3. Everybody should know that it is the position, and not the profession, that is paid for. Not every “prestigious” profession is highly paid, because its “prestige” depends on the social circle, this notion relates to mistakes:
a. choosing a profession “blindly”
b. choosing a profession on the basis of its prestige
c. choosing a profession “for the company”
d. guidance of people incompetent in choosing a profession
4. Unemployment characteristic of the domestic economy is called:
a. seasonal unemployment
b. structural unemployment
c. cyclical unemployment
d. hidden unemployment
5. Professions and occupations for which jobs are available in almost every enterprise, institution, and neighborhood are referred to as types of occupations:
a. scarce
b. perpetual
c. cross-cutting
d. vacant
6. Identify the type of temperament. Lively, agile and very productive when he has an interesting thing to do, a person. Failures and troubles are experienced relatively easily. Mood is changeable, but with a prevailing sense of equilibrium, well-being.
a. choleric
b. sanguine
c. phlegmatic
d. melancholic
7. The competitiveness of such a specialist remains high due to the possession of such qualities as diligence, commitment, responsibility – this model of competitiveness is called:
a. universal
b. professional
c. flexible
d. good worker
8. Do you agree with the statement that the position, the place in the organization and the job duties associated with it are called – specialty
a. yes b. no
9. Choose the models of career building:
a. vertical, horizontal
b. business, professional
c. ladder, springboard
d. hidden, centripetal
10. The career stage – advancement – lasts:
а. 25 – 30 years
b. 30 – 45 years
c. 45 – 60 years
d. 60 – 65 years old
11. Intermediaries in the labor market
a. private enterprise
b. commercial agencies for recruitment and selection
c. center for social support
d. pension fund
12. How should the telephone conversation be ended?
a. politely and positively
b. in a raised tone
c. without saying goodbye, hang up
d. at my discretion
13. Methods of extramural self-presentation:
a. autobiography
b. professional resume
c. letter on a job advertised
d. all answers are correct
14. Which method of self-presentation is described below:
“Immediately seeking a job with a construction firm. Graduate of Moscow Construction Institute. I have work experience of two years. Sociable, punctual, efficient, easy to learn. I know English and German languages. Looking for work engineer-technologist. Vologda, tel. 88906753421”
a. search letter
b. professional resume
c. letter for an advertised job
d. newspaper advertisement
15. The absence of information that is not directly related to the vacancy is called:
a. focused
b. concise
c. activity
d. specificity
16. Before the interview, it is recommended to do the following steps:
a. clarify goals
b. prepare documents
c. create a positive attitude
d. all the answers are correct
17. Do you agree with the statement that the order about employment is issued before the conclusion of the employment contract
a. yes b. no
18. When it is necessary to hire a specialist to do a certain amount of work, an employment contract is made:
a. an employment contract for an indefinite term
b. civil law contract
c. amicable agreement
d. no right answer
19. Measures of socio-psychological adaptation:
a. acquaintance with the territorial location of the units
b. familiarization with the history of the organization, products
c. understanding of own role in the production process
d. all the answers are correct
20. If an employee is hired for the first time, the employer is obliged to execute the labor booklet within the period not exceeding ____ days from the moment of employment.
а. 3 days
b. 5 days
c. 7 days
d. 10 days
Variant 2
1. A person who has the appropriate qualifications, capabilities, and willingness to work and “sell” his or her labor for appropriate remuneration is called:
a. employer
b. employee
c. a trainee
d. a student
2. In the formula for choosing a profession, the needs in the labor market of certain professions: which of them are promising, what pay for the chosen specialty, where employment is planned, refers to the concept:
a. can
b. have to
c. want to
d. need to
3. Look for information about the “meaning” of work, how much time is spent and what the representatives of this profession do; this is a notion of mistakes:
a. choosing a profession “blindly”
b. choosing a profession because of its prestige
c. choosing a profession “for the company”
d. guiding people who are incompetent in choosing a profession
4. The sphere of formation of supply and demand for labour force is called -the labour market
a. yes b. no
5. Unemployment associated with fluctuations in production during different periods of the year is called:
a. seasonal unemployment
b. structural unemployment
c. cyclical unemployment
d. hidden unemployment
6. Professions and occupations serving basic human needs that never disappear are referred to as types of occupations:
a. scarce
b. perpetual
c. cross-cutting
d. vacant
7. This person possesses several professions, a variety of competences, which means he/she is able to perform different kinds of work and substitute his/her colleagues, if necessary – this model of competitiveness is called a:
a. versatile
b. professional
c. flexible
d. good worker
8. Do you agree with the statement that the level of training, readiness to competently perform a certain type of activity in the specialty received is called – qualification
a. yes b. no
9. Choose the types of careers:
a. vertical, horizontal
b. business, professional
c. specialized, non-specialized
d. intra-organizational, inter-organizational
10.The career stage – retention – lasts:
а. 25 – 30 years b. 30 – 45 years
в. 45 – 60 years d. 60 – 65 years old
11. Intermediaries in the labor market
a. private enterprise
b. career guidance and psychological support center
c. social support center
d. pension fund
12. The purpose of a phone call about an advertised job:
a. to clarify the necessary data
b. to obtain an invitation to an interview
c. to promote myself as an employee
d. to find answers to questions of interest
13. Methods of extramural self-presentation:
a. advertisement
b. professional resume
c. search letter
d. all answers are correct
14. Which method of self-presentation is described below:
“Immediately looking for a job with a construction firm. Graduate of the Moscow Construction Institute. I have work experience of two years. Sociable, punctual, efficient, easy to learn. I know English and German languages. Looking for work engineer-technologist. Vologda, tel. 88906753421”
a. search letter
b. professional resume
c. newspaper ad
d. letter for a job advertised
15. A statement of the main information confirming the right to apply for a given position – is called:
a. purposefulness
b. specificity
c. activity
d. conciseness
16. Before the interview, it is recommended to do the following steps:
a. clarify goals
b. prepare documents
c. hone the image
d. all answers are correct
17. According to the labor code it is supposed to conclude an employment contract in what form
a. orally
b. in writing
c. electronic
d. all answers are correct
18. The employment contract must stipulate the following issues:
a. the place and date of the employment contract
b. terms of organization of the employee’s work
c. amendment and termination of the agreement
d. all the answers are correct
19. intellectual character traits:
a. perseverance, determination
b. curiosity, interest
c. impressionability, eagerness
d. hypochondria, self-reliance
20. Mastering by the worker of the basic production functions for achievement of productivity and quality of work, required on the given post, is called:
a. socio-psychological adaptation
b. professional adaptation
c. psychological adaptation
d. physical adaptation
Variant 3
1. A person who has the appropriate qualifications, capabilities, and willingness to work and “sell” his or her labor for appropriate remuneration is called:
a. employer
b. employee
c. a learner
d. a student
2. In the career choice formula, determining one’s professional interests and aptitudes refers to the concept of:
a. can
b. have to
c. want to
d. necessary
3. The position in which a person walks away from responsibility for the decision he/she makes refers to mistakes:
a. choosing a profession “blindly”
b. choosing a profession because of prestige
c. choosing a profession “for company”
d. directing people who are incompetent in choosing a profession
4. Do you agree with the statement that the system of ways, social mechanisms, and organizations that allows sellers to find jobs and buyers to find workers for industrial and commercial activities is called – the labor market
a. no b. yes
5. Unemployment caused by changes in the structure of demand and the technology of production is called:
a. seasonal unemployment
b. structural unemployment
c. cyclical unemployment
d. hidden unemployment
6. The purchase and sale of a particular type of labor, when their labor is offered by sellers of the same occupation, is called:
a. labor market
b. commodity market
c. the market of professions
d. the market of specialists
7. The competitiveness of a specialist is ensured by a high level of professional qualification; he or she has reached the summit of professional skills and knows everything (or nearly everything) about his or her profession: this model of competitiveness is called: a. universalist b. professional
a. universal
b. professional
c. flexible
d. good worker
8. Do you agree with the statement that the level of learning, preparedness to competently perform a certain type of activity in the profession obtained is called – specialty
a. yes b. no
9. Choose the types of careers:
a. vertical, horizontal
b. business, professional
c. specialized, non-specialized
d. hidden, centripetal
10. the career stage – formation – lasts:
а. 25 – 30 years
b. 30 – 45 years
в. 45 – 60 years
d. 60 – 65 years old
11. Intermediaries in the labor market
a. private enterprise
b. public employment service
c. social support center
d. pension fund
12. the disadvantages of looking for a job by telephone:
a. flexibility
b. saving time
c. no face-to-face contact
d. cheap and convenient
13. Methods of extramural self-presentation:
a. autobiography
b. professional resume
c. search letter
d. all answers are correct
14. Which method of self-presentation is described below:
“Immediately seeking a job with a construction firm. I am a graduate of Moscow Construction Institute. I have work experience of two years. Sociable, punctual, efficient, easy to learn. I know English and German languages. Looking for work engineer-technologist. Vologda, tel. 88906753421”
a. search letter
b. newspaper announcement
c. professional resume
d. letter for a job advertised
15. The absence of information that is not directly related to the vacancy is called:
a. purposefulness
b. specificity
c. activity
d. brevity
16. Before the interview, it is recommended to do the following steps:
a. clarify the goals
b. gather information about the company
c. hone the image
d. all the answers are correct
17. On the basis of which documents the labor relations between the administration of the enterprise and the employee are regulated:
а. Constitution of the Russian Federation
b. labour code
c. administrative code
d. criminal code
18. Willful character traits are:
a. hotness, inertness
b. insistence, resoluteness
c. interest, suspiciousness
d. inquisitiveness, expansiveness
19. The employment contract is concluded for: a:
a. for an indefinite period
b. for definite term, but no more than 5 years
c. for the period of specific work
d. all answers are correct
20. Mastering by the worker of basic communicative functions, adaptation to norms of behavior and mutual relations in a new collective, is called:
a. socio-psychological adaptation
b. professional adaptation
c. psychological adaptation
d. physical adaptation
Variant 4
1. In the formula of a choice of profession, professional qualities which define abilities, level of knowledge, psychological features, abilities of the person, concern to concept:
a. can
b. should
c. want
d. is necessary
2. The system of ways and social mechanisms and organisations which allow sellers to find jobs and buyers to find workers for manufacturing and commercial activity is the following:
a. the occupational market
b. the labor market
c. the job market
d. the production market
3. The profession “street vendor”, refers to the type of profession:
a. free
b. scarce
c. through
d. all of the above
4. The competitiveness, of such a specialist, on the modern labor market is related to the ability to communicate, make friends, and establish connections – this model of competitiveness is called:
a. generalist
b. communicator
c. flexible
d. professional
5. Unemployment associated with insufficient aggregate demand for goods and services, which causes an increase in unemployment in the industries where these goods are produced, is called:
a. seasonal unemployment
b. structural unemployment
c. cyclical unemployment
d. hidden unemployment
6. The type of occupation within one occupation is called: a:
a. qualification
b. occupation
c. occupation
d. level of training
7. Progressive advancement of a person associated with the growth of professional skills, status, social role and amount of remuneration is
a. intra-organizational career
b. business career
c. specialized career
d. a vertical career
8. Select the types of careers:
a. intra-organizational, inter-organizational
b. specialized, non-specialized
c. stepwise, centripetal
d. springboard, ladder
9. Anticipation of possible situations and processes, management of movement to them, in accordance with own purposes, is the definition:
a. career management
b. strategy
c. professional growth
d. tactics
10. Career building models
a. hidden, stepwise
b. snake, crossroads
c. springboard, vertical
d. intra-organizational, ladder
11. identify the type of temperament. This is a person with low activity, with unstable attention, is easily injured, frail, painfully reacts to the slightest insult, pod-onachka, withdrawn, prone to deep feelings.
a. Sanguine
b. choleric
c. phlegmatic
d. melancholic
12. define which internal resources of the person are described: in every sphere of professional activity the set of these components is specific, but they are all determined by the qualification requirements for the position held and the profession obtained.
a. a person’s abilities
b. interest and abilities for cognition and gaining experience
c. professional knowledge and experience
d. self-confidence, aspiration for leadership
13. The limited field of application of spiritual and physical powers of the person necessary for society, which gives him (her) the possibility to exist and develop instead of the applied labour is
a. a job
b. a profession
c. a vacancy
d. a field of work
14. Determine which way is described below:
Anna Valentinovna Ivanenko was the head of the advertising department at our publication. She proved to be a proactive employee with good organizational skills.
During the year of her work in our company the circulation of the publication has increased by 25%. On her initiative and with her help a new system of distribution of the magazine in the regions was developed and implemented. Thanks to her efforts, the magazine had new partners and advertisers. I would especially like to mention her responsibility, her ability to negotiate with people, to find a way out of difficult situations quickly, as well as her purposefulness and determination to achieve results.
a. CV
b. CV
c. letter of recommendation
d. letter of inquiry
15. Who has the right to sign the Employment Contract
a. head of the personnel department
b. general director
c. deputy general directors
d. chief accountant
16. The career stage – promotion – lasts:
а. 25 – 30 years
b. 30 – 45 years
в. 45 – 60 years
d. 60 – 65 years old
17. Before the interview, it is advisable to do the following steps:
a. clarify goals
b. prepare documents
c. create a positive attitude
d. all the answers are correct
18. Is it obligatory to specify in the Employment contract – legal addresses of the parties
a. no
b. at the will of the employee
c. yes
d. at the will of the employer
19. the mastering by the worker of the basic industrial functions for achievement of productivity and quality of work demanded at the given post is called:
a. socio-psychological adaptation
b. professional adaptation
c. psychological adaptation
d. physical adaptation
20. In case the employee is employed for the first time the employer must execute the work record book within the term not exceeding ____ days from the date of employment.
а. 3 days
b. 5 days
c. 7 days
d. 10 days
Instructions:
1. Read the assignment carefully.
2. Proceed with the execution.
3. Observe the maximum time for completing the assignment – 45 minutes.
Principles and criteria for assessing student knowledge:
Knowledge Assessment Criteria:
One point is assigned for each correct answer
0.5 points – questions 9, 18;
The maximum number of points is 20 points.
Excellent – 20 – 18 points;
Good – 17 – 14 points;
Satisfactory – 13 to 10 correct answers;
Unsatisfactory – 9 or fewer correct answers.
