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Career Transition Coaching Flashcards

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  1. A client who chose to leave a corporate job feels relieved and energized, while a coworker who was laid off feels shocked. In Schlossberg's model, this difference mainly reflects which aspect of the Situation?

    Answer: Trigger and control: whether the change was chosen or imposed

    Schlossberg notes that whether a transition is voluntary (control) and what set it off (trigger) strongly shape how people react to it.

  2. Which of the following is the MOST effective way to help a career changer test a new field before making a big commitment?

    Answer: Short experiments such as job shadowing, volunteering, or freelance projects

    Low-risk experiments, as recommended in Ibarra's Working Identity, let clients test a new career identity before committing.

  3. For a client returning to work after a 10-year caregiving gap, which resume format usually puts transferable skills first while still showing chronology?

    Answer: Combination (hybrid)

    A combination resume opens with a skills summary and still includes a brief work history, which suits people with employment gaps.

  4. A client keeps saying they want to change careers but has taken no action for months. In the Transtheoretical (Stages of Change) model, they are most likely in:

    Answer: Contemplation

    Contemplation means the person is aware of wanting to change and feels ambivalent, but has not committed to acting.

  5. Which counseling approach is BEST suited to resolving a transitioning client's ambivalence about change?

    Answer: Motivational interviewing

    Motivational interviewing is a client-centered method designed to explore and resolve ambivalence about change.

  6. An informational interview is mainly intended to:

    Answer: Gather insider information about a field and build professional relationships

    Informational interviews are for learning about an occupation and building a network, not for asking for a job.

  7. According to Social Cognitive Career Theory, a career changer's willingness to pursue a new field is most directly shaped by:

    Answer: Self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations

    SCCT (Lent, Brown, and Hackett) holds that self-efficacy and outcome expectations drive interests, goals, and actions.