CAREER COUNSELING AND LEADERSHIP

MODULE III: Competency and assessment centre (30) 6

1. Define competency.
2. What are competencies? Give two examples.
3. What do you mean by a competent employee? Give an example.
4. Define skill and knowledge as components of competency.
5. Define self image and values as components of competency.
6. Define traits and motives as components of competency.
7. Mention any two basic competencies.
8. Mention any two professional competencies.
9. What are intellectual competencies? Give an example.
10. What are motivational competencies? Give an example.
11. What are emotional competencies? Give an example.
12. What are social competencies? Give an example.
13. What are generic competencies? Give an example.
14. What are managerial competencies? Give an example.
15. What are technical/functional competencies? Give an example.
16. What are threshold competencies? Give an example.
17. What are core competencies? Give an example.
18. What are work place competencies? Give an example.
19. Mention any two differences between core and work place competencies.
20. What is an assessment centre?
21. Mention any two main characteristics of an assessment centre.
22. What is competency mapping?
23. Mention the criteria that need to be met by an assessment centre.
24. Mention any two exercises used in assessment centre method of identifying
competencies.
25. Mention the main pre assessment things that need to be done by the organization.
26. What competencies does case study determine?
 27. What competencies does In-tray determine?
28. What competencies does group exercise determine?
29. What competencies does presentation determine?
30. What competencies does a psychometric test determine?

MODULE IV: IQ and EQ (15) 3

31. Define emotional intelligence?

32. Explain the sentence” Let your emotions work for you , not against you”
33. What is emotional quotient? What does it measure?
34. What is self awareness?
35. What is self management/control?
36. What is Social awareness?
37. What are social skills?
38. What is relationship management?
39. What is emotional competency?
40. What is emotional maturity?
41. What is emotional sensitivity?
42. Mention two differences between IQ and EQ.
43. Mention two ways to improve EQ.
44. Mention the two intrapersonal components of Emotional intelligence.
45. Mention the two interpersonal components of Emotional intelligence.

MODULE V: Leadership (25) 6

46. What is trait theory of leadership?

47. Mention any two behavioral theories of leadership.
48. Mention any two contingency theories of leadership.
49. What is “consideration” in ohio studies?
50. What is “initiating structure” in ohio studies?
51. What is team management in the managerial grid?
52. What is impoverished management in the managerial grid?
53. What is county club management in the managerial grid?
 54. What is fielder’s contingency theory of leadership?
55. What is path goal theory of leadership?
56. What is charismatic leadership? Give an example.
57. What is transactional leadership?
58. What is transformational leadership? Give an example.
59. Mention two differences between transactional and transformational leadership.
60. What is servant leadership?
61. What is the impact on the employee of a laissez faire leader?
62. What is the impact on the employee of an autocratic leader?
63. What is the impact on the employee of a human relations leader?
64. What is authentic leadership? Give an example.
65. What do you mean by pluralism?
66. What do you mean by Cultural Diversity?
67. What do you mean by cross cultural training?
68. What do you mean by ethics?
69. Mention any two types of ethical leadership behaviors.
70. Who are whistle blowers?

5 MARKS

MODULE III: Competency and assessment centre (13) 3

1. Explain the competency iceberg model.

2. Explain the various components of competency.
3. Explain the different types of basic competencies with examples.
4. Explain the different types of professional competencies with examples.
5. Explain the differences between core competencies and work place competencies.
6. What kind of questions you would ask in a competency based interview to identify team
work competency?
7. What kind of questions you would ask in a competency based interview to identify
decision making competency?
8. What kind of questions you would ask in a competency based interview to identify
service orientation competency?
9. What kind of questions you would ask in a competency based interview to identify
negotiation competency?
 10. What kind of questions you would ask in a competency based interview to identify
attention to detail competency?
11. Explain the assessment centre method of identifying competencies.
12. What are the main characteristics of an assessment centre? Explain.
13. Explain the different exercises used in assessment centre.

MODULE IV: IQ and EQ (9) 2

14. What is emotional intelligence? What are its components? Explain.

15. Explain the differences between IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient).
16. Explain the intrapersonal constituents of EQ (Emotional Quotient).
17. Explain the interpersonal constituents of EQ (Emotional Quotient).
18. Explain emotional competency.
19. Explain emotional sensitivity.
20. Explain emotional maturity.
21. Explain the internal and external dimensions of Self awareness.
22. Explain Social awareness and Social skills components of EQ (Emotional Quotient).

MODULE V: Leadership (9) 3

23. Explain trait theory of leadership.

24. Explain fiedler’s contingency theory of leadership.
25. Explain Hersey and Blanchard’s theory of leadership.
26. Explain Leader – Member Exchange theory of leadership.
27. How much do commanding respect from all the stakeholders important for a leader?
Explain with examples.
28. What are different types of powers that can be exercised by a leader? Explain.
29. How to manage diversified man power in an organization? Explain.
30. Explain Robert Blake and Jane Mouton Managerial Grid theory of leadership .
31. The Leader can affect the performance, satisfaction and motivation of the people in the
organization .Explain path goal theory of leadership.
32. Explain Leader – Member Exchange theory of leadership.