Final test & certificate

Choose the best answer for each question.

To pass: at least 8 of 10 correct.

1. Question 1. What is the difference between a career 'ladder' and a career 'lattice'?

   AA ladder has only one direction, up; a lattice allows up, sideways, deep, diagonalBThere's no differenceCA lattice is only for managers

2. Question 2. What problem does an 'expert track' solve?

   AIt has no effectBIt gives strong specialists an on-par development path without having to manageCIt forces everyone into management

3. Question 3. What does Schneider Electric's Open Talent Market do?

   ASells products to customersBUses AI to connect employees with internal opportunities (positions, projects, mentors) by skills and aspirationsCTracks employee attendance

4. Question 4. What is the transferable lesson from the Schneider case?

   AIf employees must leave the company to find a new path, that's a failure of the career-development systemBHoard good people in your own departmentCKeep internal opportunities secret

5. Question 5. Why must the expert track be ON PAR with the management track?

   ATo make the org chart look niceBIf experts are seen as second-class, no one chooses that path — back to the 'up or out' trapCBecause the law requires it

6. Question 6. A career path is only useful when it answers which employee question?

   AHow is the company doing?BTo reach the next stage, what CAPABILITY do I need and what do I do?CHow much do my colleagues earn?

7. Question 7. What are the three lenses of a career conversation?

   ALook back – Look forward – Look aroundBPraise – Criticize – EndCSalary – Bonus – Penalty

8. Question 8. What is the most important mistake to avoid in a career conversation?

   AAsking about the employee's aspirationsBPromising a title/promotion you can't firmly controlCTalking about the capability to prepare

9. Question 9. A technically strong employee insists they don't want to manage. The manager's right response?

   AForce them into management because it's 'the only way'BIntroduce the on-par expert trackCJudge them as lacking ambition

10. Question 10. Which tool should a career conversation connect to in order to become action?

    AThe payroll sheetBThe IDP (Individual Development Plan)CThe employment contract