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A personal development summary details interests, strengths, weakness, and future
personal development steps. (T / F) - ANSWER✔✔ True
What must every professional understand about evaluation? - ANSWER✔✔
evaluation is crucial to career advancement regardless of specific career choices.
evaluation is a continuous process.
How might a golf professional discover interests? - ANSWER✔✔ exploring
industry opportunities, connecting with people in the industry, and gaining first
hand experience at golf facilities are ways to reveal specific interests. the goal is to
discover a career where interests often align with job opportunities.
What is part of the Explore stage in the Career Planning Process? - ANSWER✔✔
exploration often overlaps with evaluation. identifying career options requires
thorough exploration in the golf business.
It is best to narrow one's focus to a specific job when exploring career options. (T /
F) - ANSWER✔✔ False
Explain the difference between a core industry segment and an enabled industry
segment. - ANSWER✔✔ Core industry produce goods and services used to play
the game and operate facilities.
Enabled industry produce other economic activity that the game of golf enables
such as tourism and residential construction.
,PGA.org/Jobs provides information on industry positions, networking, resume
writing, and interviewing? (T / F) - ANSWER✔✔ True
What is the difference between a career ladder and a career lattice? -
ANSWER✔✔ Ladder-linear or directly upward career progression
Lattice- combination of sideways and upward career movements
A career lattice characterizes an upward career progression. (T / F) - ANSWER✔✔
False
Why is it important to develop a personal vision statement? - ANSWER✔✔
provides a direction to career; vision statement is a brief description of an ideal
future as a PGA professional
"Increase merchandise sales in the golf shop" is an example of a SMART goal. (T /
F) - ANSWER✔✔ False
What is provided in the "Strategies to Succeed" section of the Career Fitness
Manual? - ANSWER✔✔ provides a helpful starting point for developing goals. it
lists various approaches to take while drafting a career path
Core skills are those that are useful in many golf industry positions (T / F) -
ANSWER✔✔ True
How can you utilize the Work Experience Portfolio to write a resume? -
ANSWER✔✔ can be used to focus resume content and align it to a particular
position
,What part of the resume concisely describes a summary of skills and qualifications
gained from work experience as a golf professional? - ANSWER✔✔ action
statements or "power statements" concisely describe a summary of skills and
qualification gained from work experience as a golf professional
Responsible, involved, and helped are effective action words to create a power
statement. (T / F) - ANSWER✔✔ False
What are ways to connect with other professionals who have industry experience
to gather information about the industry? - ANSWER✔✔ informational
interviewing and shadowing, and networking are meaningful connections and stay
informed about opportunities
A resume should begin with listing education first and then work experience. (T/
F) - ANSWER✔✔ False
It is recommended a resume include all relevant golf-specific skills. (T / F) -
ANSWER✔✔ True
Why should a resume be updated? - ANSWER✔✔ a resume is intended to be a
working document developed throughout your career. evolving skills and
experiences should be communicated in a manner that indicates educational and
professional advancement to demonstrate your value and impact at a facility.
What are the key points to remember when using a power statement? -
ANSWER✔✔ -use short and concise bullet points
-begin each point with a power verb
-statement should be result based
-use stats to quantify
, -sequence bullets to align
"Increased hard good sales by 25% by offering multiple demo days" is an example
of a power statement? (T / F) - ANSWER✔✔ True
"Brought in more events increasing revenues" is an example of a power statement.
(T / F) - ANSWER✔✔ False
Why is it important for the employer to determine the relevant skill sets when
hiring? - ANSWER✔✔ employers often hire for one set of skills, but replace
professionals after determining a different set of skills was necessary to succeed in
the position
What is a quantitative result produced by a Rainmaker? - ANSWER✔✔ drives
revenue either through new member sales, increased rounds by existing golfers or
promoting and serving outside groups
PGA Member who has earned Specialized status is qualified to pursue the PGA
Master Professional Program. (T / F) - ANSWER✔✔ False
Career Consultants provide fee-based services to employers. (T / F) -
ANSWER✔✔ False
What is the appropriate source for providing a member or associate with help in
job networking, career counseling, and resume writing? - ANSWER✔✔ pga career
consultants through pga.org
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