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Cultivation Mentoring 101 Exam

  1. The ideal outcome for candidates is success in their:
      personal lives
      professional lives
      both
  2. We define success as the ability to:
      Complete any task using methodological problem solving
      Complete any task using the technical skills learned
      Learn what is necessary to complete any task
      Work well with a team to complete any task
  3. What is the skill set emphasized most in the Cultivation process?
      Communication
      Team-building
      Technicial Skills
      Problem solving
  4. When a candidate asks what to do next, the mentor should:
      Tell the candidate the next step in the process
      Guide the candidate through the questions to ask themselves
      Encourage the candidate to spend more time thinking about the problem
      Direct them to a resource with the answer
  5. Problems are:
      Signs that the candidate has not learned correctly
      Signs that the candidate is not yet ready for the task
      Opportunities for the candidate to learn more
      Opportunities to try new teaching methods
  6. Mentors should encourage candidates to take calculated risks to solve problems.
      true
      false
  7. When a candidate is frustrated, a mentor should:
      Suggest a short break
      Move the candidate to a different task
      Help the candidate work through the frustration
      Give the solution
  8. As a mentor, you should solve problems for the candidate, so they can see how you do it.
      True
      False
  9. If the candidate runs into a problem you don't know how to solve, you should:
      Suggest they work on something else
      Suggest they work on something else while you find the solution
      Tell them how you would go about finding the solution
      Find the solution with them
  10. Candidates are generally encouraged by seeing mentors struggle and then solve a problem.
      True
      False
  11. New skills should be repeated
      Three times, spaced two weeks apart
      Five times, spaced a week apart
      Every day for two weeks
      Three times, spaced a week apart
  12. Isolated repetition is especially required for foundational skills that are a part of most future processes.
      True
      False
  13. When a candidate encounters a roadblock when solving a problem, you should first:
      Tell the candidate what the solution is
      Stop work on the task until a solution can be found
      Ask the candidate if it is really a roadblock and why
      Inform management the task cannot be completed
  14. Mentors should tell candidates that Cultivation is easy to encourage them to continue.
      True
      False
  15. All candidates should stay current with technology, even those not in technology-based positions.
      True
      False
  16. Encourage candidates to be on the bleeding edge of new technology to keep current in their position.
      True
      False
  17. Mentors should avoid spending time teaching productivity tricks, since they are individual and change frequently.
      True
      False
  18. In regards to candidates' personal lives, mentors should:
      Remind candidates that they need a stable and supportive personal life
      Discourage discussion of it, as this is a professional environment
      Help candidates solve personal problems
      Remind candidates that personal problems should have no bearing on professional life
  19. Mentors must constantly balance:
      Problems and opportunities
      Encouraging and challenging candidates
      Helping candidates outright and asking leading questions
      Expectations of management and the needs of the candidate
  20. You should always encourage a candidate to stay with your company, so that you can retain the talent and gain a new mentor.
      True
      False

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