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Q1 : During the job placement week, Rajul has been offered two jobs. Which metric would acontributor use to compare the jobs?

Points : 5

Which job is more convenient?

Which job pays more?

Which job has more opportunities to learn?

Which job has the potential to widen my powerto contribute?

Q2 : Which of the following beliefs is most likely to help you have a successful career in the

long run?

Points : 5

Maintaining the correct contacts leads to a successfulcareer

Proving ones capability through hard work leads to asuccessful career

Choosing to contribute more and more leads to a

successful career

Getting the right job(s) leads to a successful career

Q3 : Sumeeta focuses on the criterion what will I get from this job to choose her first job.How can I help her to think like a contributor?

Points : 5

Focus on challenging opportunities to help youprove yourself

Focus on what you will give, not just on what

you will get

Focus on learning / training, opportunities to

increase your capabilities etc.

Focus on the pay, promotion system, perks, etc.

Q4 : Piya has been elected as a student representative for the year. If she thinks like a

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contributor, what would she look for?

Points : 5

The respect that she may earn from the other students

The experience that she can add to her resume

The amount of recognition from the teachers that she

will get through her role

The inner capability and confidence that she wouldbuild through the experience

Q5 : Minaz and Sheena are friends. Minaz works in a position in a high reputed company andSheena works in a school. Who is a contributor?

Points : 5

Minaz is a contributor as he has achieved a highposition

Sheena is a contributor as she is doing the noblework of teaching school students

There is not enough information to say for sure

It is how they approach their work that willdetermine whether they are a contributor or not

Q6 : Arnav is a famous film-maker, trained from one of the best schools of film-making. He hasbeen offered an educational project which demands creating a new campaign for school

students. On what basis should he accept the project?

Points : 5

It means he will be able to afford, use and learn

from high tech equipment

It means that he will be able to develop andharness new capabilities in himself

It means that he can contribute to children and

make a positive difference

It translates into a fat paycheck

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Q7 : Fardeen joined the new job as a Salesman. He has been given additional responsibility ofconducting training sessions. How can Fardeen see this opportunity, if he is a contributor?

Points : 5

It is an opportunity to learn a new skill (how to conduct a training session)

It helps to develop new capabilities, connect with other people and contribute in two diverseareas

It is not of much use as it takes away time from selling activities

Its an opportunity to prove that one is able to manage both training and selling well

Q8 : Ravina is the team lead. The senior management has asked her to identify one person who

will take over her role during the time she is on a years leave. Who should she pick up?

Points : 5

Mohit who is willing to stretch himself but not wait for others to tell him what work he

should do

Sujoy who does his job well but is reluctant to do anything extra

Ranganath who does work that he is familiar with but gets stressed when unknown work isgiven to him

Nazema who is willing to try out new work but only if she sees obvious benefits from it

Q9 : A good job is one which will give me a lot of diverse opportunities to learn and grow

Points : 5

True

False

This could a good metric to compare two jobs

All jobs give you opportunities to learn and grow; it is your

approach that makes a difference

Q10

:

What choices can an advertising professional make in order to ensure a contributive

career?

Points : 5

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S/he should use every opportunity available to learn newtechniques and skills

S/he should make contacts with famous people in the

field

S/he should willingly volunteer for new responsibilities soas to contribute

S/he should use every opportunity available to develop and

showcase his/ her creativity

Q1 : Sanjana has been working in a retail chain company for the past two years. She has beenoffered a position in a small town, where she is expected to start a new store. Which of the

views is most likely to be Sanjanas, assuming that she is a contributor?

Points : 2

It is a bigger responsibility and it will be quite a challenge to understand what will work in

a new town. It will not be easy to adjust but through such experiences I will learn to adjust.

I am so comfortable in my job here; giving that up and starting from scratch does not makesense. It will be such a challenge to settle in the new town, more so because I dont knowanyone.

Q2 : Alok has been working in the financial sector for more than 2 decades. He had been

handling core banking/investment and recently was offered the role of Head (HumanResources). Which of the statements is true?

Points : 2

A contributor should be willing to expand his role so Alok should take up the new role

A contributor should not let his years of expertise in a particular area go waste so Alokshould wait till a more appropriate role is offered

Q3 : The transport company wants to recruit a Supervisor. What should be the basis on which a

contributor would assess the job?

Points : 2

What is the difference in pay from my current

ob?

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What positive difference can I make in such aob?

Q4 : Kinjal uses the logic of joining whichever job gives him a higher pay package. In the past

10 years, his resume boasts of 12 jobs. What could be the most likely impact on a future

recruiter when he sees Kinjals resume?

Points : 2

He will most likely not offer a job to Kinjal as he may think that Kinjal will not last long in

this job either

He will most likely offer a job immediately to him as he may think that Kinjal must be inhigh demand

Q5 : Which of these statements does a contributor believe in?

Points : 2

Unless you try out something new, how will you know how well you can do it or whether

you like it or not?

What is the use of doing anything newit disrupts your life, calls for adjustment and leads

to inconvenience?

Q6 : Why are contributors successful in their work places?

Points : 2

As they have contacts and therefore are bound to succeed

As they approach their work such that they deserve the success

Q7 : Contributors are successworthy. Points : 2

o Trueo False

Q8 : Arun has been a volunteer for the Advanced Locality Management - voluntary

neighbourhood groups which work with the executive wing of local government. For theMunicipal elections, he is unanimously nominated as a citizen candidate. What could be

the contributor view of the situation?

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Points : 2

It is a responsibility that others are entrusting in me. It will require tremendous amount oftime, effort, energy and commitment to build a career in this field. Am I ready for that?

Politics is a dirty game. I am not sure how I can fit in. And ifin the elections I dont win,

my so called career will be over even before it begins. Am I willing to take that?

Q9 : Kiran is a martial arts instructor who has a loyal clientele of students and adults. He hasbeen fond of cooking since childhood. When he reads about a cooking reality show, he

gets excited. What would be your friendly advice to him?

Points : 2

It is better you continue to focus on your career, which you have steadily built over somany years of hard work. Cooking should continue to be your hobby.

Go ahead with the reality show. Anyway, it will help you become a better cook and whoknows, maybe you can have an alternative career as a Chef.

Q10

:

If a contributor is asked, Why should a person be open to challenging workassignments?, he is most likely to answer-

Points : 2

because it is an opportunity to learn from thenew experience

because it is a quick way to get noticed bythe seniors