COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Job hunting is the process of: Answer: Seeking rejection
◉ Employers' Ranking of Skills: Answer: 1. Communication skills
(critical)
2. Interpersonal skills (critical)
3. Analytical skills
4. Teamwork skills
5. Flexibility
◉ Job Hunting Tips Answer: - Tell everyone your goals
- Seek feeback when turned down
- Don't be afraid to call an employer
- Always get a contact name
- No perfect interview answers
- Be persistent
- You must follow-up
- Be yourself
,◉ Focusing a Job Campaign Answer: Success in the job market
involves a clearly defined appraoch with a focus
- must make best use of your time
4 hrs/day and 6 days a week= 24 hrs/ week ---> 10 hrs average time
identify opportunity, research company and interview and get offer
* Effectively - focus on doing right things
* Efficiency - doing those right things well
◉ Job Hunting - Self-Assessment Themes Answer: 1. Professional
Aspects of the profession
2. Routines and Primary job activities
3. Tasks and Responsbilities
4. Organizational Style
5. Rewards & Compensation
6. Social
◉ Job Hunting - Personal Factors Answer: 1. Employment
Preferences
2. Family Situation
3. Job Target(s)
,◉ Focus on Your Self-Assessment - Keep Search Process in Control
Answer: -Manage Anxiety
-focus on parameters/goals and have support group
-Manage Time Effectively
-each activity has opportunity cost
Manage Pressure
-only you know what jobs are best for you
◉ Self Knowledge Answer: -Values - what work setting/employers
will allow you to satisfy your values?
-Interests- what type of position will allow you to engage in work
activities you enjoy
-Skills- What type of position will draw on your strengths. ***
expand geographic location or target job (not both)
◉ CASVE Answer: -Communication
Need to make an employment decision
-Analysis
Obtain information/reflect on learned on what you want -->
understand self and employment options
-Synthesis
Expand/Narrow jobs options
, **Expanding Options*
- Generate list of potential employers
- Use info resources to generate new options
**Narrowing Options*
- consider what you learned in analysis - values, interests, skills
- select only jobs that will help narrow employement gap
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Valuing
- Select top choices
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Execution
- Take action to make the transition to employement
◉ Understand How thoughts Influence a Job Campaign Answer: 1.
Affects of Positive/Negative Self-Talk
2. Self-Awareness
3. Control & Monitoring
◉ Barriers to Job Campaign Answer: - shy/lack of confidence
- fear of rejection
- lack of necessary skills