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Am I in control? Your job search strategy and the interview
by Phillip Healy

It is crucial when going into an interview that you feel confident about yourself and your ability to perform well. These feelings of security will only be present if you have prepared adequately for the interview.

Your ability to control the interview can be achieved by a thorough knowledge or your resume and by coaching yourself to answer commonly asked questions.

Being able to control the direction of the interview will assist you in highlighting your strengths to the prospective employer, rather than being pulled into a line of questioning that perhaps doesn't bring out your best.

This exercise is about the belief in your own ability to control your environment, including during interviews. There is a high correlation between those people who believe they control their environment and success in job search.

Your beliefs strongly influence your behaviours and it is important to monitor your beliefs during a period of career transition to ensure they are working for you rather than against you.

Click on the number that best describes your response to each of these statements. The numbers scale is as follows:
 
1=Strongly disagree; 2=Moderately disagree; 3=Sometimes disagree; 4=Sometimes agree; 5=Moderately agree; 6=Strongly agree

 

(1)A job is what you make of it. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(2)On most jobs, people can pretty much accomplish whatever they set out to accomplish. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(3)If you know what you want out of a job, you can find a job that gives it to you. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(4)If employees are unhappy with a decision made by their boss, they should do something about it. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(5)Getting the job you want is mostly a matter of luck. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(6)Making money is primarily a matter of good fortune. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(7)Most people are capable of doing their jobs well if they make the effort. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(8)In order to get a really good job you need to have family members or friends in high places. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(9)Promotions are usually a matter of good fortune. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(10)When it comes to landing a really good job, who you know is more important than what you know. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(11)Promotions are given to employees who perform well on the job. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(12)To make a lot of money you have to know the right people. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(13)It takes a lot of luck to be an outstanding employee on most jobs. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(14)People who perform their jobs well generally get rewarded for it. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(15)Most employees have more influence on their supervisors than they think they do. 1 2 3 4 5 6
(16)The main difference between people who make a lot of money and people who make a little money is luck. 1 2 3 4 5 6

 

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