by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Think you're an expert at job-hunting? There's only one way to find out!
Take the Quintessential Careers Job Skills Quiz!
Instructions: Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false. Follow
the link and compare your answer to our explanation. Good luck. Need a little help?
Take advantage of some of our career
resources.
Interested in scoring? After finishing the job skills quiz and checking your answers, find
your score below.
- Finding a new job should not take any longer than one month.
- You should always avoid paying an employment agency in order to get
the best job leads.
- The best way to find a job is looking through want ads and job postings.
- Networking is an important activity when you're already employed.
- Internet job-hunting is the wave of the future and should comprise the majority
of your job-hunting time.
- A scannable -- or text-based -- resume is just a stripped down version of your
regular (formatted) resume.
- Your (formatted) resume should be no longer than one page in length.
- Using action verbs should be a key part of writing your resume and
cover letters.
- You don't always need to send a cover letter with your resume when
applying for a job.
- You should follow-up your cover letters with a phone call to the employer.
- Sending thank you letters to every person you interview with is a
nice gesture, but not really necessary.
- What you wear and how you look has an impact on job interviews.
- It is extremely important to prepare for interviews by preparing
questions to ask as well as preparing answers to questions you may be asked.
- A basic knowledge of a company and the industry (or industries) it
operates in is not crucial when job-hunting.
- Once you've been offered the job, you can start negotiating your salary.
Scoring:
Whatever your score, the real purpose of this quiz has already been accomplished -- getting
you better prepared for job-hunting -- so use the results you get to work on developing an
even better understanding of the job search process, which should result in a more rewarding
effort on your part. And remember to take advantage of all the
career
resources available at Quintessential Careers.
Number of questions you answered correctly:
14-15: You're in great shape and should do well when looking for a new job.
12-13: You're in good shape, though you need to do some polishing of your tactics.
10-11: You're in need of doing some real work to get a better understanding of job-seeking.
Under 10: You're in need of spending a lot of time learning about the job-hunting process.
Dr. Randall S. Hansen is founder of Quintessential Careers,
one of the oldest and most comprehensive career development sites on the Web, as well CEO of
EmpoweringSites.com. He is also founder of
MyCollegeSuccessStory.com and
EnhanceMyVocabulary.com. He is publisher of
Quintessential Careers Press,
including the Quintessential Careers electronic newsletter,
QuintZine. Dr. Hansen is also a
published author, with several books, chapters in books, and hundreds of articles. He's often
quoted in the media and conducts empowering workshops around the country. Finally, Dr. Hansen is
also an educator, having taught at the college level for more than 15 years. Visit his
personal Website or
reach him by email at randall(at)quintcareers.com.
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