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• 1. Self Assessment
• 2. Research
• 3. Decision-Making
• 4. Networks & Contacts
  • 4.1 Work Search
    • 4.1.1 Traditional Methods of Finding Openings
    • 4.1.2 Internet Sites Listing Job Advertisements
    • 4.1.3 Creative Methods for Finding Work
    • 4.1.4 Researching Employers
    • 4.1.5 Networking, Developing Leads and Making Contacts
    • 4.1.6 Networking Contacts
    • 4.1.7 Networking Diagrams
    • 4.1.8 Create a Job Seeker's Calling Card
  • 4.2 Resumes
    • 4.2.1 Preparing to Write Your Resume
    • 4.2.2 Major Sections of a Resume
    • 4.2.3 Types of Resumes
    • 4.2.4 Functional Resume
    • 4.2.5 Additional Resume Tips
    • 4.2.6 Action Verbs that Describe Skills
    • 4.2.7 Preparing an Electronic Version of Your Resume
    • 4.2.8 Resume Templates
    • 4.2.9 Resources on Resume Writing
  • 4.3 Letters
    • 4.3.1 Cover and Broadcast Letters
    • 4.3.2 Comparison of Cover and Broadcast Letters
    • 4.3.3 A Process to Develop Letters
    • 4.3.4 Creating Thank You Letters
    • 4.3.5 Sample Letter Format
    • 4.3.6 Resources on Letter Writing
  • 4.4 Interviews
    • 4.4.1 The Core of the Interview Process
    • 4.4.2 Selling Your Benefits
    • 4.4.3 Understanding Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication
    • 4.4.4 Approaches to Interviewing
    • 4.4.5 The Employer's Evaluation
    • 4.4.6 Tips for Effective Interviewing
    • 4.4.7 Your Rights in the Interview
    • 4.4.8 Resources on Interviewing
• 5. Work
• 6. Life/Work Planning

Step 4.4.5 The Employer's Evaluation

Employers often have a formal rating sheet with predetermined areas such as:

• Neat and clean overall appearance/poise/communicative skills

• Academic/work achievements (learning ability, standards of excellence)

• Special skills (technical, languages, creativity, management, analytic, negotiation)

• Personal characteristics (team player, enthusiastic, dependable, emotionally stable, flexible)

• Self-assessment, goals/ambitions

• Leisure-time activities, balance in life

• Reaction to job/organization

• Potential

Learning From Your Interview

Evaluate how well you did after each interview. Ask yourself:

• What points did I make that seemed to interest the employer?

• Did I present my qualifications in the best manner possible, giving appropriate examples as evidence?

• Was I able to explain my personal goals, interests and desires?

• Did I emphasize how my skills are related to the role?

• Did I pass up opportunities to sell myself, to demonstrate the work I do and to show how profitably I could do it for both the organization and myself?

• Did I talk too much? Too little?

• Was I too tense? Passive? Aggressive?

• Did I find out enough about the role to make a knowledgeable decision?

• What changes can I make for my next interview?

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