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15.05.2008
Assess Your Job Search Skills
15.05.2008 
For each of the statements below, circle the number you consider applies to you.
| Scale: 1 = strongly agree; 2 = agree; 3 = maybe, not certain; 4 = disagree; 5 = strongly disagree | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I know what skills I can offer employers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2. | I know what skills employers most seek in my target job role | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. | I can explain convincingly to interviewers what I did well for my last employer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4. | I can give three good reasons why an employer should hire me | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. | I can secure support of family and friends for making a job or career change | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6. | I can allocate 10-15 hours each week to conduct a job search if need be | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 7. | I have planned my financial resources to sustain a lengthy job search if need be | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 8. | I know how to research different employers and organisations in a public library and career reference centre and on the web | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 9. | I have a copy of the membership directory of the professional association of my occupation to use for networking purposes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 10. | I can write different types of resumés, job search letters and follow-up letters for both print and electronic formats | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 11. | I can distribute resumés and letters to the 10 most appealing employers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 12. | I can list my major accomplishments in ways in which the results are clear and quantifiable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 13. | I can identify no less than 5 employers with whom I want to obtain interviews | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 14. | I can develop a job vacancy referral network to help me | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 15. | I know how to prospect for job leads where none are advertised | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 16. | I can use the telephone to 'cold call' and get interviews | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 17. | I can plan and implement an effective direct-mail job search of unsolicited inquiries to at least 20 employers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 18. | I have three carefully prepared questions for when interviewers ask me "Any questions?" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 19. | I know where to get information about pay conditions I can use in salary negotiations | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 20. | I know how to register my profile on the Six Figures web site! | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Your Results
Review your scores to the questionnaire. Circle those skills you need to improve, i.e. those you have rated a 7 or lower. Plan what actions you will take to increase those job-seeking skills requiring development.
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