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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
On-the-Job Inventory
On-the-Job Inventory
These questions should help you understand what type of job responsibilities satisfy you most. Think of the jobs or class of work you have experienced. Take out some paper and first answer the question, then figure out why those experiences were important to you.
Example:
Question: In your work experience, what job responsibility did you like the most? Answer: I enjoyed working with spreadsheets.
Question: Why? Answer: I like computer work, and numbers are easy to work with.
Question: Why? Answer: Math has always been easy for me. I find it easy to balance an accounting ledger. Computers can do amazing things.
Question: Why? Answer: Bookkeeping is very straightforward. It’s detail oriented, and I like being able to complete a job and start a new one. The computer is my tool to keep it all organized.
1. What job responsibility did you like the most? Why?
2. What job responsibility did you like the least? Why?
3. Why did you accept your current position or your last job? Why?
4. Why are you looking to change jobs? Why?
5. Are you interested in changing fields? Why?
6. What’s the most important factor in selecting your next job? Money? Location? Hours? Work environment? Anything else? Why are these factors important to you?
Continue to answer the following inventories to get a complete sense of what kind of opportunity is the best for you.
These questions should help you understand what type of job responsibilities satisfy you most. Think of the jobs or class of work you have experienced. Take out some paper and first answer the question, then figure out why those experiences were important to you.
Example:
Question: In your work experience, what job responsibility did you like the most? Answer: I enjoyed working with spreadsheets.
Question: Why? Answer: I like computer work, and numbers are easy to work with.
Question: Why? Answer: Math has always been easy for me. I find it easy to balance an accounting ledger. Computers can do amazing things.
Question: Why? Answer: Bookkeeping is very straightforward. It’s detail oriented, and I like being able to complete a job and start a new one. The computer is my tool to keep it all organized.
1. What job responsibility did you like the most? Why?
2. What job responsibility did you like the least? Why?
3. Why did you accept your current position or your last job? Why?
4. Why are you looking to change jobs? Why?
5. Are you interested in changing fields? Why?
6. What’s the most important factor in selecting your next job? Money? Location? Hours? Work environment? Anything else? Why are these factors important to you?
Continue to answer the following inventories to get a complete sense of what kind of opportunity is the best for you.
Get Prepared
Strengths, Weaknesses and Identifying the Right Job For You
Before you begin your job search, you need to identify a few things about you and your personal goals. The following questions will help you take stock of your current situation and where you want to go before you accept the next job offer. Write down your answers. Once you see them in black and white, they will be more real to you. You may even find yourself changing your answers.
Some employers will require that you take a personality assessment during the interview process, so the more you know about yourself, the better. There are lots of personality assessment tests available. You can find some examples in the library or on the Internet.
Before you begin your job search, you need to identify a few things about you and your personal goals. The following questions will help you take stock of your current situation and where you want to go before you accept the next job offer. Write down your answers. Once you see them in black and white, they will be more real to you. You may even find yourself changing your answers.
Some employers will require that you take a personality assessment during the interview process, so the more you know about yourself, the better. There are lots of personality assessment tests available. You can find some examples in the library or on the Internet.
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