TESTING YOUR JOB SEARCH IQ

SCALE:
1=strongly agree	2=agree	3=maybe, not certain	4=disagree	5=strongly disagree
1. I know what motivates me to excel at work.				1 2 3 4 5
2. I can identify my strongest abilities and skills.				1 2 3 4 5
3. I have five major achievements that clarify a pattern of interests and abilities that are relevant to my job and career.				1 2 3 4 5
4. I know what I both like and dislike in work.				1 2 3 4 5
5. I know what I want to do during the next 10 years				1 2 3 4 5
6. I have a well-defined career objective that focuses my job search on particular organizations and employers.				1 2 3 4 5
7. I know what skills I can offer employers in different occupations.				1 2 3 4 5
8. I know which skills employers most seek in candidates.				1 2 3 4 5
9. I can clearly explain to employers what I do well and enjoy doing.				1 2 3 4 5
10. I can specify why an employer should hire me.				1 2 3 4 5
11. I can gain support of family and friends for making a job or career				1 2 3 4 5
12. I can find the time to conduct a job search (10 to 40 hours per week).				1 2 3 4 5
13. When out of work, I have the financial resources to sustain a 3 month job search.				1 2 3 4 5
14. I can research occupations, employers, organizations, and communities through the public library, the Internet and personal interviews.				1 2 3 4 5
15. I can write effective résumés, cover letters and thank-you notes.				1 2 3 4 5
16. I can produce and distribute résumés and letters to the right people.				1 2 3 4 5
17. I can list my major accomplishments in action terms.				1 2 3 4 5
18. I can identify and target employees I want to interview.				1 2 3 4 5
19. I can develop and use a job referral network.				1 2 3 4 5
20. I can prospect for job leads.				1 2 3 4 5
21. I can use the telephone to develop prospects and get referrals and interviews.				1 2 3 4 5
22. I can generate one job interview for every 10 job search contacts I make.				1 2 3 4 5
23. I am prepared for job interviews				1 2 3 4 5
24. I can follow-up on job interviews				1 2 3 4 5
25. I know what attitude to demonstrate and clothing to wear during my first work days/weeks.				1 2 3 4 5
26. I can name 10 specific skills and behaviors that will create job success.				1 2 3 4 5

Add up each number that you have circled. If you scored 75 or more, you will profit greatly from this course! Any score under 50 is deemed reasonable, but the lower the better!

Add up the scores in each topic and then divide by the number of questions to get an average score per topic. For example, you chose 3 on question 1, 5 on question 4 and 1 on question 9, so 3 + 5 + 1=9 divided by 3 = 3. Your score for that topic is 3. Any score of 3, 4, 5, should be an indication of the need for concentration on that unit.