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Self-Assessment for Interviewing

Instructions: Using the scale below, rate yourself to your perception of your competence in each quality and skill. Write the number in the blank.

Excellent (4) Good (3) Average (2) Weak (1) Poor (0)

(Write the evidence for each rating of 3 or 4)

Personal Qualities

_____ 1. Enthusiastic/Energetic
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_____ 2. Resourceful
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_____ 3. Quality Oriented
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_____ 4. Goal Oriented
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_____ 5. Competitive
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_____ 6. Persevering
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_____ 7. Responsible/Reliable
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_____ 8. Demonstrated Initiative
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_____ 9. Proven Work Ethic
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_____ 10. Effective Team Member
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Skills

_____ 11. Analyze
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_____ 12. Create/Develop
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_____ 13. Implement
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_____ 14. Administer/Manage
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_____ 15. Communicate effectively
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_____ 16. Sell/Promote
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_____ 17. Teach/Train
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_____ 18. Motivate
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_____TOTAL Now total your scores from the test. Below is a guide to help you evaluate how you scored. There are a total of 72 possible points.


 

SCORE/ EVALUATION

    58-72

    This score indicates that you have acquired most of the traits that employers desire. If you have good evidence of these abilities you have the potential to do very well in job interviews.

      45-57

      You are a strong candidate. You have many of the necessary skills to succeed in job interviews. You need to build on these strengths and work on the weaker categories.

        32-44

        There are two ways to look at this score. Either you are average at many things or you are good at some and weak at others. If you are average at many things, you need to identify ways to improve in some of these areas. If you are good at some and weak at others you need to build on the good points and work on some of the weaker ones.

          21-31

          There is definite need for improvement here. These are traits that most employers value and you have ranked yourself weak on many of them. You may want to discuss your self-assessment with one of the Career Services staff.

            20 or lower

            You should make an appointment with a career advisor.