Tom Murphy, MS, LMHC, CEAP, NCC President, Spenser & Associates, Inc 1

Tom Murphy, MS, LMHC, CEAP, NCCPresident, Spenser & Associates, Inc

www.spenserandassociates.com

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Career Profile; Self Assessment

Assess Opportunity; Plan Your Search

Implement Job Search; Measure Your Progress

Manage Transition; Get Results

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Preparing for the Interview

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Why did you leave your last job? Tell me about your proudest

accomplishments? Describe your ideal supervisor? Describe your worst supervisor? What features of your previous job did you

like (and dislike)? What is your greatest weakness (and

strengths)?

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Describe a time you were criticized for poor performance?

You have a lot of experience. Why would you want this job?

Describe a difficult coworker you had to deal with?

Describe how you work under pressure, deadlines, etc.?

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What do you know about our company/agency/organization?

What two or three things are most important to you in your job?

Why did you change jobs so frequently? You have been out of work for some time;

what did you do during this time to keep your skills up to date?

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What do you think of your previous boss? Why do you want to leave your present job? Have you ever been asked to resign? What was it about your last job that

bothered you the most? Describe a scenario or project you were

involved with in which there was conflicts and what you did to address the issues?

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Describe a project or activity that you were part of a team, and what your role was in assisting the team to work through problems and create solutions?

How would your last boss/supervisor/manager describe you?

How would you rate yourself as a leader? A supervisor? An employee?

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erhome.asp

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