Career IQ Quiz: Executive Career Turnaround Assessment

Help in addressing resume writing challenges, executive job search issues and other career transition problems in the executive jobs marketplace
Please answer Yes or No as it applies to your general career knowledge, level of skill and activity.

1.	The first thing you think about when you decide to look for a new job is an update for your resume	Yes No
2.	You are not familiar with the "in-the-box" drill and do not practice this regularly as a way to manage your career.	Yes No
3.	When you engage in a job search you normally spend most of your effort and time replying to positions advertised in the classified section of newspapers or on the Internet.	Yes No
4.	Your current resume is one page and highlights your job responsibilities for all the positions that you have held.	Yes No
5.	When you reply to a classified ad and you see a Fax number to reply to, you take your hard copy resume and Fax it.	Yes No
6.	Although you are a good communicator, you are concerned about how to handle some of the tough questions you know you will be asked during the interview phase of your job search.	Yes No
7.	Despite your career achievements, you feel instinctively that your baby boomer/mid-life status will either slow the process or present insurmountable obstacles in making a career transition.	Yes No
8.	When you reach the point of accepting a job offer, you tend to take whatever salary and benefits are presented to you on the table, because the hiring company has stated that the terms are firm and it’s a job that you really want.	Yes No
9.	You understand the value of networking, but are often frustrated when you attend business and professional lunches/dinners, netting few if any results from the business cards that you distribute.	Yes No
10.	You already made a firm commitment to invest in yourself and find a more rewarding career, but you don’t have the time to act on your goals because of demanding responsibilities at work and at home.	Yes No
11.	You write your own resume and have never opted for a professional resume writer to support you, afraid that someone will question whether you wrote it yourself or had help.	Yes No