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Part 1: Answer the following questions

Q1. Complete activity "Preparing to Answer Negative Questions"

Negative Questions -

Unlike many of the positive behavioral-based questions, negatively phrased questions are ones that require more preparation. These questions usually focus on difficult work-related or other situations. They may take the form of:

• "Tell me about the last time you made a mistake at work."
• "Tell me about a time when you had a problem with a coworker."
• "Describe the last teamwork situation you were in that was difficult."
• "Have you ever had a boss you didn't like?"
• "What is a difficult work environment for you?"

An interviewer asking these kinds of questions usually is interested in learning how you handle problem occurrences. Here are some guidelines to help you prepare for these kinds of questions:

• Think about problem situations from your past.
• Develop scripts like those you have for the positive behavioral-based questions.
• State the situation, what happened, how you limited damage, and what you learned.
• Get through your mutter concisely but without giving the feeling you are avoiding the question.
• Use examples that are not your worst mistakes, worst workplace occurrences or worst boss situations.

Script an answer for a negative question -

Question -

1. Situation:

2. Actions:

3. Results:

Q2. Complete Exercise "Generalist or Specialist" question 1 ONLY.

Is it better to be a generalist or a specialist? In recent years, a great deal of attention has focused on issues of globalization and the offshoring of jobs. How might this affect you choices?

According to Forrester Research (cited in Cohen & DeLong, 2005), it is estimated that by the year 2018 more than 3.3 million jobs in business processes are likely to go offshore. This number may be even higher due to the most recent recession that began in 2007-2008. This may negatively affect wages and the economy of jobs that remain in the United States. So who wins out given these trends? According to economists Cohen and DeLong, "the new environment is likely to pit those who are most flexible-most able to shift jobs or careers, most able to absorb unexpected blows, best positioned to benefit from unforeseen opportunities-against those who are less so. The contours of such a divide seem predictable: young versus old, generalist versus specialist, people with savings versus those who depend on their next paycheck" (p. 116).

Most fields include both specialist and generalist opportunities. For example, accountants can serve as generalists doing multiple roles, or they can specialize in a certain area of interest.

On a sheet of paper, respond to the following questions:

1. In your opinion, is it better to be a generalist or specialist?

2. Write down several areas or jobs within your tentative discipline or area of interest.

3. Think of several specialties within your tentative area of study.

4. Think of several generalist options within your tentative area of study.

Part 2: Respond to 2 Peers  

a. Respond to two of your peers' posts by extending the conversation with the introduction of new ideas and thoughts.

b. Remember to use direct citations from the chapter

c. Remember to be polite and respectful in your responses even if you have different ideas than your peer(s)

Total Words: 300+ 100+100.

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