You Want to Be Prepared If You Are Asked About

question 63

Multiple Choice

You want to be prepared if you are asked about your salary expectations during a job interview.What should you do?

• A)Do research before the interview so that you know what similar jobs are paying in your geographic region.
• B)Determine what you would like to earn per hour so that you can give an exact dollar amount when asked.
• C)Create a budget that details your personal expenses so that you can show the employer exactly how much you need to earn to cover your bills.
• D)All of these.

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Definitions:

Interpretation of the Past

The process of understanding and explaining historical events, contributions, or phenomena.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along effect."

"I Knew It All Along"

The phenomenon where people believe they predicted an outcome that could not have been reasonably foreseen; also known as hindsight bias.

Negative Response Set

A tendency to consistently respond negatively to questions or items in personality assessments or questionnaires.