Steve Is Beginning His Job Search This Semester

question 61

Multiple Choice

Steve is beginning his job search this semester.He is ready with his strategy and is focused on what he needs.Before he takes the plunge,he needs to know which hot-button issues recruiters face.For this,he should ________.

• A)check the company website for clues about the recruiting process
• B)"listen in" on their professional conversations by reading relevant blogs and publications
• C)speak to potential colleagues
• D)send a set of questions to the interviewer with his résumé
• E)separately arrange to interview his interviewers

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Definitions:

Continuity Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that individuals tend to maintain consistent patterns of behavior, values, and identity over time, particularly through achievements and perspectives.

Social Circles

The groups of people with whom an individual regularly interacts and shares a sense of community.

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

Theory, proposed by Carstensen, that people select social contacts on the basis of the changing relative importance of social interaction as a source of information, as an aid in developing and maintaining a self-concept, and as a source of emotional well-being.

Psychological Function

A generic term for processes related to the mind, such as thinking, perceiving, feeling, and behaving, that enable individuals to navigate and interpret the world.