Being the Best

Each time you try for a more (0) ___ position, the selection process gets (1) ____.

Your abilities, personality traits, your lifestyle, values and aspirations will all be vigorously (2) ____ by your prospective colleagues and also your bosses. Do you know how to (3) ____ yourself when you are under the microscope? If you are to (4) _____ your ambitions, now is the time to learn how to do (5) _____ to yourself and prepare for formal selection processes.

Leam about the various methods you can employ to find your way into a different institution, gain a more sophisticated (6) _____ of how headhunters work and learn to position yourself so that you can be found easily. Taking (7) ____ of any situation to maximise your visibility is very useful. Even when you are not offered a particular job for which you have been considered, do leave an impression which will remain in the mind of the headhunter should other possibilities (8) _____.

You (9) _____ it to yourself to do the best you can. Make sure you perform in such a way that you can be satisfied that the decision about you has been made with the (10) ____ amount of up-to-date and accurate information about your capabilities. Do you know what they are and do you have some stories prepared which will illustrate them well?

Example:

0 A responsible B authoritative C liable D commanding