Case 22 Interview

“Attitude makes the difference.”

Mark was quite discouraged when his job was eliminated. He was even more discouraged when, after seven job interviews in three months, he had no job offers.

Mark had tried extremely hard to get a job—he followed sound job seeking practices, did research on all the organizations before the interviews, was meticulous in his grooming, was careful in completing the application form, and always submitted a résumé.

What was wrong? Were economic conditions bad?

When Mark asked the opinion of a very perceptive placement director about his dilemma, together they came to the conclusion that Mark was ...

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