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Self-Assessment (SA)

This Self-Assesment supports you in your job search and will give you an orientation for your future applications. You will identify strategic fields of action, you could discuss and pursue with your personal consultant.


This Self-evaluation is structured in the following parts:

1. Personal positioning (What are my strengths, what do I want, what has the job market to offer?)
2. Search area (where do I search a new employment?)
3. Search strategy (how do I search for new employment?)
4. Application documents (are they conform to the job market requirements?)
5. Self-presentation (how confident are you in a job interview?) 

The careful consideration of these questions, will take you approximately 20 minutes.


The English version of the self-assessment is provided as a service. While the German version can be discussed during the consultation, we cannot guarantee this for the English version.

Preparation

To conduct this Self-Assement, you will need the following information which you will find on your registration documents from the RAV:


1. Your eight digit personal ALV number (next to your address on the registration or on the registration documents for the job-room)
2. E-Mail address of your personal consultant (in the footer of you invitation letter to your first appointment)

Please conduct this self-evaluation in one go. You will have the possibility, to send the result to your personal Email at the end. Moreover, the documentation will also be sent automatically to your personal consultant and will be the basis for your first appointment.


Submit Self-assessment SA

1. 1 Personal data
2. 2 Determination of position
3. 3 Search for a position
4. 4 Application Dossier
5. 5 Self-presentation
6. 6 Confirmation
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   • Personal data
   • Determination of position
   • Search for a position
   • Application Dossier
   • Self-presentation
   • Confirmation
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   • Personal data
   • Determination of position
   • Search for a position
   • Application Dossier
   • Self-presentation
   • Confirmation

Personal data

First name

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Last name

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00000000 Personal number Input conforms to the specifications. Input does not conform to the specifications.

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E-mail address of the consultant

Please enter a valid email address.

The e-mail address entered is not correct. Please check it in your records.

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Determination of position

I have the following professional goals and expectations:

My personal strengths are:

I have the following competencies, skills, and abilities, which are currently in demand on the job market:

I am currently concerned with the following issues, in addition to my job search:

Based on points 1-4, I consider my professional status assessment to be complete; I know what I can do, and I know what the job market has to offer.

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1 = not true; I still have many questions / 8 = complete; all questions have been answered

Provide reasons for your rating and comments on your status assessment:

Search area

I am focussing my job search on the following jobs/professional fields (give concrete job descriptions and search terms):

I believe my chances of getting work are currently the highest with the following employers:

I would also consider the following jobs/work:

In the areas in which I am searching, I see the following limited-term opportunities (e.g. temporary work) in the short term:

Based on points 6-9, I am optimistic, given my search area, that I will find a new position within 3 months.

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1 = absolutely not true / 8 = absolutely true

Provide reasons for your rating and comments on your search area:

Search strategy

I am looking for a new position through the following channels:

I have told my acquaintances, family, and friends that I am looking for work

I make use of my contacts to former work colleagues and other acquaintances

I search the vacancies sections of print media (newspapers, trade journals)

I use online vacancies listings (e.g. www.jobagent.ch, www.job-room.ch, etc.)

I have created a social media profile (e.g. on www.linkedin.com, www.xing.com)

I have registered with temp/recruitment agencies and/or head hunters

I go to industry events, trade fairs, and technical/specialist presentations

I contact employers for whom I would like to work

I check if I could take on paid mandates and evaluate the chances of self-employment

I look for positions abroad

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The following search channels have been the most useful, in my experience:

At present, my networking activities are as follows, and I have planned the following activities:

Based on points 11-13, and considering my search strategy, I am convinced that I will be invited to a reasonable number of interviews in the next 3 months.

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1=stimmt überhaupt nicht / 8=stimmt absolut

Provide reasons for your rating and comments on your status assessment:

Application Dossier

When I compile my application documents, I ensure that:

My CV is current, complete, and error-free

My CV is clearly organized, attractive, and well designed

My CV includes a current, good-quality, and appropriate photo

All of my references, diplomas, and certificates are included

I have created 3 PDFs: 1. My current CV, and 2. My reference, and 3. diplomas, and certificates in chronological order

The three PDFs combined are not larger than 8MB

My application letters are addressed to a recipient, contain no errors, and are tailored to the specific job for which I am applying

In my application letter, my motivation, my strengths, and the value I have to offer an employer are clearly stated

I have 2-3 referees who have been informed about my application and who are able to give a positive assessment of my previous professional experience

My email address is professional and contains my name

I am available at all times by mobile phone, and/or I have recorded a professional message on my mobile answering machine

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Based on point 15, I consider my application documents to be:

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1 = unusable / 8 = attractive and in line with the market

Provide reasons for your rating and comments on your status assessment:

Self-presentation

The following comments apply to me:

I can present my professional career concisely and convincingly in an interview

I can explain why I have changed jobs in the past in a comprehensible manner

I can give plausible reasons of why I left my last job

I can explain any gaps in my CV convincingly

I can describe my most important strengths in a targeted manner and spontaneously

I am well prepared for questions about my weaknesses; such questions do not faze me

I find it easy to explain the advantages of employing me, based on the job advertisement

I can give examples of my professional successes spontaneously and convincingly

I can adapt to my counterpart and react to questions appropriately, according to the situation

I find it easy to establish common ground in an interview

I gather as much information as possible about a potential employer in advance

I note down possible questions I might have before an interview

I visualise the course of an interview in advance

I have practice in presenting myself, and I perform confidently in interviews

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Based on the statements in point 17, in relation to my self-presentation in job interviews I feel:

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no rating

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1 = uncertain / 8 = completely confident

Provide reasons for your rating and comments on your status assessment:

I have selected the option «Copy my information by e-mail» (recommended)

I have selected the option «Receive a copy of my details by e-mail» (recommended)

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Thank you very much.

Your self-assessment was submitted.

I would like to receive a copy of my details by e-mail. The data will be transmitted unencrypted.

Your email address

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