ATWORKI 9 AREYOUA RISK.TAKER s e h a v et o t a k er i s k sR. e a dt h e s i t u a t i o nasn dd e c i d eo n y o u r T o g e t o n a t w o r k ,s o m e t i m ew r n df i n d o u t w h e t h e rt h e ya r e y o u rp a r t n e a a n s w e rtso t h e q u e s t i o nbse l o wT. h e ni n t e r v i e w a risk-taker. a little. I Mark knowshis CVisn'tgreat,so he exaggerates l f y o u r e a l l yw a n t e da j o b ,w o u l dy o u l i ea b o u ty o u re x p e r i e n coer q u a l i f i c a t i o nosn y o u rC Vo r a t i n t e r v i e wT?o w h a t e x t e n tw o u l dy o u l i e ?A n dw h y o r w h y n o t ? 2 Thebossis lookingfor volunteersto do a difficultproject. W o u l dy o uv o l u n t e efro r a t a s ko r p r o j e cat t w o r ke v e ni f y o u h a d n ' td o n ei t b e f o r ea n dw e r e n ' t s u r ee x a c t l yw h a tt o d o ?W h yo r w h y n o t ? 3 Kerrywasaskedto do a taskat work.It was difficult and it wasn'tgoing verywell,so sheemailed her bossto askforhelp. W h a tw o u l dy o u h a v ed o n ei n t h a t s i t u a t i o n ? 4 Sarawasoffereda promotion.lt wasmoremoneybut shedidn'tfeel confidentthat shecoulddo it well,so shedeclinedthe offer. ? hy? W h a tw o u l dy o u h a v ed o n ei n S a r a ' s i t u a t i o nW at a conference. 5 Andy'sbosshasaskedhim to makea presentation W h a tw o u l dy o u d o i f y o u w e r ea s k e dt o s p e a ki n p u b l i cs i t u a t i o n s ? it'll takeages,and tf shefollows all the guidelines, 6 Jane'sdoinga job at workwith lotsof guidelines. she'sdonethejob many timesbefore,so shedecidesto do it quickly. W h a tw o u l dy o ud o ?W o u l dy o ua l w a y fso l l o wg u i d e l i n easn db ec a r e f uwl h e nd o i n ga j o b ? 7 Wendyhasbeenaskedto completea longand boringform for work.Shetakesit homeand spends all weekend filling it in carefully. ? hy? W h a tw o u l dy o u h a v ed o n ei n t h a t s i t u a t i o nW in productwill be delivered B Dan is a salesrepand hasjust promisedhisclientthat hiscompany's threemonths.tt might be readyin threemonths,but Dan reallyisn'tsure. W h a tw o u l dy o u s a yi f a s k e dt o m a k ea p r o m i s ea b o u ts o m e t h i nygo u w e r e n ' ts u r ea b o u t ? a ,o a r to ' C e n g a gLee a r r i r g o \ationaC l e o g r a pcnI e a r n ; ' r g C O M M U N I C A T IAVCET I V I T I E2S6 1