• Which of the following job hunters is most likely to have an external locus of control?

  a) A woman who asks friends and family to call her if jobs open up at their companies

  b) A man who takes night courses to work toward an MBA

  c) A woman who goes to many companies for informational interviews, even if the companies are not hiring

• d) A man who makes business contacts by volunteering with the local Chamber of Commerce

• Which of the following statements indicates that the speaker probably has a more internal locus of control?

  a) Mary just got promoted, but shes got that fancy degree from Harvard. Ill never get hired to fill her old job.

  b) Stay with the family businessweve had it for generations. And I dont like coming to work either, but we have to follow in our fathers footsteps.

  c) Jack just told me that if I quit and join his new company, hell pay me half again what Im earning now. Thats the best deal Im ever going to get!

  d) Our companys going through a rough patch right now. But weve got the best products on the market and more on the way, so well be fine.

• Which of the following actions is most likely to indicate that a worker has an external locus of control?

  a) Taking a client out to dinner and then driving him to the airport the next day

  b) Reapplying for the same job over and over again, each time it becomes available

  c) Taking the day off when bad weather makes getting to the office difficult

  d) Working through the weekend to hit a deadline