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PART 1: INTERVIEW
1. Greeting:
Pleased to meet you/ nice to meet you
My name is/ I’m...
2. Skills:
I believe I would be the perfect fit for this position because....
What drew me to this position is...
The … really piqued my interest
This position looks like the perfect fit for me since I...
I am very interested in this job, because...
I have a wide knowledge of...
My previous experiences include....
I have experience in this field already which I believe would make me a great fit as I
would adapt seamlessly
One of my strengths is.... (Teamwork, communication, problem solving…)
I am always open to improvement and criticism, and I am eager to learn and gain
experience if I get this job
I am fluent in...
3. Ending:
When can I expect to hear back from you
I look forward to hearing back from you
Thanks for taking the time to see me
Up/ down
Downwards/ upwards trend
Growth/decline
Doubled/ halved
Slight/ gradual/ dramatic increase
Stable growth
Sharp increase/decrease
Minimally/ substantially
risen/ expanded
Downwards/ upwards trend
Fluctuations
The x- axis/ y-axis shows
The relation between both variables is positive/negative
Positive/negative correlation
PART 3: DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS CHAPTER SUMMARY£
Chapter 1:
Kuznets's critique on BBP as measure of economic success: national income captures only the market
value of goods and services produced in an economy, therefore excluding the value of goods and
services produced by and for households and by society in de daily course of life. It also gives no
indication of how income and consumption were actually distributed between households.
Doughnut= living within the means of our planet, between a social foundation of human well-being and
an ecological ceiling of planetary pressure lies the just space for humanity
1. Population
2. Distribution ((in)equality)
3. Aspiration (goal of wealth; what is enough?)
4. Technology
5. governance
The great Acceleration: rapid growth of the global middle class (= increase in humanity’s use of earth’s
resources
Holocene: small scale, consistent climate shifts, creating a stable living environment
Chapter 3:
Rational human image: self-interest, maximizing utility, consumption satisfaction, …. (One dimensional)
Cognitive bias= causes humans to deviate from the ideal model of rationality
Availability bias
Loss aversion= preference to avoid loss rather than make an equal trade
Selective cognition= believing facts and opinions that fit with our existing ideas
Risk bias= underestimating the occurrence of extreme events and our ability to cope with them
Nudge= encourage behavior that the rational economic man would make. Effective because they tap
into underlying norms and values
Financial (money) vs intrinsic motivation (values): monetary payments often crowd out already existing
motivations by activating extrinsic rather than intrinsic values --> market norms displace social norms
Chapter 5: