Career Direction Assessment
Please respond to the following questions on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being low/least/never and 10 being high/most/often:
1. How would you rate your satisfaction with your current or most recent career?
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2. Please indicate the level that your actual job matches what you thought it would be like.
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3. How often have you thought about a career change?
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4. Please rate the level of apprehension you experience when you consider changing careers.
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5. Please rate the effect your current or most recent career has on your overall quality of life.
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Please answer each of the following questions by choosing the answer that is most accurate:
1. How did you identify your current or most recent career as the best option for you?
- I thoroughly researched several career options and chose this one.
- I always dreamed of doing this work and focused on preparing for this career without doing any serious research.
- I finished school and went looking for a job – this job was available so I took it.
- I made my career choice based on what my best friend chose.
- My parents made or strongly influenced my career choice.
2. What steps have you taken to identify the best career options for you at this point in your life?
- I have filled out several different assessments designed to help identify my “ideal” job.
- I have attended several job search and networking groups to get leads.
- I have read several books about finding the right career.
- I have worked with a Career and/or Life Coach.
- I am just getting started and don’t know where to begin.
3. What would a change in career mean for you?
- It would be an exciting new adventure and a new lease on my work-life.
- It would mean that I could have more job and/or financial security.
- It would mean having more time to spend with my family.
- It would be a chance to try my wings at something new – possibly even starting my own business.
- It would be a little scary.
Please write a brief answer to the following question:
If you were to upgrade your current career or look for a new career, how would you begin?
FOR YOUR FREE CAREER DIRECTION CONSULTATION EMAIL YOUR ANSWERS TO judy@careerlifechanges.com.