PRELIMINARY CAREER QUESTIONNAIRE

Your replies to the questions below assist me to efficiently gather important career-based information about you. This will in turn help me to know how to advise you better.

The questionnaire will take about 15 minutes to complete. Please attempt as many questions as your can before our first appointment. The questions are intentionally general and there are no right or wrong answers.

Privacy of your information is very important and will be held with the strictest confidence.

Your name:

Your age:

1. What do you want to achieve from consulting a careers consultant?

2. What motivates you to want to work?

3. What are the most important things in life to you?

4. Interests, hobbies, recreational activities - ie what do you like to do in your spare time?

5. What would be your 'dream job', if you were adequately paid and qualifications were not a barrier ?

6. What are your strengths?

and your weaknesses?

7. Are there any 'absolute' requirements you have surrounding your future career? For example, can only work in Auckland to look after elderly parents, salary must be at least $90,000, won't study more than 1 yr, cannot work weekends, must be outdoor work etc.

The following questions will help me understand how you make decisions about your career.

For each statement, please indicate a choice from 'strongly disagree' to 'strongly agree' indicating your level of agreement.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Slightly disagree	Slightly agree	Agree	Strongly agree
1. I thoroughly research information about different alternatives when making decisions.

2. When asked to make a decision, I usually make a choice quickly.

3. I put in a lot of effort into trying to make the correct decision.

4. If I do not get into my perfect occupation, I would lower my expectations and accept a second option.

5. Working is very important to me.

6. Fate or Luck will decide my future career direction.

7. For difficult decisions, I would prefer if someone else made the decision for me.

8. I believe that I can find a perfect occupation that will satisfy all my desires and expectations.

9. When I make a decision, I rely mainly on my intuition.

10. I often have low confidence when it comes to making difficult decisions.

11. I worry that if I make a wrong decision about my career path it could ruin my life.

12. I believe there is only one career that suits me.