These exercises are designed to help you assess your career development. For each step there is a worksheet to help you assess where you would like your career path to lead you.

Step 1: My Reasons for Working (Motivators)
Most of us work because we have to-we need to earn money. However, we usually get more out of working than just our paychecks. We might work because we like being around people, or we might appreciate being a part of a highly-recognized organization.  

Step 2: What I Want (Work Satisfiers)
Certain conditions make us feel more satisfied with our work environment. We should recognize and then consider these conditions (satisfiers) as we make our career decisions.

Step 3: Skills Inventory Checklist
An integral part of self-assessment is identifying the skills you already possess and other skills that need development.

Step 4: Who I Am (Self-Management Traits)
Consider your most enjoyable accomplishments.

Step 5: What I Know (Specific Content Skills)
To assess the skills/knowledge you have acquired from work or personal learning
experiences, answer the open-ended statements in this worksheet.

Step 6: What I've Experienced (Job History)
As you think back over all the jobs you've had, use this worksheet to list them and complete statements that allow you to evaluate any patterns that have developed.

Step 7: What I've Experienced (Off The Job History)
Are there experiences from your non-work activities and from your past that indicate
your present job interests or expectations? Use this worksheet to help you summarize job interest or expectations that you can identify from those non-work activities and experiences.