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Career Interest Self-Reflection

An original, non-diagnostic self-reflection on work activities, settings and support needs to guide career exploration.

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Activities You Enjoy

  1. This self-reflection explores the kinds of work you enjoy. It is not a scored or validated test; use it as a starting point for career conversations.

  2. How much would you enjoy spending your working time on each activity?

    • Building or repairing things with tools
    • Analysing information to solve a problem
    • Creating designs, writing or music
    • Helping, teaching or caring for others
    • Leading a team or persuading people
    • Organising records and following clear procedures

    For each row: choose one:

    • Strongly dislike
    • Dislike
    • Neutral
    • Like
    • Strongly like

  3. If you could pick only one, which activity would you most like to do every day?

    Choose one from a list:

    • Building or repairing things with tools
    • Analysing information to solve a problem
    • Creating designs, writing or music
    • Helping, teaching or caring for others
    • Leading a team or persuading people
    • Organising records and following clear procedures

Preferred Way of Working

  1. What would you most like to work with?

    Choose one:

    • People
    • Information and data
    • Tools and machines
    • Ideas and concepts

  2. Do you prefer working on your own or with others?

    Choose one:

    • Mostly on my own
    • A mix of both
    • Mostly in a team

  3. How much variety do you want in your daily work?

    Choose one:

    • A clear, steady routine
    • Some variety
    • Something new nearly every day

  4. Which work setting appeals to you most?

    Choose one:

    • Office
    • Outdoors
    • Laboratory or workshop
    • School, clinic or care setting
    • Working from home
    • No preference

Your Background

  1. Which best describes where you are now?

    Choose one:

    • Student
    • Early in my career
    • Established in my career
    • Considering a career change
    • Returning to work after a break

  2. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

    Choose one from a list:

    • Secondary school
    • Vocational training
    • Bachelor's degree
    • Master's degree
    • Doctorate

  3. Which subject areas have you enjoyed or done well in? Select all that apply.

    Choose any that apply:

    • Mathematics
    • Natural sciences
    • Languages and writing
    • Arts
    • Social sciences
    • Business
    • Technology
    • None of these

Next Steps

  1. How clear are you about the type of career you want?

    Choose one:

    • Very clear
    • Fairly clear
    • Not very clear
    • Not at all clear

  2. Which jobs or fields are you currently considering?

    Open answer

  3. What support would help you decide on your next step? Select all that apply.

    Choose any that apply:

    • Career counselling
    • Job shadowing
    • Courses or training
    • Mentoring
    • Labour-market information
    • None