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Scaleof0–10,howhappyandengagedareyouoverallinyourcurrentjob?

Iwouldbe3%happierinmyworkif?

WhatIlikeaboutmyjob:

WhatIdon’tlikeaboutmyjob:

WhereyouareatNOW

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Qualities Assessment

Step 1: Check every trait below that you believe describes you to any degree:

academic entrepreneurial natural, down-to-earth

accurate communicative collaborative

active extroverted flexible

adventurous risk taker, courageous nurturing

inspiring direct open-minded

ambitious friendly optimistic/positive

analytical go the extra mile orderly, systematic

articulate, clear generous organized

artistic giving original, innovative

assertive hands-on outdoor-oriented

decisive helpful patient

relationship builder honest perfectionist

careful, conservative Humorous, fun persistent

approachable, safe idealistic, visionary physical, athletic, fit

committed, dedicated imaginative diplomatic, tactful

compassionate, caring Independent, self-directed precise

competent, capable Industrious, hard working problem-solver

confident influential, persuasive realistic, practical

conscientious Ingenious, brilliant resourceful

mindful, present intellectual scientific

creative, innovative intuitive self-aware

curious Involved, engaged smart

leader Investigative, exploratory sociable

Dependable, trustworthy appreciative, grateful spontaneous

detail-oriented knowledgeable, expert strong

disciplined Logical, rational supportive

calm under pressure mechanical technical

efficient methodical unique, nonconventional

energetic modest, share credit warm, kind

quick on feet motivated witty

Step 2: Highlight the twenty qualities you believe describe you the most. Step 3: List 5 here that you would like to develop and/or improve upon: Step 4: What are some strategies for developing these strengths?

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Abilities Assessment

People: Coworkers, management, clients, customers, vendors, other professionals, etc. Information: Knowledge, subject matter, numbers, facts, computer & technical stuff, etc. Things: Objects, tools, plants, merchandise, animals, products, equipment, machinery, etc. Ideas: Concepts, plans, creative endeavors, artistic, etc.

Step 1: In the table below, record how much time you actually spend in your current job working with people, information, things and ideas. Try to have your figures add up to 100%:

People: %

Information: %

Things: %

Ideas: %

Step 2: Now record how much time you would ideally like to spend with each area in a job. Choosing 0% in one or more categories is fine:

People: %

Information: %

Things: %

Ideas: %

Step 3: Working with only the one or two highest percentage categories in Step 2,

check off those skills you think you have to any degree

* asterisk those you’d like to be good - or even better - at. People skills:

o Counseling, helping

o Leadership, management

o Training, leading seminars/webinars

o Storytelling, acting, singing, performing

o Teaching, educating

o Sales, persuading, influencing

o Customer service

o Hiring, developing, evaluating

o Consulting, advising, mentoring

o Advocating, lobbying

o Networking

o Campaigning

o Public speaking, making presentations

o Listening, intuiting

o Empowering, inspiring

o Direct supervision

o Project management

o Coaching, mentoring

o Caretaking, nursing, treating, healing, touching

o Debating, arguing

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o Greeting, serving, hosting

o Meeting, initiating relationships

o Collaborating

o Storytelling

o Training, delivering seminars, webinars

Information skills: o Costing, pricing, expensing, allocating resources o Tax preparation, accounting, bookkeeping o Financial reporting o Financing projects/business ventures o Inventorying o Working with numbers and statistics o Financial planning, cash flow management o Budgeting o Working with statistics o Analyzing data o Observing, assessing, appraising facts o Detail work o Evaluating, reviewing, critiquing o Interpreting complicated information o Monitoring data and results o Proofreading and editing written material o Reading o Data trending o Developing, improving, upgrading technology and systems o Data entry and retrieval o Database management o Operating a computer or network o Computer programming o Excel spreadsheets o Developing hardware/software technology o Word processing and documentation o Computer graphics, display information o Working with technology o Bringing projects in on time and within budget o Coordinating activities, events, trips o Prioritizing, decision making o Establishing, enforcing policies and procedures o Estimating time necessary to do tasks o Filing paperwork/information; creating filing systems o Following through, getting things done, meeting deadlines o Present complicated information in an easy-to-understand format o Implementing another’s ideas o Improving for speed and clarity; automating office procedures o Implementing quality control o Keeping accurate and organized records o Meeting deadlines o Ordering, purchasing

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o Organizing and classifying o Report writing o Technical writing o Scheduling o Conducting research; executing an experiment o Analyzing and applying research findings o Conducting inspections, audits o Conducting economic or market research and analysis o Appraising o Developing a business plan o Diagnosing symptoms, root analysis of a problem o Investigating, researching, gathering and compiling, internet navigation o Responding to problems/issues/crises, troubleshooting, problem solving o Using data to gain insight

Thing skills: o Physical labor o Craft o Mechanical, machinery, equipment, engines o Computers, electronic gadgets, hardware o Outdoor stuff o Organizing, inventorying o Vehicle operation, driving o Athleticism, physical movement o Fixing, repairing broken stuff o Working with products, packaging o Manufacturing, production o Animals o Plants, gardens, land o Building, constructing o Cooking, baking, working with food o Designing o Restoring, renovating o Sewing, knitting, weaving, fabrics o Shaping wood, metal, plastics o Setting up displays, merchandising o Using tools o Wallpapering, painting, staining o Assembling parts, technical equipment, furniture, etc. o Plumbing o Electrical wiring o Inspecting products, quality control o Setting up, installing o High tech testing equipment, scientific apparatus, medical equipment o Drawing, testing samples o Surveying land o Reducing, eliminating chaos, clutter management o Operating heavy equipment, forklifts, etc. o Piloting boats o Piloting planes, helicopters

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Idea skills:

o Branding, advertising, logo and tag line development o Word use, word-“smithing”, creative vocabulary o Integrating symbolism; creating poetry o Grant writing, promotional writing o Creating metaphors, analogies o Creative writing o Blogging, e-newsletters o Speech writing, TED talks o Copy writing o Website creation o Conceiving, developing and generating ideas o Conceiving new interpretations o Designing educational events o Discovering new facts, ideas o Experimenting, being innovative o Formulating research designs o Improving, making things better o Improvising, thinking quickly on feet o Initiating action, identifying new opportunities, stepping into new situations, taking

risks o Inventing o Modifying and applying what others have developed to a new situation o Devising new business ventures o Seeing relationships between apparently unrelated factors o New product/venture research and design o Seeing the theoretical base o Learning, perpetual curiosity and discovery o Thinking intuitively and creatively o Utilizing resources; inventing new uses for already existing material o Creating new masterpieces o Composing music o Designing fashions o Designing interior spaces, architectural design o Displaying objects o Drafting, mechanical design, CAD o Drawing, illustrating, sketching o Good sense of rhythm o Painting pictures o Photographing o Playing a musical instrument o Preparing works of art o Printing letters by hand; doing calligraphy o Printing, silkscreening, monoprinting o Staging theatrical/artistic productions; designing sets o Working with color o Visioning, defining mission, setting goals o Expanding possibilities o Forecasting, predicting, hypothesizing, theorizing

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o Questioning, challenging the status quo, raising issues o Strategic planning, effecting change o Striving to be on the “cutting edge” o Turning problems into opportunities; undertaking challenging opportunities

Step 4: Now highlight those skills checked and/or asterisked that you would most like to be using day to day in your work regardless of current skill level. Step 5: From your highlighted skills, pick four you’d like to strengthen and develop in the

coming year and list them here:

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Knowledge Assessment Step 1: Generate in the categories provided below areas in which you currently

have some knowledge. Category 1: Knowledge skills I’ve gained in school and from seminars (French, car mechanics, PowerPoint): Category 2: Knowledge skills I’ve gained from paid work and volunteer experience

(real estate, manufacturing, fund raising): Category 3: Knowledge skills I’ve developed from personal hobbies/interests

(crafts, health/nutrition, skiing):

Category 4: Knowledge skills I’ve picked up from reading and conversation

(parenting, local politics, gardening): Category 5: Other knowledge skills I’ve gathered along the way in life (home repair,

budgeting, pet care):

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Step 2: What areas from categories 1 – 5 would you like to learn more about? List below: And what entirely NEW knowledge areas would you be interested in learning about or acquiring? If you were to take a course tomorrow, what would you take? List below: Step 3: Look over your lists from Step’s 1 and 2 and highlight those bodies of knowledge

you have any interest in being involved with to any degree as part of an ideal job. Highlight as many areas as you’d like - even if they all seem to be totally unrelated to each other. You don’t need to be currently knowledgeable in any of the areas selected. Just pick what you’d like from your heart

Step 4: In the following six interest groups, check off all areas of knowledge you have any

kind of interest in whether it be work related or not. Don’t worry if you check off an eclectic bunch!

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Investigative interests: aeronautics anatomy/physiology anthropology

intellectual property zoology physics

astronomy biology botany

customer analytics market modeling research

strategic market research information technology medicine

chemistry ecology economics

computers engineering electronics

dentistry environmental science genetics

energy & energy systems library science geography

geology oceanography museums

production planning pharmaceuticals nutrition

quality control weather/meteorology sustainability

product improvement supply chain social media

sourcing analytics medical technology veterinary medicine

Artistic interests:

acting architecture art/fine arts

art history color cosmetology

crafts performing arts dance

fashion film/video music

graphic arts ceramics photography

merchandising poetry sewing/textiles

theater product design package design

Social interests:

adult development addiction & recovery books, publishing

child development higher ed/colleges consumerism

career development family systems/parenting counseling

history foreign languages criminology

human sexuality communications/media education

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hospice holistic health/healing arts home economics

gerontology/aging international relations mediation

journalism psychology/mental health philosophy

writing religion/spirituality social issues

learning & development refugees & immigration human potential

social work adolescence/teen development gender issues

women’s issues blogging

Realistic interests:

animals air/heating systems antiques

agriculture/farming armed forces/military automotive

engines construction/carpentry electrical wiring

firefighting food/beverages culinary arts

landscaping heavy equipment forestry

machinery/mechanics law enforcement manufacturing

outdoor recreation physical fitness, sports piloting

plumbing waste management plants/gardening

woodworking surveying transportation

tools/hardware renovation/restoration wildlife/nature

natural resources warehousing buildings & facilities

Conventional interests:

accounting quality assurance auditing

regulatory compliance accounts receivables/payables contracts

metrics corporate governance insurance

intellectual property financial reporting bookkeeping

cost estimating/cost control financial planning pricing2

website content management continuous improvement licensing

forecasting risk management P & L management

supplier management buying purchasing

supply chain treasury & cash logistics

distribution management stage gate facilitation

sourcing analytics budgeting internal controls

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banking administration taxes

workforce/staff planning statistics salary & benefits

administration reporting & analytics finance

operations health & safety inventory control

mathematics infrastructure business systems

organizational systems applications development CRM

Enterprising interests:

product promotion fundraising, development customer service

customer account management brand communication fair trade

business management importing, exporting marketing

new business development global economics & business government

performance management environmental advocacy government affairs

social advocacy hotel/resort management investments

organizational development community development litigation

product R & D non-profit administration law

management product innovation printing

vendor/supplier selection entrepreneurship vendor relations

internet marketing urban planning labor relations

website strategy employee relations sales

strategic planning internal communications customer interface

mergers & acquisitions community marketing global marketing

human resources retail/wholesale marketing program

sales office management brand development

strategic planning politics E-commerce

crisis communications tourism customer strategy

restaurant operations radio, television board governance

consumer products consumer relations public relations

new emerging media media relations real estate

public affairs management communications planning

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Step 6: Now go back over the areas checked in all six interest groups Interest Groups and highlight those interests/knowledge skills you might like to integrate/be involved with in an ideal job situation – no limits here: Highlight as many and as eclectic a bunch of interests you have any potential vocational interest in!

Step 7: Review ALL of your highlights from Knowledge skills I’ve gained through school/seminars all the way through Enterprising interests and select up to 5 knowledge/functional skill areas you would like to acquire and/or deepen in the coming year.

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Howdoyouwanttogrowprofessionally?

Whatarethreeskillsyou’dliketoacquire/improveuponthisyear?

Howmightyoudeveloptheseskills?

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What might be holding you back?

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Questions you may be asked in a

Career Conversation

How do you define “career success”?

What motivates you?

What matters most to you?

Why do you work beyond getting a paycheck?

Looking back, what’s always been most important to you

in life and in work?

What are your top three values or things you hold most

dear?

How can I support you in being your best?

How do you define career success?

How do you define career failure?

If you had your career to do over again, is there anything

you would do the same? Differently?

What have you considered to be your greatest

accomplishments so far in life in general? In work?

How happy and engaged are you in your current work?

How are you feeling about your work these days?

What do you like most about your job? Least?

On a scale of 0 – 10, how would you rate your overall job

satisfaction?

What aspects of your job do you hope to always have?

What aspects of your job would you give away to

someone else in a heartbeat?

Is this job what you thought it would be? Why or why

not?

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What motivates you currently to do your work?

What impedes your motivation?

Is there anything that could be done to improve your

overall satisfaction and engagement in your work?

What keeps you engaged in your work? What are your interests?

What bores you?

What are you passionate about?

How do you like to work?

What kinds of work settings/spaces enable you to do

your best work?

What appeals to you about working for Champlain?

What tasks typically get pushed down to the bottom of

your to do list?

What issues/problems do you feel most strongly about?

When you are at your best, what are you doing?

What types of actions/quality about your employer

inform you that you are valued/cared about as an

employee?

How can I support you in being your best?

What motivates you?

What kind of work do you want to be doing?

What type of work have you typically gravitated away

from?

What aspects of past jobs have you loved most?

Describe an ideal day in your current job.

How would you spend your time if you didn’t have to

work?

What can’t you keep yourself from doing?

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When you are at your best, what are you doing?

If you could do more of something you are already doing

in your job, what would that be?

If you could do less of some aspect of your current job

tasks, what would that be?

What kinds of tasks come easily for you? What do you

enjoy doing?

What kinds of tasks don’t come easily for you?

What do you wish you had more time for?

What talents/skills do you most want to be using and developing?

What are some of your strengths?

What are some of your skills currently going unused in

your job?

What lessons do you find yourself learning over and over?

How do your strengths sometimes work against you?

What have you always been naturally good at?

What are you known for?

How do you like to put your skills and strengths to work?

What skills do you appreciate in others that you don’t

always see in yourself?

What skills do you want to pick up or improve on?

What do you enjoy learning about most?

What are some of your weaknesses?

What do you want to learn?

If you could pick one area to focus on for improvement,

what would it be?

What have others told you you are particularly good at?

Not so good at?

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What do you want to achieve?

What attracted you to Champlain in the first place?

What do you want to achieve in this position?

What are some of your short term goals?

How can I support you in achieving your goals?

What did you hope to achieve in this position?

What are you excited about doing?

Where do you want to be in 5 years?

What are some of your personal goals outside of work

and how can work support the accomplishment of these

goals?

Quarterly check in questions:

What was the best part of the quarter for you?

What work did you find most satisfying?

How often were you stretched and how did that feel?

At what points did you feel your energy and engagement

lagging?

End of year questions:

What did you most enjoy doing this year?

What went really well for you?

What did you least enjoy doing?

What didn’t go so well?

What has changed for you in the past year? How have

you grown? What lessons have you learned?

If there is one thing you wish I could do more of, what

would it be?

What skills did you develop this past year?

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On-the-fly questions:

How was the webinar/class you went to yesterday? What

are you learning? How do you like it?

How did the presentation go yesterday? What did you do

well? What could you have done better?

How is your project coming along? What are you

enjoying about it? Any sticky points?

Have you had a chance to informational interview

___________ in _________ yet? [If so] how’d it go? More or less

or the same interested?

Any thoughts on our conversation last week about

___________________?

How did the conference go? What did you learn?

Next steps questions:

How will you get from where you are now to where you

want to be?

Let’s break this down into smaller steps and goals. What

would be a first step? What would you like to look into

first? And by when?

What are some next steps beyond the first step?

How can I support you? Is there anything I can do by way

of action that would help you move forward?

Are you committed? How will you stay on track and

committed to this action?

How will you hold yourself accountable? Do you need to

write anything down?

What might get in your way and/or stop your forward

action? How might you deal with that should it happen?

How will you know when you’ve met your goal(s)?

Is there anything else you would like to discuss?

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Is there anything else you think I should be aware of that

we haven’t discussed?

When should we talk again?

Between now and the next time we talk, I will ……., you

will…….

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Engagement=Feelingcaredaboutbymymanager

Onascaleof0-10,howmuchdoyoufeelcaredaboutbyyourmanager?

Iwouldfeelmorecaredaboutbymymanagerif.....

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