The Career Fitness System

Based on the new book
Work Strong

Free 30 Days
Based on the new book
Work Strong

Evaluate the Fitness of Your Career

How healthy is your career?

Are you building solid occupational strengths? Are you developing the level of competence and endurance you'll need for long term success in your field of work?

Or, is your career showing symptoms of being out of shape? Are you professionally flabby? Do you seem to be slowing down and unable to reach for opportunities as you once could?

Take this free Career Fitness Evaluation to test the vitality of your career.

1.
Have you completed your education in the profession, craft or trade in which you work?
Yes
No
2.
When was the last time you sat down and evaluated the course of your career and the satisfaction you derive from your work?
Within the last 90 days
Within the last six months
Within the last year
More than a year ago
Never have
3.
Do you set aside time to use your skills in a community support, social service, environmental or similar endeavor?
Yes
No
4.
How often would you describe yourself as happy at work?
Almost always
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
I don't think it's possible to be happy at work
5.
Do you use traditional and online networking to connect with and get to know others in your field?
Yes
No
6.
Who oversees the course of your career and ensures that you get the training you need and the opportunities you deserve?
Your boss
Your parents
Your employer's HR Dept.
Your mentor
You
7.
Are you currently enrolled in a training or academic program to add to the knowledge, skills, and ability you can use in your work?
Yes
No
8.
With whom will you compete to win your next job?
Your coworkers
Other individuals outside the organization
Your boss
Yourself
9.
Do you evaluate the employers that hire in your field and seek employment opportunities with those that are the clear leaders?
Yes
No
10.
Have you identified your career objective and committed yourself to accomplishing it?
Yes
No
11.
How much vacation time have you used in the last two years?
All of the time allotted to you by your employer
Approximately half of the days that were allotted to you
You took little or no vacation time
You take the time, but spent a lot of it in touch with the office
More than your allotted time
12.
Do you keep an up-to-date, written record of your work performance?
Yes
No
13.
When do you do your best work?
When you're earning a large paycheck
When you like your boss
When you can work whenever and wherever you want
When you're recognized for the contribution you make
When you're exercising your natural taltent and abilities
14.
Have you identified the next job you'd like to have or the next level of work you'd like to perform?
Yes
No
15.
Do you look for information that will help you monitor the current status and future prospects of your employer?
Yes
No
Peter Weddle
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