Facing the Challenge of Change
Change is a crossroads in time, an opportunity to re-think and re-shape ourselves and find new directions. It is not an end, but a beginning to a new path....
1. What was your immediate reaction to the news of being made redundant? State in one word.______________________________________________
2. How do you feel about the situation now?_________________________
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3. What were some of your main concerns with respect to being made redundant? (Tick those which apply and state any other) Are you concerned that:
a) That you won't find a job b) That it will take too long c) You are too old to start over d) Your present financial commitments make you vulnerable e) You don't know where to start looking f) You don't have marketable skills g) You have limited work experience h) You are not well qualified i) You are unsure of your ability to handle an interview j) You have no idea what kinds of jobs are available k) You don't know what you want l) Changing jobs makes you feel uncertain m) You may have to accept less pay n) Have to establish comfortable working relationships with new sets of people o) Other
4. What major changes have you faced in your career or jobs over the past five years? __________________________________________________________
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Since you started working: __________________________________________
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Since you left school: ______________________________________________
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5. What important changes have you experienced:
In the past five years? ______________________________________________
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Since you started working: ___________________________________________
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Since you left school: _______________________________________________
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6. Look over major changes that you have made in your life and career and on a scale of 1-10, rate how you coped with each______________________________
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7. State any important factors which helped you to cope and adjust?
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8. List your most positive achievements to date:
CAREER
PERSONAL
9. List any areas in which you need improvement or would like to improve
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10. What do you consider your most marketable:
a) Skills ________________________________________________
b) Experience ____________________________________________
c) Qualifications __________________________________________
11. If you could choose the ideal job or career, what would it be? Be specific and state:
Position _______________________________________
Type of Organization _____________________________
Ideal Culture ___________________________________
Functions or tasks you would most enjoy:-
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