Daily Learning Survey

Career and Learning

These answers will help us understand how your career path and learning path are related.

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* 1. What does career success look like to you? (Please select all that apply)

More positive impact on my customers and colleagues

More credibility and respect from my customers

More credibility and respect from my peers

More credibility and respect from my superiors

More credibility and respect from my subordinates

More credibility and respect from my partners

More time to spend doing the things I love

More time to spend with the people that I love

Less time searching for where to get started learning new things

Less time searching for the best sources for quality learning

More money to provide security and freedom

More recognition and visibility in my organization

More recognition and visibility in my industry

Helping to grow others in my area of expertise

Finding great mentors and coaches to help me grow

Finding the most accurate and up to date sources for edifying my knowledge

Increasing my network of influencers

Increasing my network of followers

Establishing myself as invaluable resource in my community

Qualifying for more credentials (degrees, certifications, badges, etc.)

Ability to interact with a larger geography (i.e. nationally or globally)

Ability to interact and collaborate with more of my peers

Ability to interact and collaborate with more experts and leaders

Promotion in role or title

Opportunity at top organizations in my field

Opportunity to travel using my profession

Opportunity to speak publicly (i.e. at Conferences, etc.)

Become a published Author in my profession

Become a thought leader in my profession

Become an Icon in my profession

Have my work recognized across my organization

Have my work recognized across my industry

Have my work recognized universally

I want to stay where I am and not have to learn anything more

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* 2. How would you classify your current career progress?

Subject Matter Expert, very experienced

Well into my career, Very Competent

New to my career, Learning

Not yet in my career

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* 3. What challenges do you have with your career development, knowledge and skills acquisition today? (Please check all that apply)

I don't know where to start.

I start, but I don't complete. I need an accountability partner and/or an incentive to finish.

There is never enough time.

I get stuck and have no one to turn to.

I can't afford it.

Finding good/reliable information

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What resources do you currently use to build your knowledge and skill? (Please check all that apply)

College and University Classes (either online or in-person)

Online class with instructor engagement

Online class without instructor engagement

Employer Sponsored Training (any format)

Mentor-led individual sessions

Mentor-led group sessions

On the job, hands-on experience

Informal self - studies using social, visual & audio media (Google, YouTube, Podcasts, LinkedIn articles, etc.)

In-person classes or workshops (unrelated to college)

Professional development and certification programs

Informal self-study using print media (books, articles, publications, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Do you have knowledge and skills beyond your resume gained from other positions, self-study and on the job experience?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 6. How frequently do you pursue increasing your knowledge and skill?

Every day

A few times a week

About once a week

A few times a month

Once a month

Less than once a month

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* 7. In a typical day, how much time do you invest in your career development, knowledge enhancement and skills acquisition?

1 hour or more a day

45 minutes to an hour a day

30 minutes to 45 minutes a day

15 minutes to 30 minutes a day

Probably not daily, but a couple times a week.

Maybe a little each month

None at all

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* 8. Do you have adequate time and motivation for learning to advance your career?

Yes

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* 9. If no, why not? (Please select all that apply)

Work / Life balance is suffering

The volume of sources is overwhelming, don't know where to start

Have a hard time learning alone (low motivation)

Need some form of application to apply what is learned

No clear reward for learning in my organization

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* 10. If yes, what tools are you using to help you with your learning specifically?

Udemy

Coursera

edX

LinkedIn Learning

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How do you currently record or track what you learn? (Please select all that apply)

I do not maintain a record of what I have learned

I electronically record what I learn by saving the articles I read

Certificates of completion

I rely on the content provider to track what I learn, I can always ask them for a record, if needed

I maintain a comprehensive record of my learning throughout college and career

I manually keep a record of what I learn and update it as I complete new classes.

Other (please specify)

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* 12. How valuable is a comprehensive record of your learning to your pursuit of career advancement?

Extremely valuable

Very valuable

Somewhat valuable

Not so valuable

Not at all valuable

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* 13. Does your employer value employees who learn new skills?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree