This is a confidential survey in advance of the CFA's "Future Proof Your Career" workshop on Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026. The survey is to help determine how attendees of the workshop feel about AI, careers, and the future. The results will be presented at the workshop. The survey is administered by Charles Caldwell, Founder of CCE International Admin Group (leadership advisory) and the HorizonX Network, who will be speaking at the CFA event. (The survey takes about five minutes to complete.) Thank you in advance for your participation! 🙏🏼

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1. First, a little bit about yourself. What generation do you identify with?

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2. What's your career status?

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3. What is your current view of AI?

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4. How often do you use AI?

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5. Which AI platforms have you used? Check all that apply. ☑️

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6. Does your company provide you with AI tools as part of your job? If yes, check any that are provided. ☑️

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7. To what degree are you worried about AI taking away jobs?

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8. AI won't replace humans, but humans using AI will. True or False?

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9. What is a "no hire, no fire" job market?

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10. What is “The Talent Battle of the AIs”?

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11. Is it okay to use AI to mass apply for jobs? After all, companies are using AI to screen candidates.

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12. There is a bit of a backlash with using AI in the recruitment process and industry is trending back to the basics. Is it okay to use AI when applying for a job when the gentle nudge is “back to the basics?”

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13. What’s the main way you’re building AI skills right now? (Check all that apply.)

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14. Looking out into the business landscape and based on what you know: at what stage are most companies finding themselves with AI Maturity? Think of where you think companies are currently placed, not where they are going.

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15. Is it okay to have a “gap” on your resume?

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16. What is your relationship to failure?

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17. Think of a problem now compared to what you experienced 1–5 years ago.

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18. How are you doing? Is your cup full or empty?

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19. What questions do you have about the job market? Best efforts will be made to answer all questions during the workshop.

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20. What's your ideal next job? Find the job ad online and drop the link below. I might just use your suggestion as an example during the workshop. Thanks!

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21. Feel free to add more. What's the one signal about AI and your future that you feel no one is hearing yet?

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22. Meanwhile, if you answered that your cup feels emptier… and struggling with your wellbeing, please reach out. Contact your Employee Assistance Program if you are in a company, or talk to a safe friend or a safe adult about what you are feeling. You are not alone.

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