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* This section asks about your career in general. Using the following 9-point scale, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements

  Strongly disagree Disagree Moderately disagree Mildly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Mildly agree Moderately agree Agree Strongly agree
For me, career success is how I am doing against my goals and values
I navigate my own career, mostly according to my plans
If I have to find a new job, it would be easy
I am in charge of my own career
I take responsibility for my own development
Freedom and autonomy are driving forces in my career
For me, career success means having flexibility in my job
I consider a wide variety of possible career moves
Choosing between two career options, I’ll prefer the one I haven’t tried yet
My focus is on enhancing my employability rather than just the tasks in a job
For me, career success means having opportunity to learn new skills
I often explore other work options, even when my current job goes well
If my current work does not support my values, I’ll try to change it
I make my career choices based primarily upon financial considerations.

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* Using the following 9-point scale, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements

  Strongly disagree Disagree Moderately disagree Mildly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Mildly agree Moderately agree Agree Strongly agree
I look for new challenges in everything that I do.
I can fulfill both my work and my family responsibilities well.
I hope to find a greater purpose to my life that suits who I am.
I view setbacks not as “problems” to be overcome but as “challenges” that require solutions.
I find that balancing work and family is hard to do.
I am determined to find my own path and set my own goals.
I have a certain expertise in my field and I enjoy using that expertise in my work.
I constantly arrange my work around my family needs.
I hunger for greater spiritual growth in my life.
I believe one’s salary defines one’s worth.
I don’t have a “career” per se; I prefer to take jobs and assignments that fit my life when I can.
I have discovered that crises in life offer perspectives in ways that daily living does not.
I want to have an impact and leave my signature on what I accomplish in life.
My work is meaningless if I can’t take the time to be with my family.
If I could follow my dream right now, I would.
Added work responsibilities don’t worry me.
There must be more to life than work, but I am having trouble finding out just what it is.
Retirement is the time when I will be able to actively follow my passions.
My greatest accomplishment in life is the number of promotions I’ve earned.
Balance means I take one day at a time and hope for the best.
Being authentic in what I say and what I do is important to me.
Most people would describe me as being very goal-directed.
When my boss asks for extra work hours, I draw the line.
At this point in my life, I tell people what I honestly think.
I thrive on challenges, and am excited by them.
Achieving balance between work and family is life’s holy grail.
At this point in my life, I have enough confidence in myself to chart my own path.
I have always known I wanted to start my own business someday.
There are too many constraints on my life (Family demands, work demands) to reserve any time for myself.
Life is too short not to have done what you want with it.
Nothing matters more to me than life and professional achievements.
Nothing matters more to me than balance in life.
Nothing matter more to than challenge in life.

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