Factors.

For each factor, first rate the degree to which the factor currently influences, or may influence in the future, your career decisions (0 - ‘not at all’ to 5 - ‘enormously’). Second, rate the degree to which you have control over the factor (0 - ‘not at all’ to 5 - ‘enormously’). For instance, while you do not have control over the influence of ‘Industry and Economic Changes,’ you do have control over ‘Skills.’

Internal:

• Values

• Personality

• Ambition

• Dreams

• Goals

• Aptitudes

• Interests

• Skills

• Abilities

• Education

• Training

• Past Experiences

External:

• Happenstance or coincidence

• Location

• Mobility

• Financial Circumstances

• Educational / Training Opportunities

• Culture

• Family

• Peers

• Relationships

• Roles

• Responsibilities

• Obligations

• Expectations

• Current Economic Conditions

• Industry and Economic Changes

• Labour Market

• Earning Potential

• Contacts

• Media