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3-1 Career Lifestyle Preferences to Consider

For each item below, mark how important each lifestyle preference item is to you and
your job, and jot down your thoughts on why.

Level of Importance My Thoughts (such as why

you chose this answer or
My Lifestyle Preferences your experience related to
this topic)
High Medium Low

Stability: My job isn’t expected to Things change every once

☐ ☒ ☐
change much. and a while.

Security: This company will always be I have worded here for a

here for me, and I will be able to work ☒ ☐ ☐ while and I will always have
here for a long time. an opportunity to work here.

Purpose: This job helps me be part of Just serving tables.

something bigger to help the world or ☐ ☐ ☒
other people.

Independent: When I work, I can do it Completely agree.

☒ ☐ ☐
my way with minimal direction.

Entrepreneurial: I have a large amount No I have no room for any

of ownership and ability to innovate idea.
and implement new ideas. I will take ☐ ☐ ☒
risks to find new markets, products,
and profit.

Competence: I have the chance to do Every day I come to work I

good work every day and improve my ☒ ☐ ☐ have a chance to get better.
skills with experience and training.

Challenge: This job gives me tough Sometimes I can be

problems and issues that I can solve ☐ ☒ ☐ challenging but I can be easy
using my skills and knowledge. as well.

Balance: When I l leave the job, I can Completely agree.

leave it behind and focus on my life ☒ ☐ ☐
outside of work.

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Advancement: I have the opportunity It’s a possibly if a job opens

to advance to manage more people ☐ ☒ ☐ up.
and business.

Flexibility: I have the ability to define Unsure.

how I get the results of the work, ☐ ☐ ☒
including when and where I best work.

List your two most important career lifestyle preferences, and describe why these are
important to you.

1. Working in a kitchen cooking doing something I am passionate about.

2. Working as a food artist to show off my artistic talent.

Jot down your thoughts about what types of industries or jobs might provide this
lifestyle. A kitchen or hotel.

Add your completed work to the “About Me” section of your Career Builder Files.

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