Self-Assessment Workbook

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1 Self-Assessment Workbook Hamline University School of Law, 2006

2 WHY DO SELF-ASSESSMENT Getting what you go after is success; but liking it while you are getting it is happiness - Bertha Damon There are several reasons you could benefit from a self-assessment. The overarching reason is to make the shift from a passive attitude (I ll take any job and go where life leads me) to an active approach (I m in charge of my job search and life). It s certainly true that you cannot control every aspect of your life, but you can control how you make decisions and how you react to any situation. Why should you do the exercises in this workbook? It will enable you to look at various aspects of your life, and their progression and interrelatedness over time, giving you concrete evidence to back up several things including: 1. What your strengths, weaknesses, and preferences are 2. What you bring to the table now 3. What experiences and skills are transferable into a legal career 4. What skills or experiences you need to develop to become a good lawyer 5. What kinds of environments or situations you prefer to work in, and which you should avoid 6. Why you make the decisions you make, and how they are related to other aspects of your life, and 7. Whether goals moving forward meet a reality check. Law school can be an exciting time and a daunting time. Sometimes it can be exciting to view all of the options opening up to you, and sometimes that can be downright overwhelming. Many law students make the mistake of stumbling into a job search without making an effort to have a plan or an understanding of their goals. Others try to do self-assessment exercises but don t know how they fit in to the job search or career goals. Others are so paralyzed by the unknown they find it hard to make informed decisions. With that in mind, the goal of this workbook is to concentrate on assessing something you know, which is what you bring to the table now. Everything else will follow from that. 2

3 PHASE ONE Inventory of Experiences Approximately 60 Minutes 3

4 WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? STEP ONE: The first thing to explore is what you bring to the table in terms of life achievements and experiences. Use the grid below to plot your life events in 5-year spans, starting with the present and working backwards. (The provided space goes back longer than some of you have been alive; just fill in as much as is relevant to you but do go back as far as you can remember, at least in some categories such as leisure or life events.) Aim for off-the-top-of-your-head ideas (this is not a quiz) and list the activities, events, or people that fit into each category. Don t judge your entries nothing is too tenuous or silly. (Once you are done with this, we ll go back and use this grid to add more, so write neatly!) (20-30 minutes max.) STEP TWO: Now, look back at the entries you made in each 5-year period on the grid below and for each activity/event, list the skills you used. Don t overlook skills used in the events and friendships listed in the last column. (Spend no more than minutes max! You can always revisit if other ideas come to you over time.) STEP THREE: Now, (spending no more than twenty minutes) for each 5-year chunk of time, consider what activities/events/experiences/relationships you were most proud of, and put a P in the Quality line. Same thing, but now indicate the things you were most comfortable doing with a C Next, indicate the things you most enjoyed, with a M : Then indicate the things you least enjoyed, with a L Next, indicate the things that you did best:, with a B Finally, indicate the things you most struggled with a S 4

5 5-year chunk of life Education (Certificates, Degrees, Enrollment) Activity/Event: Work/Career/Ach ievements (Projects, achievements) Activity/Event: Leisure (Sports, volunteer, hobbies) Activity/Event: Life Events/Friends (Marriage, divorce, birth, death, dating, breakup, friends) Activity/Event: 5

6 5-year chunk of life Education (Certificates, Degrees, Enrollment) Work/Career/Ach ievements (Projects, achievements) Leisure (Sports, volunteer, hobbies) Life Events/Friends (Marriage, divorce, birth, death, dating, breakup, friends) Activity/Event: Activity/Event: Activity/Event: Activity/Event: 6

7 5-year chunk of life Education (Certificates, Degrees, Enrollment) Work/Career/Ach ievements (Projects, achievements) Leisure (Sports, volunteer, hobbies) Life Events/Friends (Marriage, divorce, birth, death, dating, breakup, friends) Activity/Event: Activity/Event: Activity/Event: Activity/Event: 7

8 5-year chunk of life Education (Certificates, Degrees, Enrollment) Work/Career/Ach ievements (Projects, achievements) Leisure (Sports, volunteer, hobbies) Life Events/Friends (Marriage, divorce, birth, death, dating, breakup, friends) Activity/Event: Activity/Event: Activity/Event: Activity/Event: 8

9 5-year chunk of life Education (Certificates, Degrees, Enrollment) Work/Career/Ach ievements (Projects, achievements) Leisure (Sports, volunteer, hobbies) Life Events/Friends (Marriage, divorce, birth, death, dating, breakup, friends) Activity/Event: Activity/Event: Activity/Event: Activity/Event: 9

10 5-year chunk of life Education (Certificates, Degrees, Enrollment) Activity/Event: Work/Career/Ach ievements (Projects, achievements) Activity/Event: Leisure (Sports, volunteer, hobbies) Activity/Event: Life Events/Friends (Marriage, divorce, birth, death, dating, breakup, friends) Activity/Event: 10

11 PHASE TWO Analysis of Experiences Approximately 60 Minutes 11

12 We all are involved in many different activities for different reasons. Some are by choice, some are by circumstance, and some are by accident. We may be good at things we don t enjoy. The things we struggle with may be the things we re most proud of. We may be most comfortable in situations that we enjoy most, but those might not be the things we do best. Our lives are very complicated, and we often confuse preferences for comfort or skill level, or pride with what s easiest. There s no right or wrong reason to feel pride, for example, but it is important to understand that we all derive pride from different sources. Moving forward in your job search, you will want to put yourself in the situations that make you most proud (if that s important to you). For one person we might discover that means a high-profile job. For another, it might be a challenging but behindthe-scenes environment. You do the work here, and then use that information as you meet with us and as you ponder future career options and environments. When you listen to speakers talk about what they do, when you informational interview someone, when you read the literature in our office, what sorts of things sound like the types of things that would make you tick, based on the answers you ve provided here? You will use different aspects of your preferences, comfort level, and skill sets at different times for different reasons. Maybe to begin with, you will work with us to find that first job that capitalizes on the things you ve done best. We may simultaneously develop a plan to help improve on the things you ve struggled with. On the other hand, maybe we ll see that the things you ve done best aren t really the things you ve enjoyed most, so we ll think about ways to get more comfortable or do better at things you ve enjoyed more, or talk about how those things translate into your job search and satisfaction. The key is, you need to identify these preferences, in a concrete way, before we can help you move forward in finding not just a job, but a job or career that are a good fit for you. Now that you ve listed everything in the grid above, go back and briefly reflect on it by answering the following questions (take no more than 10 minutes with each page): 12

13 1. As you look back at the things you listed in the grid, was there a theme among the things that made you most proud? a. Where have you tended to draw your sense of pride? Were the things that made you most proud often from one or two of the same categories, or similar types of events? (For example, did school often make you most proud over the years? Was it relationships? Was it a variety of things?) List any trends you notice here: b. Reflecting back on the grid, sum up the skills used the times you were most proud: c. Why do you think these events/activities made you proud? d. Would these things still make you proud today? Why or why not?? (For example, if what made you happiest was going to the bar with your friends in college, but now you have a significant other, 3 kids, and law school, would that still be something you d enjoy most, or would it maybe turn into something you enjoy but also struggle with, given competing obligations?) 13

14 2. As you look back at the things you listed in the grid, was there a theme among the things that made you most comfortable? a. Where have you tended to be most comfortable? Were the things that made you most comfortable often from one or two of the same categories or the same types of events? (For example, were you most comfortable with friends or during leisure activities? Which?) List any trends you notice here about the environments or activities that made you most comfortable: b. Reflecting back on the grid, sum up the skills used the times you were most comfortable: c. Why do you think these made you most comfortable? d. Would these things still make you most comfortable today? Why or why not? 14

15 3. As you look back at the things you listed in the grid, was there a theme among the things that you enjoyed most? a. What have you enjoyed most over time? Were the things that you most enjoyed often from one or two of the same categories or the same types of events? (For example, did you often enjoy your leisure or personal life events more than school or work, or vice versa?) List any trends you notice here: b. Reflecting back on the grid, sum up the skills used with the things you most enjoyed: c. Why do you think you enjoyed these things most? d. Would you still most enjoy these things today? Why or why not? 15

16 4. As you look back at the things you listed in the grid, was there a theme among the things that made you enjoyed least? a. What sorts of activities have you enjoyed least over time? Were the things that enjoyed least often from one or two of the same categories or the same types of events? (For example, did you often enjoy school least? Working in teams?) List any trends you notice here: b. Reflecting back on the grid, sum up the skills used with the things you least enjoyed: c. Why do you think you least enjoyed these things? d. Would you still least enjoy these types of things today? Why or why not? 16

17 5. As you look back at the things you listed in the grid, was there a theme among the things that you did best? a. In what sorts of environments have you often done best? Were the things that made you did best often from one or two of the same categories, or the same types of events? (For example, did you often do best in school and in hobbies? Solo or group activities?) List any trends you notice here: b. Reflecting back on the grid, sum up the skills used the times you did best: c. Why do you think you did best in these events/activities? d. Would you still do best in these things today? Why or why not? 17

18 6. As you look back at the things you listed in the grid, was there a theme among the things that made you most struggled with? a. Where have you struggled most over time? Were the things that made you struggle most often from one or two of the same categories or types of events? (For example, have you struggled most with athletics or speaking in public?) List any trends you notice here: b. Reflecting back on the grid, sum up the skills used the times you most struggled: c. Why do you think you most struggled in these areas? d. Would these things still make you struggle today? Why or why not? 18

19 Now think about how a future life event or situation might affect what you would enjoy most, be most comfortable with, struggle with, take pride in, etc. It s important to know what s driven you in the past. It s also important to be realistic about where you hope to go and what will work for you in the future. If you are a right-out-of-college-to-law-school student with no family obligations or a mortgage, etc., many options may be feasible for you right now. If your goals are to acquire family obligations and a mortgage, will those options be as feasible in the long-run? If not, do you prefer to make the conscious choice to just explore them in the short-term, or would you rather invest your time and energy in something likely to work out in the long-term? There s no right or wrong answer, but there s also no denying that life is always changing and evolving. We recommend that in future years you add on to the 5-year chart to notice new trends as they emerge. Constantly assess where you are, and respect the fact that if you re not happy in all aspects of your life, you may not be happy. And what works in one era may not work in another. Take control and plan accordingly, for the most career satisfaction. Write here which things you think may become more or less important to you in the future, and why: 19

20 PHASE THREE Values Inventory Approximately 60 Minutes 20

21 Now that you ve identified what you bring to the table in terms of life experiences and where you hope to go in the future, turn to examining which experiences you value meaning which are important to you. These can be two very different things! What you ve done, and done well, and what you value or care about may be very different things. Maybe you ve done some things in the past but you don t value them so you re looking for a change. On the other hand, maybe you want a change in career but really you still maintain your core values and just want to apply them in a new setting. For example, you may naturally excel in athletics, but you may not care whether you ever engage in them. Or, you may excel in telling lies without getting caught, but you may not value that or want that to be an opportunity you have on the job! Maybe you re great at pulling all-nighters but don t look for that in a job. Perhaps you have never had the opportunity for advancement, but you know that s something that has frustrated you to no end and you need that to be happy - it s been missing in the past. Maybe you ve always had that opportunity, but don t really care whether it s there or not it hasn t been a factor in your happiness or something important to you. With that in mind, go through the following list and for each thing listed, think about what your experience (or lack of experience) has been with each. Your experience will not dictate the level of value. Instead, it will provide a reality-check. Do you really know that you value this, or are you just used to it? Have you experienced it enough to know whether it s important? Have you not experienced it but always felt it was lacking? Did you think it was important before but now realize it didn t really matter? Ask yourself for each item, If I did not have this on my job, how much would it matter? First list your experiences (quick thoughts) with each, or your reality check to get you thinking, and then give each a number on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least important, 5 being most important), indicating how much you value each how much you (in an ideal world) would want to have this on your job. (Spend no more than 1 minute per item.) 21

22 Rating 1 (low) to 5 (high) Factor Advancement. My experience with advancement or opportunities for advancement, or lack thereof has been: Affiliation My experience being affiliated with a thing or group has been: Authority/Power My experience having authority or power (or lack thereof) has been: Autonomy/Independence I have been autonomous or enjoyed independence in these activities, or I have not had autonomy/independence in the following: Being Needed Times I have felt needed, or have not felt needed, have been: 22

23 Challenge I have faced the following challenges/i find the following challenging/i have not been challenged in these situations: Competition These are times I ve engaged in competition, or wished I had a little competition: Control I have exercised control, or had a lack of control, in these circumstances: Creativity I have exercised creativity in these situations/ I have not been able or had to be creative in these situations: Direct Impact These are times I ve had a direct impact on someone. These are times I ve not directly impacted anyone: Discovering new things I have discovered new things in doing I have not had the opportunity to discover new things when 23

24 Ethics/morality I have experience dealing with ethics and morality in these circumstances.. Excellence I have strived for or achieved excellence in these circumstances.. Excitement I have found these things exciting. I have not found these things exciting.. Improving the world I have experience improving the world through.. Influencing people, leadership I have influenced people or exercised leadership in.. I have not had influence or leadership in. Intellectual stimulation I have had intellectual stimulation in. I have not felt intellectually stimulated in 24

25 Interesting work The following has been interesting work to me.. The following has been boring work to me. Interpersonal relationships I ve had interpersonal relationships with these groups/types of people. I ve focused more inwardly in doing. On the job, I ve had/not had interpersonal relationships with colleagues, clients such as Job security I have experienced security in these activities/jobs.. I have felt anxious regarding lack of security when. Mentoring My experience with mentoring, or lack thereof, has been Pleasant surroundings I have worked/lived in pleasant surrounding when. I have had unpleasant surrounding when. 25

26 Pleasure and fun I ve derived pleasure and fun in. I have not had pleasure or fun when doing Prestige, status I have had prestige in. My status has been. I want more/less, I could settle for more or less Public or client contact My experience with this has been.. Reasonable hours The hours I ve worked have been.. Hours have affected my life in these ways. Recognition I have gotten this sort of recognition in my life (job, hobby, school). That s made me feel. 26

27 Results of work seen In these situations, others have seen my work. In these, they have not been seen.. Reward I have been rewarded for my achievements or hard work in the past by. I have not been rewarded in the past. Salary My salary history is. My salary expectations are. My salary requirements/needs (in a literal sense) are. Stability In the past I have had stability in. This has made me feel I have been instable in these respects That has made me feel.. Self-development I have had opportunities to develop over time through the following experiences/opportunities. I have wanted to be able to develop in the past. I hope to develop 27

28 Self-expression I have been able to express myself in these situations. This is how I normally express myself. I have not been able to express myself in these situations. Service I have provided service to others through.. This is how I ve felt about my opportunities to do so. Structured Environment I ve worked in structured environments here. environments here.. I ve worked in relaxed Training I have received training on the following jobs or in the following activities.. I have had to teach myself or been thrown the sharks in these situations. Traveling I have traveled to. My travel has been work/personal related. My travel has been for purposes.. 28

29 Variety of Work In this experience, I had a variety of work.. In this situation, I did not have variety.. Working alone I have worked alone in these situations.. Here s what I got out of that. Working in teams I have worked as part of a team in these situations. Here s what I got out of that. Which things got 5 s from you, and are therefore nearly must haves on the job?: Which got 4 s? 29

30 Which got 1 s and 2 s, meaning they re not as important? Were there things you weren t sure of? What were they? What are you going to do to find out whether they are important? Now, spend a minute seeing if the results above measure up with reality. Reflecting on what got the highest and lowest ratings, is that what you expected? Are these values you ve given past jobs? How has that worked out? If you ve felt you ve been missing anything on the job before, has that been captured in the chart above? How? 30

31 PHASE FOUR s Inventory Approximately Minutes 31

32 You ve covered where you ve been and where you might be heading. Now it s time to assess what you have to offer an employer to get that first job, and in your long-term search. Which of those skills and experiences are transferable? Below is a list of skills lawyers often use (adapted by Maureen Provost Ryan, from Harvard Career Paths Study for which 1,300 lawyers identified skills they use in their practice). Looking at this list, think about, on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least, 5 being most), how you would rate yourself at this point with respect to these skills. For each, given yourself a rating, and then give us hard evidence to support that rating (use the skills and experiences you brainstormed up in Steps One and Two). Nothing is too ridiculous or tenuous at this point. List anything you ve done using these skills (whether it be debate team or piano lessons in 2 nd grade). (Spend no more than approx. 1 minute per item.) Rating 1 (low) to 5 (high) Analytical abilities Writing, drafting Evidence: Evidence: Researching, fact gathering Oral Advocacy, public Evidence: speaking Evidence: Negotiating Mediating Evidence: Evidence: 32

33 Advocating Business Planning Evidence: Evidence: Formulating a Strategy Financial Evidence: Management/Analysis Evidence: Assembling/structuring deals Interviewing, counseling Evidence: Evidence: Management, managing complex tasks Managing staff, people Evidence: Evidence: 33

34 Developing business/marketing _ Relating to, communicating clients Evidence: Evidence: with Ability to build networks, networking Productivity, ability to work well under pressure Evidence: Evidence: Quality control/ attention to detail Solving problems creatively Evidence: Evidence: Commitment, drive, willing to put in Good judgment, long hours common sense Evidence: Evidence: 34

35 Ability to get along with colleagues, Leadership be a team player, good political Evidence: judgment Evidence: Ability to inspire confidence Evidence: Now, list the transferable skills for which you gave yourself 4 s and 5 s: List those for which you gave yourself 1 s and 2 s: 35

36 The next step, in coaching and when we talk about job searches with you, will be to answer this question: How will I move my 1 s and 2 s to 3 s-5 s? 36

37 PHASE FIVE Schedule Your MBTI Time Approximately Minutes 37

38 The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an assessment tool developed by Katharine C. Briggs and Isabel Briggs-Myers, which puts Swiss psychiatrist C.G. Jung s work on psychological type to practical use. It will help you know which type preferences are most natural for you: where you get your energy, how you gather information, how you make decisions, and how you interact with the outside world. This, in turn, will help you with your career development, interviewing, job performance, understanding your coworkers, and more! To take the MBTI, RSVP in the Events section of Symplicity for one of the many testing times offered or take it at the Self-Assessment Hour. The test will take you between minutes. Results will be returned to you (in your mailbox) within one week. When you finish this workbook and schedule your self-assessment consultation, bring along those results as they will form part of the basis for the discussion. 38

39 PHASE SIX Summarize and Evaluate Approximately Minutes 39

40 When you get to your actual job search, don t forget to also read the Salaries & Debt section of the Survival Guide and work out the budget sheet at the back of that section. This workbook is designed to help you find a job best suited to your skills, preferences, values, etc. But you also need to make ends meet! Plan ahead, so if the career you most want or are best-suited for doesn t pay the most money you can plan ahead accordingly, if possible! 40

41 The following is a checklist of factors you should consider in a career/job search/change. Hopefully this workbook has helped you consider some of them, and you can sum up your results here. Others you may need to explore through other avenues. See where you stand: Do you now know: What in the past has made you most proud and what skills you ve used in those activities (p. 13)? _ What in the past has made you most comfortable and what skills you ve used in those activities (p. 14)? What in the past you have enjoyed the most and what skills you ve used in those activities (p. 15)? _ What in the past you have enjoyed the least and what skills you used in those activities (p.16)? What in the past you did best and what skills you used in those activities (p. 17)? What in the past you most struggled with and what skills you used in those activities (p. 18)? _ What job-related factors are most important to you (p.29)? What job-related factors are least important to you (p. 30)? 41

42 What job-related factors you re not sure about the level of importance of? And what you re going to do to learn more about them (p. 30)? Why you made some of the choices you did at the times you did (pp )? Whether those choices would be the same given your life situation today (pp )? What your future goals are and how they affect your life choices (pp. 19)? What your most transferable skills are (pp )? What skills you need to obtain (p. 35) What your debt/expenses are/will be/salary requirements are/will be (See Salary & Debt Handout)?_ What salaries are in your field or interest (or various fields of interest) (See Salary & Debt Handout)? 42

43 CONCLUSION By completing this workbook, you have taken massive steps toward your job search! Hopefully by now you have a clear idea of what you have to offer - and hopefully it s more than you ever imagined! You also have an idea of which of those things are most transferable to law, so you can capitalize on those things in your resume and job search and let go of less relevant things. You have an idea of what experiences you need to add to your repertoire over the coming years. To figure out how to do that, come talk to us! We also hope you have an idea of what makes you tick. Maybe you ve noticed a pattern of things you ve enjoyed over time, or things that make you proud. You ve noticed what skills you used in those instances. Now you can think about how you might continue to use those skills, that you enjoy and that you re good at, in law. Taking this forward, you will now be prepared to consider where you want to work (or to check if where you thought you wanted to work really fits with what makes you tick). Going forward, we suggest you think about what type of environment/sector you re best suited for (private, public), what geographic region works best for you, what sorts of people you like to deal with (at work and as clients), what sort of financial goals and obligations you have, and only then, what kind of law to practice. We ll work with you on this, and by completing this workbook you ve made a tremendous start! If you d like to further discuss these results with a career development professional, please schedule an appointment with Nancy Lochner, Director of Career Services or Jeanne Eliou, Assistant Director of Career Services by calling Stachia Ullmann at or ing her at cso@hamline.edu. We look forward to working with you! 43

44 Worksheets 44

45 The next step is to take this knowledge and do some research. What careers are out there? Which fit the goals and skills you have? You can do this by coming to our programs, talking to us, reading the materials in our office, listening for this information in class, informational interviewing with attorneys, and more. This step will be completed (and repeated and repeated as you evaluate various jobs and options we ve included several copies and you can make more) over time. When it comes time to look at specific jobs or fields, ask yourself: The following is an evaluation of this type of job/career: _ How you measure up in terms of qualifications for the job. What do you have to offer now, considering what they re looking for? What do you need to acquire over the next 3 (or more) years of law school, or even in your first years of practice, to in a position to move into this job/career? What about this job/career fits with what makes you most proud? What about this job/career fits with what you are most comfortable with? What about this job/career fits with what you most enjoy? _ Anything about this job/career coincides with what you enjoy least? What about this job/career coincides with what you do best? 45

46 What about this job/career coincides with what you most struggle with? What about this job/career coincides with what job-related factors are most important to you? How does this job/career fit with your future goals? _ What do you know about your MBTI type? How does this job/career fit with you MBTI type? How does this job/career contrast with your MBTI type? How does the salary for this job/career coincide with your debt/expenses? What purpose does this job/career serve in your short-term and long-term goals? Other Notes: 46

47 Eval. Form #2 The following is an evaluation of this type of job/career: _ How you measure up in terms of qualifications for the job. What do you have to offer now, considering what they re looking for? What do you need to acquire over the next 3 (or more) years of law school, or even in your first years of practice, to in a position to move into this job/career? What about this job/career fits with what makes you most proud? What about this job/career fits with what you are most comfortable with? What about this job/career fits with what you most enjoy? _ Anything about this job/career coincides with what you enjoy least? What about this job/career coincides with what you do best? What about this job/career coincides with what you most struggle with? What about this job/career coincides with what job-related factors are most important to you? How does this job/career fit with your future goals? _ 47

48 What do you know about your MBTI type? How does this job/career fit with you MBTI type? How does this job/career contrast with your MBTI type? How does the salary for this job/career coincide with your debt/expenses? What purpose does this job/career serve in your short-term and long-term goals? Other Notes: 48

49 Eval. Form #3 The following is an evaluation of this type of job/career: _ How you measure up in terms of qualifications for the job. What do you have to offer now, considering what they re looking for? What do you need to acquire over the next 3 (or more) years of law school, or even in your first years of practice, to in a position to move into this job/career? What about this job/career fits with what makes you most proud? What about this job/career fits with what you are most comfortable with? What about this job/career fits with what you most enjoy? _ Anything about this job/career coincides with what you enjoy least? What about this job/career coincides with what you do best? What about this job/career coincides with what you most struggle with? What about this job/career coincides with what job-related factors are most important to you? How does this job/career fit with your future goals? _ 49

50 What do you know about your MBTI type? How does this job/career fit with you MBTI type? How does this job/career contrast with your MBTI type? How does the salary for this job/career coincide with your debt/expenses? What purpose does this job/career serve in your short-term and long-term goals? Other Notes: 50

51 Eval. Form #4 The following is an evaluation of this type of job/career: _ How you measure up in terms of qualifications for the job. What do you have to offer now, considering what they re looking for? What do you need to acquire over the next 3 (or more) years of law school, or even in your first years of practice, to in a position to move into this job/career? What about this job/career fits with what makes you most proud? What about this job/career fits with what you are most comfortable with? What about this job/career fits with what you most enjoy? _ Anything about this job/career coincides with what you enjoy least? What about this job/career coincides with what you do best? What about this job/career coincides with what you most struggle with? What about this job/career coincides with what job-related factors are most important to you? What do you know about your MBTI type? 51

52 How does this job/career fit with you MBTI type? How does this job/career contrast with your MBTI type? How does this job/career fit with your future goals? _ How does the salary for this job/career coincide with your debt/expenses? What purpose does this job/career serve in your short-term and long-term goals? Other Notes: 52

53 Eval. Form #5 The following is an evaluation of this type of job/career: _ How you measure up in terms of qualifications for the job. What do you have to offer now, considering what they re looking for? What do you need to acquire over the next 3 (or more) years of law school, or even in your first years of practice, to in a position to move into this job/career? What about this job/career fits with what makes you most proud? What about this job/career fits with what you are most comfortable with? What about this job/career fits with what you most enjoy? _ Anything about this job/career coincides with what you enjoy least? What about this job/career coincides with what you do best? What about this job/career coincides with what you most struggle with? What about this job/career coincides with what job-related factors are most important to you? How does this job/career fit with your future goals? _ 53

54 What do you know about your MBTI type? How does this job/career fit with you MBTI type? How does this job/career contrast with your MBTI type? How does the salary for this job/career coincide with your debt/expenses? What purpose does this job/career serve in your short-term and long-term goals? Other Notes: 54