Career Assessment Questionnaire
The Career Assessment Questionnaire (CAQ) can be used at the beginning of a mentorship to help develop a game plan based on goals and aspirations that are unique to each Protégé. Matched pairs are encouraged to revisit the CAQ on a quarterly basis in order to gauge progress of the mentorship.
Instructions:
1. Check all that apply.
2. List your top three objectives in the open fields at the bottom of the page.
I would like a corporate Mentor to help me:
- Improve my résumé and my interview skills
- Understand the language and culture of Corporate America
- Translate my military background to the corporate world
- Build a network of professionals
- Identify which career fields best suit my skills, interests and experience
- Refine my civilian career goals and professional ambitions
- Learn about career opportunities in one specific industry
- Search for job opportunities
- Search for internship opportunities
- Understand how to advance at my current job
- Enhance relationships with my managers, peers, direct reports and/or fellow students
- Determine how to navigate a performance review
- Cultivate my public speaking, communication and presentation skills
- Develop my leadership or management skills
- Discuss work/life balance
- Determine if I should go back to school or pursue higher education
- Learn about certifications that will increase my marketability
- Make sure I am on the right path towards my desired career after I obtain my degree
- Create a long-term career plan
- Learn how to start or expand my own business
Fill in your top three objectives from the list above:
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* Used with permission of Carl S. Savino and Robert Krannich, From Army Green to Corporate Gray.
