Tool 3 – What makes a job satisfying for you?
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Tool 3 – What makes a job satisfying for you? Instructions This tool will help you select factors that make a job satisfying for you. Read each listed factor and select your top 10 items. You can prioritise your selections by assigning a number from 1 to 10 for each. The most important should be rated number 1 and then working down to number 10. Once you have identified the job satisfaction factors, you can also look in the third column to find some questions to ask at an information interview to evaluate if that job is right for you. Factor for Career Satisfaction ABILITY Use your skills, knowledge and experience. ACCESS Be located in an accessible workplace. Your Priority Question/s for Information Interview Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Questions 1 To what extent will this job allow me to use ‘x’ ability? - How do you access the workplace? - Could I visit the workplace to take a look around? Factor for Career Satisfaction ACHIEVEMENT Give you a sense of getting somewhere, or accomplishing something ACTIVITY Be busy all the time in a fast paced environment ADVANCEMENT Provide opportunities for promotion and career growth. ADVENTURE Provide feelings of excitement, opportunities for risk taking and exploration Your Priority Question/s for Information Interview Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Questions Assign your priority if applicable. Assign your priority if applicable. 2 What sense of achievement do people get from the role? - How busy is the work area? What is the pace of the work like? - Are there many deadlines to work to and what drives them? Questions - What type of career development does the position offer? - Where do people typically go after doing this role? - How long do people typically stay in the role before progressing? Question What do you find exciting about the role? Factor for Career Satisfaction Your Priority Question/s for Information Interview AUTHORITY Give directions and instructions to Assign your others. priority if applicable. Question AUTONOMY Allow freedom to develop your own approach Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Questions CHALLENGE Push you to do things that are difficult COMFORT Be low pressure, with minimal stress COMPETITION Require you to outperform others and prove yourself Assign your priority if applicable. 3 To what extent is the role involved in directing others? How much autonomy is possible in the role? What do you see as the main challenges in the role? - What is the pace of the work area? - How pressured is the role? Question How do people doing the role know whether they are doing a good job? Factor for Career Satisfaction CONDITIONS Have good pay and leave conditions CONTRIBUTION Have a positive impact on the organisation or its clients. CREATIVITY Involve designing and developing things DETACHMENT Allow you to forget about the job when you go home ENVIRONMENT Be in a clean and attractive workplace Your Priority Question/s for Information Interview Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Questions What do you see as the most attractive part of the pay and conditions package? - What impact or outcome is the role expected to achieve? - Who ultimately benefits from the work done in the job? Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question 4 What scope is there to design and develop new things or ideas? To what extent would I be expected to take work home, or deal with issues outside of normal working hours? Where is the work done? Could I have a tour or a look around? Factor for Career Satisfaction EXPERTISE Develop your skills in a particular area to perfection HELPING Provide services and support to others IMPROVE Involve finding better ways to do things INDEPENDENCE Involve working on your own. INTERACTION Involve working with people who are friendly and social. Your Priority Question/s for Information Interview Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question 5 What opportunities are there for me to develop my skills in …..? What opportunities are there to provide services and support to others? What priority is placed on finding better ways to do things over following existing methods? How much is the role required to work independently? How much interaction is involved within the team? Factor for Career Satisfaction LEADERSHIP Have influence and authority over others. LEARNING Provide you with new knowledge and skills MOBILITY Offer travel and relocation options QUALITY Focus on providing excellence in the product or service PERSONAL TIME Leave sufficient time for pursuits outside of work and/or family life Your Priority Question/s for Information Interview Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question 6 How much formal or informal supervision is involved? What learning opportunities are there within the role? To what extent does the role offer travel or relocation options? What priority is placed on providing quality or excellence over meeting deadlines? What options are available for flexible work hours? Factor for Career Satisfaction PROXIMITY Is close to home or family PURPOSE Provide meaning to your life RECOGNITION Give acknowledgement for the work you do. RESPONSIBILITY Require independent decisions Your Priority Question/s for Information Interview Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Questions Where is the position located? How flexible is this? - What type of people do you find enjoy this work the most? - What do the people who work there now find satisfying about it? Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question 7 How do people in the role get feedback? To what extent will I need to make decisions independently in the role? Factor for Career Satisfaction SECURITY Give stable, long term employment TRAINING Provide opportunities for training and career development. STABILITY Undertake similar tasks every day SYSTEMATIC Apply procedures or rules in a structured way STATUS Be important in the organisation. Your Priority Question/s for Information Interview Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question Assign your priority if applicable. Question 8 Is the position ongoing or non-ongoing? What training opportunities will be available in the role? How much of the work involves undertaking similar tasks every day? To what extent is the role expected to apply a set of rules and procedures? To what extent is the role recognised by others as being important to the organisation? Factor for Career Satisfaction SUPPORT Offer supportive supervision and management. VARIETY Provide opportunity to do a lot of different things Your Priority Assign your priority if applicable. Assign your priority if applicable. 9 Question/s for Information Interview Question - What type of supervision will be available? - How much support and guidance will be available to me? Questions - How much variety is there in the role? - What types of things vary?
