Career change readiness test: five checks before you decide
Take stock of your direction, evidence, resources, constraints and next small career experiment.
20 questions
7 min
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About this test
This test presents 20 statements about five parts of career-change preparation: direction, evidence, time and money, constraints, and small reversible experiments. It reports each on a separate card.
What this test looks at
Saying what would improve · 4 statements
What you have checked · 4 statements
Time and money to explore · 4 statements
What the move must respect · 4 statements
Trying it in small form · 4 statements
Time
7 minutes
Questions
20
Result
a score for each pattern
Time frame
Answer for the months you have spent thinking about a change so far.
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What this test adds
The five cards separate preparation areas such as a clear goal, financial planning and evidence from small experiments, so you can choose a useful next step.
A small next step
Take your lowest card and give it one bounded task this fortnight. For the arithmetic, an hour with three months of statements. For the evidence, one conversation about somebody's ordinary Tuesday. For a trial, a two-week version with a date on it and one question it is meant to answer. Then read the card again.
Questions people ask
Does this tell me whether I am ready to change careers?
It shows which preparation areas are developed and which may need attention. Consider money, timing, health and other responsibilities alongside the result.
What is runway in a career change?
The practical room a change needs: how many months you could cover without your usual income, what a gap between jobs would cost, and how many hours your current job leaves you to build the next one.
Why does it ask about small experiments rather than big decisions?
Because a step you can undo answers the same question for far less. An evening class, a weekend project or a fortnight of freelance work tests an assumption without requiring you to resign first.
What if every card comes out low?
That describes an early stage, not a wrong instinct. The cheapest place to start is usually the aim: write down the three worst hours of your week and see what they have in common.
How long is it, and is anything stored?
Twenty questions, about seven minutes, free, and no account is needed. Your answers and your result are worked out in this browser tab and are never sent anywhere.
