Form: Vocational Identity Status Assessment, VISA

1 : Strongly disagree
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5 : Strongly agree
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Right now I am...

casually learning about careers that are unfamiliar to me in order to find a few to explore further.
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trying to have many different experiences so that I can find several jobs that might suit me.
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thinking about how I could fit into many different careers.
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learning about various jobs that I might like.
5
keeping my options open as I learn about many different careers.
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identifying my strongest talents as I think about careers.
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learning as much as I can about the particular educational requirements of the career that interests me the most.
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learning what I can do to improve my chances of getting into my chosen career.
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trying to find people that share my career interests.
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thinking about all the aspects of working that are important to me.
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I know what kind of work is best for me.
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No other career is as appealing to me as the one I expect to enter.
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I have known for a long time what career is best for me.
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No one will change my mind about the career I have chosen.
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I have invested a lot of energy into preparing for my chosen career.
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My career will help me satisfy deeply personal goals.
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My family feels confident that I will enter my chosen career.
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Becoming a worker in my chosen career will allow me to become the person I dream to be.
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I chose a career that will allow me to remain true to my values.
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My career choice will permit me to have the kind of family life I wish to have.
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Thinking about choosing a career makes me feel uneasy.
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When I tell other people about my career plans, I feel like I am being a little dishonest.
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People who really know me seem doubtful when I share my career plans with them.
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I doubt I will find a career that suits me.
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I may not be able to get the job I really want.
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My work interests are likely to change in the future.
27
What I look for in a job will change in the future.
28
I will probably change my career goals.
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My career choice might turn out to be different than I expect.
30
I need to learn a lot more before I can make a career choice.

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