Welcome Courageous Career Star!

Congratulations on making a choice to take charge of your career and starting your Courageous Careers Assessment!!!

We are excited and assure you of our encouragement as you take the next steps to owning your career journey just as you should.

You will get results which we believe will be valuable to you now and for years to come on the following:

  • Your current stage of your courageous career transition
  • Efforts you need to make to be more effective at specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for your current career stage
  • Next practical and experiential steps you can take from tomorrow

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Effective Communication - The ability to show one absorbs and understands important (non-) verbal information and to ask further questions when necessary. The ability to communicate in clear language and to adjust one's use of language to the audience's level

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  1. 0 - Not Applicable
  2. 1 - Fundamental Awareness (basic knowledge)

    You have a general knowledge or a basic understanding of techniques and concepts.

  3. 2 - Novice (limited experience)

    You have experienced classroom training and/or been a trainee on-the-job. You are expected to need support when performing this skill.

  4. 3 - Intermediate (practical application)

    You are often able to complete tasks in this competency; however, you may require help from an expert from time to time. Oftentimes, you perform the skill independently.

  5. 4 - Advanced (applied theory)

    You can perform the actions associated with this skill without assistance. You are recognized by stakeholders within your organization as a "go-to person" when challenging questions arise regarding this area of expertise.

  6. 5 - Expert (recognized authority)

    You are known as a skilled professional beyond your organisation to your industry in this competency. You have become a reference and resource who provides guidance, troubleshoots, and answers questions related to this competence.

Courageous Careers Self-Assessment

The assessment forms a key part of the framework outlined below and is a guide rather than a rule regarding the timeline involved in the typical career. There are often unexpected career detours and accelerators which can be mitigated and stabilised by your intentional effort to build skills that would be critical throughout your career.

Career Cycle Diagram

Cluster of Skills / Competencies

*(These are dynamic and based on your current career cycle. They would be re-assessed periodically based on research, survey of human resource professionals, leaders, and other stakeholders)*

  1. Self-Efficacy Skills
  2. Organisation Intelligence
  3. Ancillary Skills
  4. Leadership Skills

We’re excited to present several of the competencies that we find will transcend job roles, organisations, and industries! As you know, this assessment was built for your personal use such that you can take charge of your career so you can be as free as you are real.