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Do I need personal development planning?

Self-evaluation

For each of the following statements, rate your responses as outlined below. Note that ‘agree’ carries no score. 

Rating
Insert your score in the  box then check your rating below. Please note you will be taken to another page to validate your results.

0 = ‘agree’ 
1 = ‘sort of agree’
2 = ‘disagree’
3 = ‘don’t know’ 

I know what personal development is	0 1 2 3
I have good personal records of my life and achievements	0 1 2 3
I have clear life goals	0 1 2 3
I know what job I want to do	0 1 2 3
I know what courses I need to take to get the job I want	0 1 2 3
know what extra-curricular activities I need to do to help me get the job I want	0 1 2 3
I know what skills are required by employers for the kind of career that interests me	0 1 2 3
I have an up-to-date record of education and training	0 1 2 3
I have an up-to-date record of my employment history and work experience	0 1 2 3
I have an up-to-date profile of my skills and personal qualities	0 1 2 3
I know my personal qualities	0 1 2 3
I can easily give examples of where I demonstrate my personal qualities	0 1 2 3
I am confident about all aspects of applying for a job	0 1 2 3
I know what is meant by a competence-based job application	0 1 2 3
I have detailed personal records of my key competences	0 1 2 3
I know what my priorities are for personal development	0 1 2 3
I have an action plan for my personal development	0 1 2 3
I know the PDP opportunities that are open to me	0 1 2 3
I regularly monitor my own performance	0 1 2 3
I regularly undertake a formal evaluation of my performance	0 1 2 3
I am good at ‘structured reflection’	0 1 2 3
I am clear about the range of services offered by the careers advisory service	0 1 2 3
I have a good understanding of health and safety issues	0 1 2 3
I have a good understanding of equal opportunities issues	0 1 2 3
I know where to go for more information about PDP	0 1 2 3

Score = 0

Double your score to get a percentage.

Interpreting your score
Although this is only a rough guide, you now have a personal development ‘needs’ score. 

Zero: you don’t appear to need PDP at present. However, this is likely to change within a few months or even weeks, as your circumstances change.

0-30%: you have some PDP needs. How essential is it to you to address these PDP issues?

30-60%: PDP is likely to be of use to you - the higher your score, the more likely it is that you need to undertake personal development. This website can help you explore this further.

60-100%: this is a high score. Your PDP needs appear to be high. This website can help you get started but it is probably a good idea to speak to a careers adviser sooner rather than later.