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Job Type*

Full-Time

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Industry*

Education Requirement*

No Formal Education Required

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Certificate or Training

Some College, No Degree

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's

Doctorate or Professional Degree

Preparation
If someone wishes to pursue a job like yours, what should they do to prepare for it.

Prior Training/Certification
If appropriate, please list any specific training or certification(s) required for this job.

Physical requirements
Are there any specific physical requirements for this job? Example: Heavy lifting

Yes

If yes, please list the physical requirements

Are there any specific language requirements for the job?

Yes

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Is travel required as part of the job

Yes

Local travel required?

Yes

Domestic overnight travel required?

Yes

International travel required?

Yes

What % of work time is spent on travel:

0-15%

15-30%

30-45%

45-60%

>60%

Likes
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What makes you happy to go to work?
What do you look forward to?
What is rewarding?
What do feel proud of?

Opportunities for Career Progression
1-Low to 5-High
1 2 3 4 5

Perceived Social Status of Position 1-Low to 5-High
What is the perception of the social status associated with this job?
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Opportunity to learn on the job 1-Low to 5-High
If the job provides opportunities for career development through expanding knowledge/education.
1 2 3 4 5

Sense of fulfillment
1-Low to 5-High
1 2 3 4 5

Ability to help/impact lives of others
1-Low to 5-High
1 2 3 4 5

Work environment
What is the working environment (for example, office, home, factory, farm, field, construction site,…)?

Pace of activity
Please describe the work pace of the job using the following scale

Always relaxed

Usually relaxed

Roughly balanced

Usually fast paced

Constantly fast paced

Noise level 0-None to 5-High
Are workers exposed to a lot of loud noise?
0 1 2 3 4 5

Exposure to dangerous conditions or hazardous materials 0-None to 5-High
Are workers exposed to a dangerous/hazardous materials?
0 1 2 3 4 5

Risk of injury 0-None to 5-High
0 1 2 3 4 5

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Degree of control over your own work 1-Low to 5-High
1 2 3 4 5

Frequent deadlines 1-Low to 5-High
1 2 3 4 5

Responsibility for health and safety of other people

Yes

Degree to which you are subject to scrutiny and judgement 1-Low to 5-High
1 2 3 4 5

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Compensation Type

Annually

Hourly

Other:

Typical/average range of salaries for this job

Are there other sources of income associated with this job such as tips or bonuses?

Yes

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