Career planning is a lifelong process that requires ongoing reflection. Milestone 7 provides an opportunity to assess your career wellness, determining if your current job aligns with your aspirations. You’ll complete a career wellness check to pinpoint areas that may need attention, which will help you decide on your next career goal. In today’s evolving job market, ongoing professional development is essential for maintaining relevance and value. Investing in your growth now may encourage sustained success, fulfillment, and resilience throughout your career journey.
Career Wellness Check
Career planning is ongoing. Perform a career wellness check to assess whether your career meets your current needs and desires, and decide if you should set a new goal that better matches your present self.
Complete your Career Wellness Check
Download and complete the Career Wellness Assessment below to discover which wellness dimensions are thriving for you and which areas may require attention. Your results will help inform your next career goal:
After completing a career wellness check, take time to reflect on your results and identify possible next steps to enhance or maintain your career wellness.
- Review the Career Wellness: Next Steps Roadmap to brainstorm potential pathways that will best support your journey.
Whether seeking to improve your current role, pursue advancement, find a new job, or embark on a new career path, it’s helpful to clarify your future professional aspirations. If your assessment results revealed strong career wellness, it can still be beneficial to reflect on what you can do to sustain your wellness.
- When you’re ready to take action, create your next career goal by reviewing CPD’s Career Goal resources. For instance, you might set a goal to advance your skills, seek a promotion at your current company, obtain a new position, or make a career change.
Congratulations on finishing Milestone 7!
Regularly checking in on your career wellness will give you a clear picture of your professional satisfaction and resilience. This awareness empowers you to make thoughtful decisions about your career. If you’d like assistance completing a career wellness check or determining your next steps, our career advisors are here to support you.
Contact us at careers@wgu.edu or read our FAQs if you need any assistance.
