Discovering Your Ideal Career Path: A Breakdown of the Self-Assessment Survey

Living in a world full of choices and opportunities, we are often influenced by others when making decisions. But are we truly making the right choices when it comes to important matters? I wanted to create a self-assessment survey to help people figure out the ideal career path tailored to them. This is specifically designed for individuals looking to make a choice in the IT field.

For the initial version, I’ve kept it ultra-simple. The survey consists of just four multiple-choice questions. If you’d like to try it out, here’s the link: https://itpro.lk/mypath

Logic Rules to Map to Career Pathways

The first question gathers input about the user’s preferred tasks, while the remaining three validate the initial choice. Based on their answers, the survey suggests career paths best aligned with their preferences.

Recommending Software Development:

1. Task: A (Building software).
2. Skills: Intermediate/Advanced programming.
3. Motivation: High earning potential, Opportunities for creativity.
4. People/Tasks: Prefers technical tasks.

Recommending Data Science/Analysis:

1. Task: B (Analyzing data).
2. Skills: Intermediate/Advanced programming.
3. Motivation: High earning potential, Job stability and security.
4. People/Tasks: Prefers technical tasks.

Recommending UI/UX Design:

1. Task: C (Designing visuals).
2. Skills: Beginner/Intermediate programming.
3. Motivation: Opportunities for creativity.
4. People/Tasks: Prefers technical tasks.

Recommending Cybersecurity:

1. Task: D (Solving security challenges).
2. Skills: Intermediate/Advanced programming.
3. Motivation: High earning potential, Job stability and security.
4. People/Tasks: Prefers technical tasks.

Recommending Quality Assurance:

1. Task: E (Testing and improving quality).
2. Skills: Beginner/Intermediate programming.
3. Motivation: Job stability and security.
4. People/Tasks: Prefers technical tasks.

Recommending IT Academic:

1. Task: F (Teaching IT concepts).
2. Skills: Beginner/Intermediate programming.
3. Motivation: Helping others, Leading and organizing teams.
4. People/Tasks: Enjoys working with people.

Recommending IT Management (Project/Product):

1. Task: G (Managing teams and projects).
2. Skills: Beginner/Intermediate programming.
3. Motivation: Leading and organizing teams.
4. People/Tasks: Enjoys working with people.

Recommending to try different paths

If the answers provided by users don’t align with any of the options, the system suggests exploring different paths to discover the most suitable career for them.

That’s all for now, folks! 🙂 I know it’s a very basic tool, and its recommendations shouldn’t be taken too seriously. I just recommend giving it a try for fun. I’m working on a more advanced version to share with you in the future.