Career Aspiration Scale - Revised
(Gregor & O'Brien, 2015)
In the space next to the statements below please circle a number from “0” (not at all true of me) to “4” (very true of me). If the statement does not apply, circle “0”. Please be completely honest. Your answers are entirely confidential and will be useful only if they accurately describe you.
0 = Not at all true of me
1 = Slightly true of me
2 = Moderately true of me
3 = Quite a bit true of me
4 = Very true of me
- I hope to become a leader in my career field. ____
- I do not plan to devote energy to getting promoted to a leadership position in the organization or business in which I am working. ____
- I want to be among the very best in my field. ____
- Becoming a leader in my job is not at all important to me. ____
- When I am established in my career, I would like to manage other employees. ____
- I plan to reach the highest level of education in my field. ____
- I want to have responsibility for the future direction of my organization or business. ____
- I want my work to have a lasting impact on my field. ____
- I aspire to have my contributions at work recognized by my employer. ____
- I will pursue additional training in my occupational area of interest. ____
- I will always be knowledgeable about recent advances in my field. ____
- Attaining leadership status in my career is not that important to me. ____
- Being outstanding at what I do at work is very important to me. ____
- I know I will work to remain current regarding knowledge in my field. ____
- I hope to move up to a leadership position in my organization or business. ____
- I will attend conferences annually to advance my knowledge. ____
- I know that I will be recognized for my accomplishments in my field ____
- Even if not required, I would take continuing education courses to become more knowledgeable. ____
- I would pursue an advanced education program to gain specialized knowledge in my field. ____
- Achieving in my career is not at all important to me. ____
- I plan to obtain many promotions in my organization or business. ____
- Being one of the best in my field is not important to me. ____
- Every year, I will prioritize involvement in continuing education to advance my career. ____
- I plan to rise to the top leadership position of my organization or business. ____
Scoring Instructions:
Reverse score items 2, 4, 12, 20, 22 so the responses are changed in the following way: 0=4, 1=3, 2=2, 3=1, 4=0. Please the new scores in the spaces below that correspond with the item. Place all remaining scores in the spaces with their corresponding item number below. Sum responses to each item for each scale. Higher scores indicate higher aspirations in each domain (achievement, leadership, education).
Below are the numbers corresponding to each scale. The reverse scored items have an asterisk.
Achievement Aspiration items: 3, 8, 9, 13, 17, 20*, 21, 22*
Leadership Aspiration items: 1, 2*, 4*, 5, 7, 12*, 15, 24
Educational Aspiration items: 6, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23
FACTOR 1: FACTOR 2: FACTOR 3:
LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL
ASPIRATIONS ASPIRATIONS ASPIRATIONS
1 _____ 3 _____ 6 _____
2* _____ 8 _____ 10 _____
4* _____ 9 _____ 11 _____
5 _____ 13 _____ 14 _____
7 _____ 17 _____ 16 _____
12* _____ 20* _____ 18 _____
15 _____ 21 _____ 19 _____
24 _____ 22* _____ 23 _____
SUM _____ SUM _____ SUM _____
Gregor, M. A., & O’Brien, K. M. (provisional acceptance). Promoting career aspirations among young women: Improving instrumentation. The Journal of Career Assessment.