Use a career decision matrix
Separate importance from evidence to compare options, and record uncertainty that a score can hide.
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Build criteria from your real conditions
List the options and choose criteria that matter in this decision: duties, learning time, mobility, accessibility, collaboration, and practical constraints. Separate non-negotiable conditions from preferences instead of giving every criterion equal weight. Criteria rank options for a question; they do not rank people or occupations.
Write evidence before assigning scores
Before using a simple low, medium, or high scale, write one line of evidence from official career information, a training provider, a conversation, or an experiment. Mark missing evidence as “unknown” rather than inventing a score. If you add weights, record why each criterion matters to you.
Turn the matrix into a check
□ Did I apply essential conditions first? □ Does each score have evidence? □ Did I leave unknowns visible? □ Would different weights change the result? Choose one criterion that changes the result and test it through an interview or small task; date the matrix and set a review condition.
How to use this guide
WPTI-X is a reflection tool for career exploration and does not replace hiring or diagnostic decisions.