Why personal and professional asseessment?
Strategic career design
Many people have a rough idea of what they want – and still struggle to make clear decisions.
Perhaps you recognise this: you look at job opportunities – and after a short while, everything and nothing seems to fit. Or you reflect on your career so far and realise that much of it has evolved by chance rather than by conscious choice.
You are not alone. Most careers are not consciously planned – they develop along opportunities. Only over time does the desire grow to shape one’s professional development more actively. This is exactly where personal and professional assessment comes in.
What it is about
The goal is clarity: what do you want to do professionally – and under which conditions do you want to work? We distinguish between two perspectives: the job content – your preferred activities and positioning – and the job environment in which you feel comfortable and can make the most of your strengths.
If you do not know what you are looking for, you will not recognise it when you find it.
Personal and professional assessment and personal branding
Good performance alone is not enough – it needs to be visible. Self-marketing is therefore not optional, but essential. The foundation for this is clarity about yourself: who are you? What do you stand for? What sets you apart? You can only make visible what you have understood yourself.
Personal and professional assessment creates exactly this foundation. It forms the basis for credible and consistent personal branding. The focus is not on methods or models, but on you as a
person.
What personal and professional assessment achieves
A conversation partner on equal footing
You gain clarity about what you can do – and what you want. This changes conversations. You present yourself more clearly, assess opportunities more realistically and articulate your views more convincingly – whether within your current organisation or in the application process.
If you decide to pursue an external move, you are also significantly better prepared for job search and applications.
And not least, you gain in quality of life by actively shaping your professional development instead of leaving it to chance.
How we work
Self-awareness through self-observation
In the personal and professional assessment, we systematically explore your interests, inclinations and strengths. The starting point is your experience as well as your current ideas and aspirations. You observe yourself – in your daily work, in specific situations, and in reflecting on your career so far. From this, we derive your needs, structure and prioritise them. The result is a clear requirement profile for: a role (job content) and a work environment (job environment).
This work requires your active involvement between sessions. The key insights often emerge precisely there.
A process that stays with you
Personal and professional assessment is not a one-off step, but a process that can accompany you throughout your professional life. The fundamental questions remain the same – and you can apply the methods you have learned again and again.
Over time, you develop a finer sense of when it is time to take the next step in your career. Once you have learned to read yourself, you make better decisions – not just once, but repeatedly.
You benefit from my more than 25 years of experience in career consulting. In addition, you receive comprehensive materials on all concepts used, as well as practical worksheets for the exercises – for preparation, for deepening your work between sessions and for later application.
Combined with job search and applications
If you would like to prepare specifically for a job search, the personal and professional assessment can be combined with coaching on job search and applications as well as job interview training. This ensures that you are not only clear in your direction, but also practically prepared for the job market. Further information can be found here:
Your career coach
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Peter Näf
Master of Arts Universität Zürich
Executive Master of HR Management
Professional career
Motivation
How I work
Practical details
Location
Mühlebachstrasse 43 in Zurich (near Stadelhofen station) or online via MS Teams.
Duration
6 hours (4 sessions of 90 minutes each)
Scope
- Complimentary 30-minute initial meeting
- Personal and professional assessment including preparation and follow-up
- Exercises for independent work
- Comprehensive materials for preparation and follow-up between sessions
Terms and conditions
Business policy
Next step
Many people only realise they need clarity when they are already in the middle of a difficult decision. Personal and professional assessment creates that clarity – before it becomes critical. In a 30-minute complimentary initial meeting, you will get to know my way of working – and then decide whether this approach suits you.
Phone +41 (0)76 223 97 88 or via E-Mail, WhatsApp or Threema.