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1 I want to be so good at what I do that others will always seek my expert
advice.
2 I am most fulfilled in my work when I have been able to integrate the efforts
of others toward a common task.
3 I dream of having a career that will allow me the freedom to do a job in my
own way and on my own schedule.
4 I am always on the lookout for ideas that would permit me to start my own
enterprise.
5 Security and stability are more important to me than freedom and autonomy.
6. I would rather leave my organization than be put into a job that would com-
promise my ability to pursue personal and family concerns.
7 I will feel successful in my career only if I have a feeling of having made a
real contribution to the welfare of society.
8 I dream of a career in which I will always have the challenge of solving ever
more difficult problems.
9 I will feel successful in my career only if I can develop my skills to an ever-
increasing level of competence.
10 I dream of being in charge of a whole organization.
11 I am most fulfilled in my work when I am completely free to define my own
tasks, schedules, and procedures.
12 I would not stay in an organization that would give me assignments that
would jeopardize my job security.
13 Building a business of my own is more important to me than being a high-
level manager in someone else's organization.
14 I have felt most fulfilled in my career when I have been able to use my talents
in the service of others.
Cotter Anchors Sell•ssessment, Third Edition.
Copyright 2006 0 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
