Answer the questions below to reflect on your personal needs (answer sheet provided following the table below): WORKSHEET 6.4 Evaluate Your Priorities Regarding Work Environment and Terms of Employment Remuneration What is the minimum income that you must earn to maintain the lifestyle you want and to take care of your dependants? How much of it needs to be base salary, and how much can come from variable pay such as bonuses, profit sharing, stock options or commissions? What is your long-term plan regarding the accumulation of sufficient financial resources for permanent retirement? Mobility Are you willing and able to relocate? Would your spouse and children be willing and able to relocate? If so, what would be your preferred location? Commuting How much time and expense will you tolerate? What mode of transportation is available and acceptable? Will you commute by car, bus, subway or train? Would you like to work from a home office? How much time would you be willing to spend there? Benefits Physical environment Travel Vacation Schedule Your future Do you need full insurance and health benefits from an employer or can you purchase what you need independently? How important is the style and quality of your physical surroundings? Do you need to work in a private office or is a cubicle acceptable? Do you need any special accommodations? What amount of job-related travel is possible for you? Do you like to travel for your work? What destinations are acceptable and desirable? Are you accustomed to long, uninterrupted vacation periods? Are you willing to take fewer vacation days? Do you work in the evenings and on the weekends? Does your industry or profession have peak periods in the year? Are you willing to be accessible 24/7? Would you like flexible work hours or job sharing? How many days are you willing to work every week or month? Is part-time or seasonal work an option for you? What would you like to achieve professionally in the next 3,5 or 10 years? How many more years will you be working? What are the steps to retirement for you? Can you make short-term sacrifices for long-term gains? What would that mean for you? Answer the questions below to reflect on your personal needs (answer sheet provided following the table below): WORKSHEET 6.4 Evaluate Your Priorities Regarding Work Environment and Terms of Employment Remuneration What is the minimum income that you must earn to maintain the lifestyle you want and to take care of your dependants? How much of it needs to be base salary, and how much can come from variable pay such as bonuses, profit sharing, stock options or commissions? What is your long-term plan regarding the accumulation of sufficient financial resources for permanent retirement? Mobility Are you willing and able to relocate? Would your spouse and children be willing and able to relocate? If so, what would be your preferred location? Commuting How much time and expense will you tolerate? What mode of transportation is available and acceptable? Will you commute by car, bus, subway or train? Would you like to work from a home office? How much time would you be willing to spend there? Benefits Physical environment Travel Vacation Schedule Your future Do you need full insurance and health benefits from an employer or can you purchase what you need independently? How important is the style and quality of your physical surroundings? Do you need to work in a private office or is a cubicle acceptable? Do you need any special accommodations? What amount of job-related travel is possible for you? Do you like to travel for your work? What destinations are acceptable and desirable? Are you accustomed to long, uninterrupted vacation periods? Are you willing to take fewer vacation days? Do you work in the evenings and on the weekends? Does your industry or profession have peak periods in the year? Are you willing to be accessible 24/7? Would you like flexible work hours or job sharing? How many days are you willing to work every week or month? Is part-time or seasonal work an option for you? What would you like to achieve professionally in the next 3,5 or 10 years? How many more years will you be working? What are the steps to retirement for you? Can you make short-term sacrifices for long-term gains? What would that mean for you