Careers and study
Free Career Choice Checklist | 12 Questions Before You Pick a Course or a Job (PDF)
A free 2-page checklist to think through a course or career choice, with free official services and links for the US and the UK.
Who it is for
Middle and high school students with an adult, college or university students who are having second thoughts, adults thinking about a career change, and the parents who support them. If you're a minor, download it with a parent or another responsible adult.
What you get
Free: pay what you want, $0 accepted.
Before you choose a course, a college major, your next step after school or a career change: 12 questions to think it through, to fill in with a pencil, and the free public services that can help you in the US and in the UK.
What you get
- Free-Career-Choice-Checklist-Letter.pdf (US Letter) and Free-Career-Choice-Checklist-A4.pdf (UK A4), 2 printable pages each:
- Page 1: 12 questions in 4 blocks (me, my setting, my options, my next steps), 2 lines to write each answer, and three tips for the adult who supports you.
- Page 2: who can help you for free, in two columns (US and UK, England), with the links of the public and school services; FAFSA 2027-28 and UCAS 2027 entry dates checked on 18 October 2026.
What the checklist doesn't do
- It's not a psychological test and not careers advice: it helps you ask yourself questions, it doesn't decide anything for you.
- It's not a substitute for a careers adviser: free services (school counselor, careers adviser, college or university careers service, National Careers Service) are listed on page 2.
- It doesn't promise an admission, a degree or a job.
- It collects no data: you fill it in with a pencil.
Go further
If you want to keep everything in one place and compare your options, the Career & Study Planner (Excel workbooks for the US and the UK, printable worksheets and a guide) is in the same store: https://lesbonsmots.gumroad.com/l/career-and-study-planner. This checklist is complete without it. Do you support students or clients in your work? A licensed Pro edition exists for schools, colleges, nonprofits, careers advisers and coaches: https://lesbonsmots.gumroad.com/l/career-and-study-planner-pro
Legal information
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Written with AI assistance. Not a substitute for a careers adviser: this checklist is not a psychological test and not careers advice. Not legal, tax or financial advice.
License
Personal and family use · free to share unchanged · free, pay what you want
Sold through Gumroad, which collects payment and issues the invoice. Consumers: 14-day withdrawal right, legal guarantee of conformity for digital content, SMP consumer mediator. Details in the terms of sale and the legal notice.