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About Your Current Situation
Help us understand who you are so we can better understand the patterns across transition groups. All responses are anonymous.
Your privacy matters. This survey is completely anonymous. No identifying information is required. If you choose to share your contact details at the end, that information is stored separately and never linked to your answers.
1. Which best describes your current situation?*
Career Transitioner
Pre-retiree
Retiree
Restless Retiree
Workforce Reentry
Displaced Worker
Entrepreneur
Student / Early Career
Employer / Hiring Manager
Other
2. What is your age range?*
18 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 to 69
70 or older
Prefer not to say
3. What is your primary source of income right now?*
Full-time employment
Part-time employment
Self-employment
Retirement income
Investments
Government benefits
Family support
Currently no income
Other
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Your Current Transition
This section helps us understand the nature of the transition you are navigating right now.
4. Are you currently navigating a major work, income, or life transition?*
Yes
No
Unsure
5. What transition are you currently navigating? (Select all that apply)
Career change
Retirement planning
Retirement adjustment
Returning to work
Starting a business
Layoff or job loss
AI or technology disruption
Relocation
Caregiving responsibilities
Health-related change
Income instability
Other
6. What triggered this transition?
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Where You Are Getting Stuck
This is the most important section. Your answers here shape the core of our research.
7. What is the most difficult part of this transition?
8. Which creates the most uncertainty for you right now?*
Income
Career direction
Purpose and identity
Skills and education
Retirement planning
Healthcare
Entrepreneurship
Family responsibilities
Technology and AI
Other
9. What decision are you currently trying to make?
10. What information do you wish you had that would help you move forward?
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Guidance and Trust
Help us understand where people turn when navigating major transitions.
11. Where do you currently go for advice or guidance? (Select all that apply)
Friends and family
Professional coach
Financial advisor
Employer
Workforce development org
Online search
AI tools
Social media
Community organizations
Nobody / on my own
Other
12. How confident do you feel about your next step?*
1 = Not confident at all5 = Extremely confident
13. What has been most helpful during this transition?
14. What has wasted the most time, money, or effort?
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Looking Forward
Final questions about where you are headed and what support would help most.
15. One year from now, what would success look like for you?
16. What support would be most valuable to you today?
17. Would you be willing to participate in a follow-up interview? (15-20 minutes, remote)*
Yes, I am open to it
No thank you
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This survey is conducted by Know Degree Needed LLC as part of the Transition Intelligence Project workforce research initiative. All responses are anonymous. No personally identifiable information is required. Contact details voluntarily provided are stored separately from survey responses and are never sold, shared with third parties, or linked to individual answers. Data is used solely for workforce intelligence research and the development of the Know Degree Needed® Economic Navigation Dataset.
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