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Pros and cons of change

The pros and cons model is one method for helping you towards making a decision about a possible change in your career. Complete the worksheet below to help you weigh up and narrow down your options.  You may need to complete it a number of times before you make a final decision.

The possibility in front of you

What new possibility are you considering? What does it involve, for example, a new role, a new organisation, a new industry, a new location? How do you feel about it?
The possibility...

What are the pros and cons of this new possibility?
Pros

Cons

Your situation

What is your current situation? How do you feel about it?
My situation:

What are the pros and cons of your current situation?
Pros

Cons

Compare...

When you compare the pros and cons of the new possibility with those of your current situation, what do you see? What disadvantages exist, what compromises may be needed, and how prepared are you to make those compromises?

My thoughts...

Review...

Now go back through all of the cons you have identified, taking each one in turn. Note down discussion points, possible actions and strategies that will help you with the problem the con presents to you. This will demonstrate ways of moving through problems and can help you turn cons into pros.
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