Navigating the Career Clarity Program

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The Career Clarity Program has 8 Steps. Each Step has between 5 and 12 worksheets. You'll enter your answers directly into your computer, save each response, and be able to return later to review and edit your thoughts.

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You'll find the following topics below:

How to Access the Steps:

When you first log into the program and click on the Steps button, you'll see a list of the 8 Steps that make up the Career Clarity Program. In the list you'll find the description of the Stepand the corresponding chapters in Your Dream Career For Dummies.

Click on the blue ball icon to access each step. Begin with Step 1 and work your way through to Step 8. 

No matter where you are in the program, you can always click on the Steps button to return to the List of Steps page.

How to Work through the Worksheets:

As you enter each Step, you'll see the List of Worksheets that make up that Step. To return to the current List of Worksheets, click on the Worksheets button at the top of each page.


Unless you are given other instructions by your coach, move through the Worksheets in order.

In each Worksheet you'll find instructions for how to complete the Questions included in the Worksheet. In most cases, you'll be directed to read specific pages in Your Dream Career For Dummies for guidance about how to complete each Question. Other questions, called Online Deepening Activities, are only online. You will find all the information you need in the online program.

How to Access the Worksheets:

To access a particular Worksheet, click on one of the balls next to the name of the Worksheet.

  • Click on the blue ball if you want to view the contents of the Worksheet as a document.
    • If you haven't answered any questions, you can print a blank worksheet to work on offline.
    • If you have answered some or all of the questions, you can print a hard copy of the questions and your answers.
  • Click on the green ball if you want to access the worksheet as an interactive form. There are two reasons you want to click on the green ball:
    • If you want to answer questions for the first time.
    • If you want to edit the answers you've already entered.

How Do I Save My Answers?

After you've entered new answers or edited your answers, always click on the Save. Be sure to click on each Save button you see.

How Do I Move Between the Worksheets?

At the top and bottom of each Worksheet, you'll find a set of green and yellow ball icons. The green ball indicates the worksheet you are currently working on. To access another worksheet, click on the corresponding yellow ball icon.

  • If you want to go to the next worksheet, click on the yellow ball next to the green ball.
  • If you want to jump forward to another worksheet, allow your mouse to hover over the yellow balls to display the title of each corresponding worksheet to decide which one you want to access.

How Do I Print a Worsheet?

If you want to print a blank worksheet to use offline or a worksheet you've already filled in, click on the Show or Printable button at the top of the screen. Printable is handy if you have a black and white printer because it converts color icons to word descriptions.

When you are ready to input answers again, be sure to click on the Edit button to get back to the interactive screen.

How to Work with Various Question Formats:

The Questions come in a variety of formats:

1. Block Question: This question is the most basic question style. After reading the question included in the first line of the format, enter your response in the space provided. After you complete your answer, be sure to click on the Save My Answer button.

Because this program is built using the web language called HTML, text doesn't hold it's formatting without a little help. Insert the following HTML tags to retain your intended formatting.

  • If you'd like to create a list, with one thought on each line, insert <br> after each item in your list. You can type it in once, highlight it, copy it and then paste it (using control-v) after each item.

  • If you'd like to separate your paragraphs, include <p> before the paragraph and </p> after the paragraph. This will insert a blank line between each of your paragraphs.

If you don't want to deal with the tags, just type as you'd like to see it. When you click show, the formatting won't be visible, but click on the time stamp to the left of your answer and the formatting will reappear. The formatting will always show in the edit mode.

2. Checklist: In a checklist, you select as many of the items as necessary to answer the question. As soon as you save your answers you'll see that a "No" response pops into view. Click on the "No" response if you'd like to change your answer.

3. Create Your Own List: In certain circumstances, you will create your own list. This question format has a two part response.

  • First, enter your item on the list and hit enter. Then you'll see your item on the list on the left of the question.
  • Second, use the space to the right of your item to describe why you've included the item on your list.

Repeat this process until your list is finished. Then click on Save My Answer or I'm Finished to record your answers.

4. Rating Table: In this kind of table, you'll be evaluating different aspects of your situation and rating it according to a options described in the table. When you click on the Show button at the top of the screen, you can see your responses represented by small balls in various colors.

If you want to print the page, but you don't have a color printer, don't worry. Click on the Printable button at the top of the Worksheet and the color balls will convert to words so your printer will pick them up.




5. Description Table: In some tables, you'll be asked to enter your thoughts about various aspects of the same topic. You'll enter your answers in several different columns. Even though the writing space seems small, when you click on the Show Button you'll be able to see everything you've written.

6. Summaries: At the end of many of the Steps, you'll be able to review your key insights from each of the Worksheets in that Step. The summary pulls your answers forward into one big list. If you want to update something you see, click on the link on the left. You'll see your initial answer. Make the edits you need to; then click on Save My Answer. When you return to the Summary page, you'll see your revised answer is now included.

A small white ball icon next to the title of a question indicates that your answer will be pulled forward to the summary. Be sure to include your most important insights and conclusions in these sections.

How to Use the Journal:

The Add Journal button takes you to screen that allows you to make a comment or ask a question about the Worksheet you are working on. Using the form, you can add any of these comments:

  • Client Insight: Use this option if you'd like to record an insight you had about the Worksheet you are working on.
  • Client to Coach Comment/Question: Use this option if you'd like to ask your coach a question or share a comment with them.
  • Coach to Client Comment/Question: Your Coach will use this option to tell you something or to ask you a question.

When you return to the Worksheet, you'll find a record of your comment or question at the bottom of the Worksheet. Each communication entry is color coded so that you can easily identify the kind of communication it is. See "How Do I Read a Journal Entry?" for more information about accessing journal entries listed here.

Watch this section for responses from your Coach. They may respond to your question or they may give you guidance for the next Step.

How Do I Add a Journal Entry?

After you click on the Add Journal button, you'll see a form with several fields.


1) Decide which kind of journal entry do you want to make?

Client Insight: Use this if you'd like to record an insight you had when you were working on the Worksheet.
Client to Coach: Use this option if you have a comment or question to share with your coach.

2) Record the subject of your comment/question. This is like the subject line on an email.
3) Check this box if you'd like to email your message to yourself and your coach.
4) Enter another email address if you'd like to share your message with someone else.
5) Write your comment/question in the large box at the bottom of the form.


When you've completed the form, click on "Insert Journal Entry."

The next page will display your journal entry.

From there, you have three choices.

  • To return to the Step or Worksheet where you entered the Add Journal section, click on the link a the top of the journal entry.
  • To begin a new journal entry, click on a button at the bottom left.
  • To reply to this entry, click on a button at the bottom right. If you choose this option, you'll see the text of the original entry in a box at the top of the journal entry screen.

How Do I Read a Journal Entry?

When you return to the Step or Worksheet, you'll find a summary of the journal entries at the bottom of the screen. Each entry has a number of pieces of information.

  • Color Icon - tells you what kind of journal entry it is. See the Icon Key just above the list of entries, to understand the meaning of each color.
  • Date/Time - tells you when the entry was written.
  • Author's Name - tells you who wrote the entry.
  • Type of Entry - Tells you whether the entry is a clients insight, a client to coach entry, or a coach to client entry.
  • Subject of the Journal Entry - Gives you an overview of the topic of the journal entry.

Click on the color icon at the beginning of the line to see the entire journal entry. On that screen you'll have an opportunity to reply to this entry, start a new entry, or return to the associated Step or Worksheet.