As part of the registration and assessment process, ReadyMinds clients complete an in-depth questionnaire, the ReadyMinds General Survey. This qualitative assessment tool gives each individual an opportunity to share important background information with their ReadyMinds Career Counselor who can access and review this information prior to the beginning of the counseling process. The General Survey seeks expressed information in the following important areas which relate to career planning:

• current/prior educational and employment experiences
  
• family career history
  
• interests, skill and values which are important to the client
  
• client's motivation and goal setting style
  
• most important accomplishments to date
  
• client's self-report with respect to needs in career planning: assessment, exploration, decision-making, self-marketing
  
• barriers to career success
  
• specific expectations from ReadyMinds career counseling
  
• current resume