A comprehensive self-assessment for professionals exploring independent project contracting
This assessment only works if you answer it honestly — not the version of yourself you're hoping to become, but the version you are right now.
It's not hard to game a self-assessment. You can score yourself into any result you want. But you'd only be fooling yourself — and the truth surfaces quickly once you're in the program. A poor fit doesn't just create a frustrating experience for you. It affects every fellow Partner, and it costs TGS the thing we protect most: our record of getting people to their first win. That matters to us. It should matter to you.
The same caution applies in the other direction. If six months of job searching has knocked your confidence around — don't let that bleed into your answers. Rate yourself on what you have actually done and actually delivered, not on how you feel about yourself today. Beaten-down self-perception is not the same thing as genuine unreadiness. We've seen the difference. Score what's real.
Think of it like going to the doctor. If you want the right treatment, you tell them exactly what's going on — not what you think they want to hear, and not less than the full picture. These results are completely private. But your honesty here serves more than just you — it serves your fellow Partners, and it protects the integrity and value of the TGS program as a whole.
Add up your scores for each dimension (maximum 25 per dimension for Dimensions 1–4; maximum 35 for Dimension 5; maximum 160 overall).
Note on Dimension 0: Your vulnerability score does not work against your overall readiness. High vulnerability + high readiness is the profile of TGS's most motivated Partners. It is included so we understand your situation — not to penalize you for it.
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John 'Spunk' Burke with James Ivor Kuhn
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