Intake questionnaire — yourcareerguy.com

01

🎯 The basics

Your name

Email

Phone

What role are you targeting?

Check all that apply — it's fine if you're not sure yet.

Scheduler

If scheduler — which commodity?

02

🎓 School & background

Are you currently in school? *

Yes, undergrad Yes, grad school No — already graduated No degree / different path

Please make a selection above.

School

Major

GPA

Graduation date

Graduation month

Graduation year

Pick your graduation month and year.

I can delay it to…

Delayed grad month

Delayed grad year

Leave blank if you can't or don't want to delay.

Work experience so far

Internships, full-time roles, part-time jobs, research, anything.

03

🔥 What pulls you toward energy trading?

It's fast paced The profit potential I like markets and want to be close to the money Physical commodities are interesting to me Energy transition / grid is where the future is Someone I know does it and it looked great

04

⚖️ The reality check

Every seat in this industry has a trade-off. Pick the one that matches how you actually feel about each.

Scheduling can involve a lot of repetitive data entry.

Not happy about this It's OK This is ideal

Some jobs have long hours.

Not happy about this It's OK This is ideal

Some jobs can be genuinely stressful — real money, real deadlines.

Not happy about this It's OK This is ideal

Risk roles usually have better, more predictable hours. How much does that appeal to you?

Doesn't matter to me Nice to have That's a huge draw

Real-time power is shift work. 🌙

Nights, weekends, holidays, rotating schedules. Can you handle that?

That's a dealbreaker I could manage it Bring it on

05

✨ Which roles actually excite you?

Check any that make you sit up a little straighter.

06

💰 Let's talk money

What's your real number on base salary?

$65K works for the right role Needs to be $75K+ Needs to be $85K+ Needs to be $95K+ Needs to be $100K+

How much do you care about bonus upside?

Big bonuses are great — but sometimes the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

I want the $50K+ bonus seats and I'll pay for it in hours A strong, steady base is what I actually want Some upside, but not at any cost Not sure — help me think through the trade-off

07

🧰 How you like to work

Do you like Excel?

Love it — pivot tables are fun It's fine, I'm competent I can get by I'd rather not

Do you like accounting?

Yes Neutral No Never really done it

People or data — which energizes you?

People. Give me a phone and a relationship to build Data. Leave me alone with a dataset Genuinely both Mostly data, but I can hold my own in a room

08

📍 Where you are & where you'd go

Where do you live right now?

Are you open to relocating?

Yes, anywhere for the right role Yes, but only certain places Only if I have to No

Which regions work for you?

🤠 The Houston question

More energy trading seats sit in Houston than anywhere else in the country. So this one matters a lot.

Is Houston an option for you?

Yes Maybe No

Have you ever been?

Yes No

If yes — how much time have you spent there?

09

🚫 What you'd rather not repeat

This is one of the most useful sections. What you disliked tells me more than what you liked.

What did you not like about your previous jobs or internships?

What did you not like about school?

10

🔎 Where your search stands

Are you actively job searching right now?

Yes, actively applying Starting soon Casually looking Just gathering information for now

Where have you applied so far?

Which interviews have you gone on, and how did they end?

What feedback have you gotten from interviews?

Even "they ghosted me" is useful data.

🔒 Current salary & bonus

Completely confidential and it never leaves me — but it's how I build you a realistic plan and know what a real raise looks like for you.

11

📞 What you want from our call

What's the purpose of the call for you? *

I want to start the program I have questions about the program I just have a question(s) I am trying to figure out

Please make a selection above.

If you have questions you are trying to figure out, what is your question(s)?

Type your question(s) here.

What's the biggest roadblock in your way right now?

LET'S BUILD
YOUR PLAN. ⚡

🎯 The basics

🎓 School & background

🔥 What pulls you toward energy trading?

⚖️ The reality check

✨ Which roles actually excite you?

💰 Let's talk money

🧰 How you like to work

📍 Where you are & where you'd go

🚫 What you'd rather not repeat

🔎 Where your search stands

📞 What you want from our call

Got it — thank you. ⚡

LET'S BUILDYOUR PLAN. ⚡

🎯 The basics

🎓 School & background

🔥 What pulls you toward energy trading?

⚖️ The reality check

✨ Which roles actually excite you?

💰 Let's talk money

🧰 How you like to work

📍 Where you are & where you'd go

🚫 What you'd rather not repeat

🔎 Where your search stands

📞 What you want from our call

Got it — thank you. ⚡

LET'S BUILD
YOUR PLAN. ⚡