This measure is designed to assess career adaptability resources relevant to navigating career-related tasks, transitions, and changing work demands. The Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) is commonly used to support career counseling and vocational guidance, including with adolescents and emerging adults.
The instrument uses 24 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Items sample self-perceived capacities and attitudes associated with adapting to career development demands, yielding scores that can help identify relative strengths and areas for further development.
Originally developed by Mark L. Savickas and Erik J. Porfeli, the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) is intended to be interpreted in conjunction with other clinical, educational, and contextual information rather than as a stand-alone basis for high-stakes decisions.