What Kind of Job is Best for You?

This quiz is designed to give you an overall view of your career aptitudes and interests. Please answer the following questions YES or NO. There are no right or wrong answers.

1. Do you enjoy games that require concentration, such as chess or bridge?
2. If you had to take a course in school, would you select astronomy, biology, or math rather than history, philosophy, or art appreciation?
3. Do you usually remember specific facts you have read or heard?
4. If you had your choice, would you rather do a few things very well than many things fairly well?
5. Do you keep records, such as budges, a telephone book of personal and business numbers, and lists of things to do?
6. Do you keep up with new vocabulary in the fields or science, technology, and medicine?
7. As a child, did you enjoy taking things apart to see what made them work?
8. Were mathematics and sciences easy for you in school?
9. If you were given a paid month’s vacation to France, would you spend the time exploring Paris or some other place in depth rather than seeing all you could of the entire country?
10. Do you usually prefer novels to factual material, such as biographies, business publications, or scientific books and articles?
11. Do you usually prefer to spend your spare time with people rather than reading, or pursuing a hobby you do by yourself?
12. Do you dislike eating alone?
13. Do you enjoy new people, places, and things?
14. Do you select clothing that has flair and commands attention?
15. Can you do several things well at the same time?
16. Do you usually feel at ease and sincerely interested when you are with people who are much older or younger than you?
17. Do you feel you make lasting friendships easily?
18. Do you enjoy learning new facts and skills even though you cannot necessarily use them at the time?
HOW TO ANALYZE YOUR SCORE:
1. If you have many more YES answers to the first nine questions than the last nine, you are probably someone who enjoys jobs which require patience and attention to detail (scientist, laboratory researcher, accountant, artist).
2. If you have many more YES answers to the last nine questions than the first nine, your greatest strength is in working with people (politician, lawyer, actor, waitress, athlete).
3. If your YES answers are fairly evenly divided between the first nine and the last nine questions, you will probably be best in jobs where you have to work which people and need a good background in your field (teacher, repairperson, banker, librarian, doctor, nurse).