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[Lynn]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/careers/index.shtml

Just a little test to see which career suits you. Take it seriously or take it just for fun. I'll post my results if you post yours.

[johnslat]

Dear Lynn,

OK - here are my results:

Holland described six main types of person:

Realistic
Conventional
Social
Enterprising
Artistic
Investigative


My Results

Social
Your results suggest that Social type work might suit your interests and preferences.

Enterprising
Your results suggest that Enterprising type work might suit your interests and preferences.

Artistic
Your results suggest that Artistic type work might suit your interests and preferences.

Investigative
Your results suggest that Investigative type work might suit your interests and preferences.

Realistic
Your results suggest that Realistic type work is less likely to suit your interests.

Hmm, seems that only "Realistic type work" wouldn't suit me. Well, what has reality ever done for me, anyway?

Regards,
John

P.S. But what happened to "Conventional"?

[Ria]

Wow, now I'm REALLY messed up! My top two were Artistic and Conventional. ...........Wha?

[johnslat]

Dear Ria,
Hmm, could it mean that you're suited to be a "conventional artist", like, say, Norman Rockwell, Barbara Cartland, Rod McKuen or whoever composes "Muzak"? Gosh, hope not.
Regards,
John

[J-Pop]

Categories of Work that might suit my interests & preferences:

--Social,
--Enterrprising,
--Investigative.

Types of work that are less likely to suit interests & preferences:

--Conventional
--Realistic.

This is similar to results of some other types of surveys or tests I've done. There are several others out there, some free & some not. Several of these (or variations thereof) can be found on the internet:

--The IPIP-NEO (one of the more accurate ones. Though, sometimes, people don't like what it has to say about them!).
--The Gallup Organization's "Strength Finders."
--The MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator).
--The Enneagram Institute "Rheti."
--The Temperament Sorter (1 & 2, I believe).

[Ria]

johnslat--
Rod McKuen is terrifying enough, but then you had to go and mention muzak! I'm doomed.

[johnslat]

Dear Ria,
Well, look on the bright side - you'll have an immense paying public and you'll be able to retire at a very young age.
Regards,
John

[Ria]

johnslat--
You're right! And I'll probably be able to afford one of the nicer institutions...I feel much better now! And everyone said I was wasting my time painting watercolours of kittens. Hmmf.
Ria

[johnslat]

Dear Ria,
Hope you're doing those kittens ( and don't forget to make their eyes BIG ) on black velvet in day-glo colors.
Regards,
John

[Ria]

Dear John--
The big-eyes is a no-brainer. Black velvet...nice idea. But I draw the line at day-glo. Too unconventional. (it might upset my delicate balance.)
Gotta go! Time for my meds!
Ria

[denise]

I am suited for artistic and investigative work.

I am not suited for conventional, enterprising, and realistic work.

I did not see a result for social work--what does that say about my social skills?!?!? Let me just crawl back under my rock and try to avoid all human contact today...

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[donfan]

My results:

Artistic
Your results suggest that Artistic type work might suit your interests and preferences.

Artistic types are interested in creativity and art, preferring freedom and independence to following rules and procedures. Self-expression is very important to Artistic types and they may prefer to work alone. Typical roles for Artistic types include artist, singer, designer, photographer, musician, writer and actor.

Conventional
Your results suggest that Conventional type work might suit your interests and preferences.

Conventional types are happy to work within systems and large organisations and tend to focus on accuracy and efficiency, preferring to know what is expected of them. They tend to like things to be organised and predictable and are often involved in roles that involve recording, sorting, documenting and organising. Typical roles for Conventional types include the range of administrative and clerical roles (e.g. in the government and financial sectors) as well as accountancy, banking, bookkeeping, secretarial work and some inspecting roles.

Social
Your results suggest that Social type work might suit your interests and preferences.

Social types like roles that focus on helping, teaching or supporting others and very much prefer working with people to working with things or ideas. They tend to prefer working in teams and like to feel they are doing something useful. Typical roles for social types include teacher, counsellor, nurse, minister of religion, clinical psychologist or police officer.

Realistic
Your results suggest that Realistic type work is less likely to suit your interests.

Realistic types generally prefer action to words, they like physical activity and may prefer working with things to working with people. They tend to favour jobs where they can work with their hands or produce things, and often like outdoor work. Typical roles that suit Realistic types are gardener, mechanic, driver, electrician, farmer, sportsperson, skilled trades, labourers and some engineering and military roles.

[Frater]

But if you fill in a personality test when you're drunk ....?

Is there any kind of test to adjust your responses taking the amount of booze in the blood into account?

Is the drunk personality a separate personality, or a truer or falser reflection on the sober personality?

I ask this question for a reason.

I have another question, too - Capergirl's trousers sparkle, as has often been mentioned, but a beam of light (which I find rather piercing) also proceeds (if you look carefully at the avatar) from the left n i p p l e .

Why should this be?

Is there a test to tell me if I also have this problem.

I ask because my students sometimes give me funny looks.

'Frater'

[denise]

[Frater]

Sorry, guilty of chauvinism - if that means looking at things from a male perpspective.
It's my left nipple, her RIGHT one.
Level of alcohol in blood the same, or in fact even worse than at last reading.

'Frater'