Name :……………………………………………………

“About you“

The purpose of this exercise is to help you understand which specific task or activity interests you.

Instructions:

Check with X the tasks and activities you are interested regardless the level of interest.

For the time being, please ignore the letter corresponding to each item.

Make appointments / (D)
Advise someone / (P)
Split wood / (O)
Be a member of a sports team / (P)
Handle machines / (O)
Plant flowers in a garden / (O)
Learn new computer programs / (O)
Keep accounting books / (D)
Cook / (O)
Take care of a sick person / (P)
Review and manage investments / (D)
Broker a business deal between two parties / (P)
Write a business or sale business / (I)
Do research / (D)
Solve customer complaints / (P)
Participate in an auction / (P)
Build an audio system / (I)
Type a document / (D)
Design an office / (I)
Teach a course / (P)
Sell in a shop / (P)
Write an article / (I)
Design a web page / (I)
Drive a 18-wheel truck / (O)
Take care of children / (P)
Raise race horses / (O)
Prepare financial statements / (D)
Discover new product markets / (I)
Interview a job candidate / (P)
Coordinate an event / (I)
Write a press release / (I)
Repair a watch / (O)
Plan a budget / (D)
Redo the electrical wiring in a house / (O)
Build a closet / (O)
Prepare accounting reports / (D)
Find new office space / (D)
Broker a meeting / (P)
Be a tourist guide / (P)
Design a swimsuit / (I)
Open bank accounts for customers / (P)
Review restaurants / (I)
Be the manager of employees / (P)
Raise funds for a cause / (P)
Create accounting forms / (D)
Prepare maps / (O)
Put out a fire / (O)
Review data for a census / (D)
Write a book / (I)
Redo the upholstery of a sofa / (O)
Decorate a house / (I)
Raise cattle / (O)
Conceive a new business strategy / (D)
Think a company business plan / (I)
Create a marketing campaign / (I)
Tend to a golf course / (O)
Assess insurance risk / (D)
Type manuscripts / (I)
Review contracts / (D)

Result calculus:

Each task and activity above belongs to a specific interest category from those below:

-People. Ideas. Data. Objects.

Watch the corresponding letter of each activity/task.

Count the letters P, I, D and O and write them below:

P ______I ______D ______O ______

Result interpretation:

Write the definition for each interest below. The dominant interest is given by the biggest number.

PEOPLE

  • You enjoy activities and tasks which make you interact considerably with people, as individuals or in groups. You have the ability to persuade, teach, instruct or direct people using your own knowledge and experience.
  • It is essential for you to communicate with people.

IDEAS

  • It implies theory, concepts, creation or expression of feeling, systems of principles or convictions.
  • You have the ability to understand, create and develop theories and ideas.

DATA

  • You are most interested in concrete and realistic tasks involving programs, numbers, finances, directions, procedures and processes.
  • You enjoy and feel comfortable doing practical activities.
  • You can collect and interpret data, facts, numbers and other information.

OBJECTS

  • You like fixing, using precisely and orderly machines, instruments and objects.
  • You like interacting with animals.
  • You like helping and supporting other people.