Job interest

This assessment can help you identify and explore your dominant values and how these values
affect your career development. It contains 60 activity statements directly related to potential values
in your life and career.

This is not a test. Since there are no right or wrong answers, do not spend too much time on each
item. Be sure to respond to every statement.

1.How important is it for you to read and/or write poetry

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2.How important is it for you to create beautiful things

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3.How important is it for you to brainstorm new ideas

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4.How important is it for you to imagine and design how things will work

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5.How important is it for you to draw or paint

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6.How important is it for you to develop new skills working with your hands

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7.How important is it for you to make music

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8.How important is it for you to invent new products

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9.How important is it for you to attend theater performances

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10.How important is it for you to visit museums or art galleries

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11.How important is it for you to analyze numerical data

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12.How important is it for you to use computers to solve problems

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13.How important is it for you to use statistics in your daily life

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14.How important is it for you to understand complex mathematical problems

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15.How important is it for you to use deductive reasoning

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16.How important is it for you to be an expert at learning and remembering numbers

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17.How important is it for you to calculate and compute numbers easily

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18.How important is it for you to manage your money effectively

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19.How important is it for you to be able to follow complex instructions

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20.How important is it for you to be detail oriented

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21.How important is it for you to do volunteer work

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22.How important is it for you to be understanding of others’ problems

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23.How important is it for you to give to worthwhile charities

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24.How important is it for you to share your time and money with others

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25.How important is it for you to do social service work

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26.How important is it for you to counsel other people

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27.How important is it for you to teach

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28.How important is it for you to ensure the safety and well-being of the public

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29.How important is it for you to be a positive role model

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30.How important is it for you to help people in need

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31.How important is it for you to make important decisions

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32.How important is it for you to be a leader

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33.How important is it for you to be the boss rather than an employee

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34.How important is it for you to manage group projects

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35.How important is it for you to plan long-term goals

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36.How important is it for you to be considered a business expert

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37.How important is it for you to be financially successful

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38.How important is it for you to manage others’ work

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39.How important is it for you to be admired by other business leaders

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40.How important is it for you to be in a position of authority

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41.How important is it for you to display good hand-eye coordination

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42.How important is it for you to be outdoors

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43.How important is it for you to be engaged in sporting events

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44.How important is it for you to have good motor skills

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45.How important is it for you to work at mechanical activities

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46.How important is it for you to make things with your hands

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47.How important is it for you to grow plants

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48.How important is it for you to use hand tools like hammers and screwdrivers

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49.How important is it for you to operate large machines and equipment

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50.How important is it for you to be able to repair things in your home

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51.How important is it for you to learn all you can about science

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52.How important is it for you to construct or interpret maps and graphs

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53.How important is it for you to study and test hypotheses

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54.How important is it for you to collect biological data

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55.How important is it for you to understand all you can about plants or animals

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56.How important is it for you to conduct scientific experiments

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57.How important is it for you to read about scientific or medical discoveries

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58.How important is it for you to read about technical developments

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59.How important is it for you to work with the knowledge and processes of the sciences

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60.How important is it for you to solve complex problems

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