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Description of professions
Each profession is described in term of tasks.
These tasks are presented in the exact order in which they normally would have to be performed.
- Armed forces occupations
- Clerical support workers
- Craft and related trades workers
- Elementary occupations
- Managers
- Plant and machine operators and assemblers
- Professionals
- Service and sales workers
- Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
- Technicians and associate professionals
Career Quiz | The Princeton Review
In order for us to estimate your personal Interests and Usual Style, you will first need to answer a series of questions.
Read each pair of phrases below and decide which one of the two most describes you, then select the radio button next to that phrase.
As you make your choices, assume that all jobs are of equal pay and prestige. When you have answered each of the questions, click "Continue" to go on. There are 24 total questions.
#1.
| I would rather be a wildlife expert. | |
| I would rather be a public relations professional. |
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#2.
| I would rather be a company controller. | |
| I would rather be a TV news anchor. |
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#3.
I would rather be a tax lawyer. |
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| I would rather be a newspaper editor. |
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#4.
| I would rather be an auditor. | |
| I would rather be a musician. |
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#5.
| I would rather be a production manager. | |
| I would rather be an advertising manager. |
#6.
| I would rather be an accounting manager. | |
| I would rather be a history professor. |
#7.
I would rather be a bookkeeper. |
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| I would rather be an electrician. |
#8.
| I would rather be a writer. | |
| I would rather be an elected official. |
#9.
| I would rather be a clerical worker. | |
| I would rather be a carpenter. |
#10.
| I would rather be a payroll manager. | |
| I would rather be a manager of engineering. |
#11.
| I would rather be an audit manager. | |
I would rather be a safety manager. |
#12.
| I would rather be an artist. | |
| I would rather be a salesperson. |
#13.
| I am usually patient when I have to wait on an appointment. | |
| I get restless when I have to wait on an appointment. |
#14.
| It is easy to laugh at one's little social errors or "faux pas" | |
| It is hard to laugh at one's little social errors or "faux pas". |
#15.
| It is wise to make it known if someone is doing something that bothers you. | |
It is wise to remain silent if someone is doing something that bothers you. |
#16.
| It's not really OK to argue with others even when you know you are right. | |
| It's OK to argue with others when you know you are right. |
#17.
| I like to bargain to get a good price. | |
| I don't like to have to bargain to get a good price. |
#18.
| It is easy to be outgoing and sociable at a party with strangers. | |
| It is hard to be outgoing and sociable at a party with strangers. |
#19.
I would read the instructions first when putting a new toy together for a child. |
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| I would just "jump in" and start putting a new toy together for a child. |
#20.
| It is usually best to be pleasant and let others decide if your ideas are worth accepting. | |
| It is usually best to be forceful and "sell" your ideas to others. |
#21.
| I usually like to work cautiously. | |
| I usually like to work fast. |
#22.
| Generally I prefer to work quietly with a minimum of wasted movement. | |
| Generally I prefer to move around and burn some energy while I work. |
#23.
| I don't like to have to persuade others to accept my ideas when there is a strong forceful opposition or argument from others. | |
| I like to sell and promote my ideas with others even when it takes some argument. |
#24.
| It is better to listen carefully and be sure you understand when topics are being discussed. | |
| It is better to speak up quickly and be heard when topics are being discussed. |
Quiz Results
After you complete The Princeton Review Career Quiz we will show you careers that match the "style" and "interest" colors you created. The colors have particular meanings:
- Red: Expediting
- Green: Communicating
- Blue: Planning
- Yellow: Administrating
Your Interest
"Interests" describe the types of activities that you are drawn to; these will need to be present in a job or career that you are considering if you are to stay motivated.
It is important to note that interest in an activity does not necessarily indicate skill.
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People with yellow interests like job responsibilities that include organizing and systematizing, and professions that are detail-oriented, predictable, and objective. People with yellow Interests enjoy activities that include: ordering, numbering, scheduling, systematizing, preserving, maintaining, measuring, specifying details, and archiving, which often lead to work in research, banking, accounting, systems analysis, tax law, finance, government work, and engineering.
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People with green interests like job responsibilities and occupations that involve persuasion, sales, promotions, and group or personal contact. People with green Interests enjoy activities that include: motivating, mediating, selling, influencing, consensus building, persuading, delegating authority, entertaining, and lobbying. These Interests often lead to work in marketing, advertising, training, therapy, consulting, teaching, law, and public relations.
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People with blue interests like job responsibilities and occupations that involve creative, humanistic, thoughtful, and quiet types of activities. Blue Interests include abstracting, theorizing, designing, writing, reflecting, and originating, which often lead to work in editing, teaching, composing, inventing, mediating, clergy, and writing.
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People with red interests like hands-on / problem solving job responsibilities and professions that involve practical, technical, and objective activities. Red Interests include: building, implementing, organizing, producing, and delegating, which often lead to work in manufacturing, managing, directing, small business owning, and surgery.
Your Style
"Style" describes the strengths that you could bring to a work environment when you are at your best. This is the way you like to get results. A work environment in which your strengths are appreciated is a big part of career satisfaction.
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People with yellow styles perform their job responsibilities in a manner that is orderly and planned to meet a known schedule. They prefer to work where things get done with a minimum of interpretation and unexpected change. People with a yellow style tend to be orderly, cautious, structured, loyal, systematic, solitary, methodical, and organized, and usually thrive in a research-oriented, predictable, established, controlled, measurable, orderly environment. You will want to choose a work environment or career path in which your style is welcomed and produces results.
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People with green styles perform their job responsibilities in a manner that is outgoing. They prefer to work where things get done with minimal analysis and where persuasion is well received by others. People with green styles tend to be spontaneous, talkative, personal, enthusiastic, convincing, risk-taking, and competitive, and usually thrive in a team-oriented, adventurous, informal, innovative, big picture-oriented, varied environment.
You will want to choose a work environment or career path in which your style is welcomed and produces results. -
People with blue styles prefer to perform their job responsibilities in a manner that is supportive and helpful to others with a minimum of confrontation. They prefer to work where they have time to think things through before acting. People with blue style tend to be insightful, reflective, selectively sociable, creative, thoughtful, emotional, imaginative, and sensitive. Usually they thrive in a cutting edge, informally paced, future-oriented environment. You will want to choose a work environment or career path in which your style is welcomed and produces results.
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People with red styles prefer to perform their job responsibilities in a manner that is action-oriented and practical. They prefer to work where things happen quickly and results are seen immediately. People with red styles tend to be straightforward, assertive, logical, personable, authoritative, friendly, direct, and resourceful, and usually thrive in a self-structured, high-pressured, hierarchical, production-oriented, competitive environment.
You will want to choose a work environment or career path in which your style is welcomed and produces results.
Recommended Careers
"Interests" describe the types of activities that you are drawn to; these will need to be present in a job or career that you are considering if you are to stay motivated. It is important to note that interest in an activity does not necessarily indicate skill.
Yellow — People with yellow Interests like job responsibilities that include organizing and systematizing, and professions that are detail-oriented, predictable, and objective. People with yellow Interests enjoy activities that include: ordering, numbering, scheduling, systematizing, preserving, maintaining, measuring, specifying details, and archiving, which often lead to work in research, banking, accounting, systems analysis, tax law, finance, government work, and engineering.
Green — People with green Interests like job responsibilities and occupations that involve persuasion, sales, promotions, and group or personal contact.
People with green Interests enjoy activities that include: motivating, mediating, selling, influencing, consensus building, persuading, delegating authority, entertaining, and lobbying. These Interests often lead to work in marketing, advertising, training, therapy, consulting, teaching, law, and public relations.
Blue — People with blue Interests like job responsibilities and occupations that involve creative, humanistic, thoughtful, and quiet types of activities. Blue Interests include abstracting, theorizing, designing, writing, reflecting, and originating, which often lead to work in editing, teaching, composing, inventing, mediating, clergy, and writing.
Red — People with red Interests like hands-on / problem solving job responsibilities and professions that involve practical, technical, and objective activities. Red Interests include: building, implementing, organizing, producing, and delegating, which often lead to work in manufacturing, managing, directing, small business owning, and surgery.
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At the word "career guidance" the majority recalls the tests of a school psychologist in grades 10-11, which were supposed to help choose a "life's work". But the choice made at 17 is not always the right one.
If you are no longer a student, but still find yourself thinking “Who do I want to be?”, Perhaps you should look at career guidance tests again. We have collected career guidance tests for adults that will help identify the strengths of a person.
📊 Career guidance from HeadHunter
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: 550 R
MSU psychologist test. After passing, the participant receives a detailed report with graphs and textual recommendations about the career vector and suitable activities. The report is accompanied by a list of the 15 most suitable professions
📋 Professional test
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: 290 R for a full report
Test developed by a consultant psychologist at UrFU. Consists of 14 subtests to test professional preferences, different types of thinking and personality aspects.
The results report can be obtained in two ways.
The free report will contain the 7 most suitable professions and professional priorities, while the paid report will contain features of character and thinking that affect work. The site has a sample paid report
💫 Profguide
Duration: 45 minutes
Cost: 349 R for a full report
In the free part, based on these characteristics, a report is given describing suitable professions.
In the full version, a description of professional interests and abilities is attached. Sample report
⤴️ Dutch test
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Cost: free
Questionnaire based on the theory of professional choice. According to her, success in professional activity depends on the correspondence between the type of personality and the type of professional environment.
Test summary - a description of the participant's personality type and a list of directions in which he will be most comfortable developing
💎 Potemkina test
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Cost: for free
The test was invented by psychologist Olga Potemkina.
80 questions will help determine the aspirations in professional activity and the values \u200b\u200bthat an ideal job brings to a person.
Test result - a score from 1 to 10 on 8 scales of value orientations - from orientation to power to orientation to freedom
🤖 CareerExplorer
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: $48 for the full version
Non-standard English language test built on machine learning. In addition to questions on abilities and hobbies, it is proposed to choose the descriptions of university courses that you like and indicate information about work experience.
As a result, the test-taker receives a list of suitable professions and educational tracks. More career matches will open in the paid report
⚖️ Values Assessment
Duration: 10 minutes
Cost: Free
English language test based on work adaptation theory.
