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Did You Choose The Right Career?
By Tony Segal
Many people choose their career because of the
wrong reasons: this is what their parents wanted
them to do; this is what their friends appreciated;
this is what they believed will secure their financial
future, and so on.
Do you find yourself wondering about your choices
too? In that case, why not take this Career test below.
Just answer the questions as honestly as you can,
and tally your score according to the simple directions
at the bottom of the test.
Are you passionate about what you do for a living?
1. Always
2. Most of the times
3. Rarely
4. Never
Do you feel your work appreciated by coworker and management?
1. Always
2. Most of the times
3. Rarely
4. Never
How often do you wake up in the morning and wish you didn't
have to go to work?
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Every Monday
4. Every day
When was the last time you got a raise?
1. The beginning of this year
2. 2-5 years ago
3. Can't remember
4. Never
When was the last time you were promoted?
1. Last year
2. 2-5 years ago
3. Can't remember
4. Never
How often you feel satisfaction and pride at your work?
1. Almost every day
2. Quite often
3. Rarely
4. Never
Do you feel sometimes ignored and pushed aside at work?
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Often
4. Very often
Every one has a childhood dream of what he wanted to become.
How close your current occupation to this dream?
1. Exactly the same
2. Quite close
3. Quite different
4. No similarity at all
If you could choose a new profession now, how close would it be
to your current occupation?
1.Exactly the same
2. Quite close
3. Quite different
4. Completely different
Every one has a special talent, ability or a gift. How often do you
use this special gift in your work?
1. All the time
2. Often
3. Sometimes
4. Almost never
Scoring Your Career Test
Take the number of each answer as your score. Then just add them up. Example: if your answer to a question is number 2, you get 2 points; if it's number 3, you get 3 points.
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By Tony Segal
Many people choose their career because of the
wrong reasons: this is what their parents wanted
them to do; this is what their friends appreciated;
this is what they believed will secure their financial
future, and so on.
Do you find yourself wondering about your choices
too? In that case, why not take this Career test below.
Just answer the questions as honestly as you can,
and tally your score according to the simple directions
at the bottom of the test.
Are you passionate about what you do for a living?
1. Always
2. Most of the times
3. Rarely
4. Never
Do you feel your work appreciated by coworker and management?
1. Always
2. Most of the times
3. Rarely
4. Never
How often do you wake up in the morning and wish you didn't
have to go to work?
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Every Monday
4. Every day
When was the last time you got a raise?
1. The beginning of this year
2. 2-5 years ago
3. Can't remember
4. Never
When was the last time you were promoted?
1. Last year
2. 2-5 years ago
3. Can't remember
4. Never
How often you feel satisfaction and pride at your work?
1. Almost every day
2. Quite often
3. Rarely
4. Never
Do you feel sometimes ignored and pushed aside at work?
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Often
4. Very often
Every one has a childhood dream of what he wanted to become.
How close your current occupation to this dream?
1. Exactly the same
2. Quite close
3. Quite different
4. No similarity at all
If you could choose a new profession now, how close would it be
to your current occupation?
1.Exactly the same
2. Quite close
3. Quite different
4. Completely different
Every one has a special talent, ability or a gift. How often do you
use this special gift in your work?
1. All the time
2. Often
3. Sometimes
4. Almost never
Scoring Your Career Test
Take the number of each answer as your score. Then just add them up. Example: if your answer to a question is number 2, you get 2 points; if it's number 3, you get 3 points.
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Results
If your score totals;
10-15: You have the perfect career: you love what you do, you are very good at it, and you are highly appreciated by everybody. You should stay were you are!
16-25 - Your career has it's down sides, but it also work for you quite well most of the time. Still, in a few years you might find it necessary to reconsider your career choice.
26-40 - Boy, you are in trouble! You hate your job; you are probably not very good at it, and chose it for all the wrong reasons. Start looking for a new career at once!
If your score totals;
10-15: You have the perfect career: you love what you do, you are very good at it, and you are highly appreciated by everybody. You should stay were you are!
16-25 - Your career has it's down sides, but it also work for you quite well most of the time. Still, in a few years you might find it necessary to reconsider your career choice.
26-40 - Boy, you are in trouble! You hate your job; you are probably not very good at it, and chose it for all the wrong reasons. Start looking for a new career at once!