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128 lines
2.8 KiB
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[The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/11/-sp-questionnaire-what-job-would-make-you-happiest) - Personality test: what job would make you happiest?
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# Your scores (2020)
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## Hands-on: 11
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Your ideal work is mainly about
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* engaging with the physical world
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### for example
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* building
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* cooking
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* craft
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* DIY
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* working with animals, plants and machines
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* sports
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* hands-on therapy
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### Example jobs include:
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* sports coach
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* physiotherapist
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* engineer
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* LGV driver
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* builder
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* mechanic
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* veterinary nurse
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## Information and research, processes and systems: 16
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Your ideal work is mainly about
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* researching
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* managing information
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### This will include
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* analysis
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* cataloguing and database management
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### This may include
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* investigating topics in depth
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* IT
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* science
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* maths
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* quality control
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* systems and regulations
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### Example jobs include:
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* accountant
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* scientific researcher
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* investigative journalist
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* legal assistant
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* book-keeper
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* health and safety officer
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* purchasing professional
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### Influencing, negotiating, communicating: 14
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Your ideal work is mainly about
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* persuading other people to do something
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* buy something or believe in your cause
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### This includes
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* driving others
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* influencing
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* persuading
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* lobbying
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* motivating
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* selling
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### Example jobs include:
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* sales person
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* recruiter
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* fundraiser
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* event manager
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* estate agent
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* public speaker
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## Creative use of ideas, materials or situations: 15
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Your ideal work is mainly about
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* working imaginatively with ideas or designs
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### This includes jobs in the
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* arts
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* performing
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* creative writing
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* visual design
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* lateral thinking
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* business creativity
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* adapting or coming up with new ideas
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* working in situations where no rulebook exists
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### Example jobs include:
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* graphic designer
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* training consultant
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* wedding planner
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* public relations.
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## Supporting people: 14
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Your ideal work is mainly about
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* working with people, with their wellbeing and development as the main focus of your work
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### Example jobs include:
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* teacher
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* life coach
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* therapist
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* nurse
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* learning and development
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* career coach
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## Making new things happen: 9
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Your ideal work is mainly about
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* achieving things with and through other people
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### This may involve
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* organisational change
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* planning
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* managing projects
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* leadership
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* creating a new business
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* shaping teams
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* getting results
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### Example jobs include:
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* project manager
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* team leader
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* operations manager
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* sales manager
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* business developer
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## How to use these scores
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Look at your top three scores. Your ideal career path may be a combination of themes: if, say, your top scores are Creative use of ideas, Supporting people and Hands-on, you’ll want to ensure that you work in a team, creative approaches are encouraged, and you achieve tangible results – for example working for an outdoor training centre or in sports coaching.
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