YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE TEST
May 2001
To determine your personality type, answer the 12 questions in each section. The first seven questions only have to be ticked because they are choices about which of the five occupations and two leisure activities (or something similar) might interest you if you had the necessary skills. Here, for every tick add one point. The Yes and No come in for the last five questions only. Here, a Yes is one point and No is zero points. In that way, you can score between zero and 12 in each section.
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CONVENTIONAL PERSONALITY
• Clerk
• Receptionist
• Library Assistant
• Accountant
• Building Inspector
Leisure Activity:
• Collecting (stamps, etc)
• Card Games
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
• I like to do tasks neatly and methodically
• My opinions and behavior are usually middle-of-the road
• My home and lifestyle are as practical and comfortable as I can make them
• I value the traditions of my groups (family, work, neighborhood)
• I am more interested in actual, daily events than in artistic or philosophical discussions about them
SOCIAL PERSONALITY
• Nurse
• Schoolteacher
• Counselor
• Priest/Minister
• Homemaker/Partner/Parent
Leisure Activity:
• Sports
• Club
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No‘
• I enjoy talking to a wide range of people
• I am usually tactful about voicing my criticisms and disagreements
• I like to help people and share experiences with them
• I enjoy cooperative situations
• Sometimes I find that I have expressed more warmth towards someone than I actually feel
INVESTIGATIVE PERSONALITY
• Computer programmer
• Laboratory technician
• Translator
• Doctor
• Researcher
Leisure Activity:
• Reading non-fiction
• Board games (e.g. scrabble, chess)
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
• I make the effort to understand exactly what is being said to me
• I value intelligent discussion of issues
• If I can, I reflect fully, however long it takes, before an important decision
• I like to keep up with the latest developments in art, science, or my work and neighborhood
• Sometimes I reject a new point of view at first, then later see that it may have merit
ARTISTIC PERSONALITY
• Writer
• Designer
• Actor/actress
• Musician
• Architect
Leisure Activity:
• Photography
• Dancing
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
• I often express myself on impulse
• People sometimes think I am a little controversial, or even shocking
• I am often interested in new ideas and neglected causes
• I admire originality in others
• I am more interested in the overall impression (beauty, meaning) than in the concrete details
REALISTIC PERSONALITY
• Cook
• Carpenter
• Optician
• Engineer,
• Farmer
Leisure Activity:
• Sailing or boating
• Home DIY improvements
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
• On social occasions, I prefer to be with a few people whom I respect and trust
• I tend to hold firm to my opinions and plans, whatever others say
• I enjoy manual and physical activities, alone or as part of a team
• I don’t make a promise unless I am sure I can keep it
• Other people sometimes think I am cold or indifferent, when actually I feel quite strongly about something
ENTERPRISING PERSONALITY
• Sales representative
• Travel agent
• Manager or executive
• Politician
• Lawyer
Leisure Activity:
• Travel
• Jackpot games (e.g. bingo, poker)
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
When I go out,
• I make the effort to be smartly dressed in a group,
• I enjoy being the center of attention
• I like to take small risks in work or leisure activities
• I enjoy competitive situations
• I sometimes get ‘carried away’ into commitments or actions I regret afterwards