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2. Evaluating Your Interests

Introduction
You are more likely to be satisfied with an occupation that you are interested in the activities involved in that occupation. If you would
like to confirm the choices made in your vocational exploration, the following Occupational Interest Quiz can help you.

Simply circle YES or NO beside each of the following 50 questions. After you complete the quiz, you will find instructions for scoring your
answers and determining the types of interest you prefer.

OCCUPATIONAL INTEREST QUIZ:

1. Would you like a job where you could direct, control and plan the activities of other workers? YES NO

2. Do you do any volunteer work with organizations that help people? YES NO

3. Do you like to do the same task until it is finished? YES NO

4. Do you enjoy having lots of things to think about? YES NO

5. Do you like to build things and/or repair them? YES NO

6. Do you like to take charge of things and get them done? YES NO

7. Do you like to help your friends to solve their problems? YES NO

8. Would you like to have a job where you always know what is expected of you? YES NO

9. Do you enjoy books and television programs on scientific subjects such as astronomy and biology? YES NO

10. Are you able to design, invent or create things? YES NO

11. Do you enjoy directing people in the activities? YES NO

12. Are you able to help people who are worried or upset? YES NO

13. When you do a project or other job, do you do it carefully, one step at a time? YES NO

14. Do you like to dig deeply into topics to solve problems? YES NO

15. Do you enjoy hobbies you can do on your own, such as building models, gardening, refinishing old furniture,

or developing photographs? YES NO

16. Would you like a job where you can take responsibility for decisions? YES NO

17. Would you like a job interviewing people to get their opinions about things or events? YES NO

18. Do you like to have established rules to work by? YES NO

19. Do you like to go through evidence to solve problems? YES NO

20. Do you enjoy playing chess or other games of problem solving? YES NO

21. Have you ever been the leader of a club, committee, team or organization? YES NO

22. Do you like to assist people when they are sick or in trouble? YES NO

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