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Directions to Students:

The purpose of this questionnaire is to help guide you to careers that seem to be of the most interest to you based on your responses. Select the answer to each of the 23 questions to determine which careers most likely fit your interests and work style. Submit your answers by clicking the "DO IT" button at the end of the survey. A list of jobs will appear that are selected based on your answers. This information will help you explore jobs that are suited to your strengths and preferences.

Note to counselors:
This interest survey is recommended for 7th and 8th graders. Once the student has completed the interest survey, they should be directed to the Planning Your Dreams website to build a portfolio and add the results to their assessment listings.



Your name:

1. Would you be willing to figure out ways of doing things, keep track of many things at once, or analyze facts or numbers?
Undecided
Yes
No
2. Would you be willing to gather information, put it together, and use it to make decisions?
Undecided
Yes
No
3. Would you be willing to follow step-by-step plans or to copy, compare, and sort information or numbers?
Undecided
Yes
No
4. Would you be willing to help people find solutions to their problems or to exchange information with others?
Undecided
Yes
No
5. Would you be willing to assign work to people, provide information to others, or teach?
Undecided
Yes
No
6. Would you be willing to persuade or convince people to do something?
Undecided
Yes
No
7. Would you be willing to assist other people or to work as a team member?
Undecided
Yes
No
8. Would you be willing to adjust, repair, or use tools, instruments or lab equipment?
Undecided
Yes
No
9. Would you be willing to operate computers, office or factory equipment?
Undecided
Yes
No
10. Would you be willing to operate machinery, drive vehicles such as a car, bus, or truck, or fly a plane?
Undecided
Yes
No
11. Would you be willing to handle materials, sort things, or move objects from one place to another?
Undecided
Yes
No
12. What kind of police record do you have?
I have no record
I have been convicted of a misdemeanor
I have been convicted of a felony
13. How much would you be willing to travel in order to perform your work?
A great deal
Some
None
14. How would you rate your academic ability?
I am capable of making mostly A's and B's
I am capable of making mostly B's and C's
Probably mostly C's and D's
Probably mostly D's and F's
15. How would you rate your ability in English or Language Arts?
I am capable of making mostly A's and B's
I am capable of making mostly B's and C's
Probably mostly C's and D's
Probably mostly D's and F's
16. How would you rate your ability in basic math (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers)?
I am capable of making mostly A's and B's
I am capable of making mostly B's and C's
Probably mostly C's and D's
Probably mostly D's and F's
17. How much education do you plan to complete?
Any amount of education (includes graduate school)
Four years of special training or college
Two to three years of special training or college
One year of special training or college
High school with some special training
General high school education only
I do not plan to complete high school or special training
18. Earnings: How much do you expect to earn as a a full-time beginning worker? (Remember, this is a beginning annual salary for Tennessee.)
Undecided or entry level
At least $12,000 to $18,999 per year
At least $19,000 to $29,999 per year
At least $30,000 per year
19. Are you able to do physical work or lift objects?
I do not know
Yes
No
I could but do not want to
20. How well are you able to see?
I see well without glasses or contacts
I see well with glasses or contacts
I see poorly with glasses or contacts
I am blind
21. How well do you hear?
I hear well
I have a partial hearing loss
I am deaf
22. How well do you speak?
I speak clearly
I have a stuttering problem or speak little English
I am unable to talk or I do not speak English
23. Which of these working conditions would you prefer?
Undecided
Mostly outside work
Mostly inside work
Mostly inside at a desk
Balance of inside and outside work

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