Four Choices

1. What is your favorite school subject?

1. Computer

2. Industrial Tech or Family Consumer Science

3. Social Studies

4. Science

2. I would like working with people as a

1. Financial planner

2. Physical therapist

3. Teacher

4. detective

3. I would prefer working primarily with

1. Facts and information

2. Tools and equipment

3. Feelings and communication

4. Ideas and theories

4. If working in a large plant nursery, I would prefer to be

1. Business manager

2. Chief Gardner

3. Customer Assistant

4. Landscape designer

5. If I were the manager of a company, I would most concerned about

1. Making decisions based on hard data

2. Establishing procedures to stay competitive

3. The employees getting along well

4. The future possibilities of the company

6. In my work setting, I would like

1. A large office with a high tech computer and data base

2. Gadgets, gizmos and other aids and equipment for my daily activities

3. Shared workspace and pleasant background music

4. A private office with a quiet window view to enhance creativity

7. If I had to use a computer, I would prefer to use it to:

1. Perform complex analytical functions

2. Increase productivity, “time is money”

3. Communicate with others via electronic mail

4. Create programs or graphic design ideas

8. I would prefer to be

1. Media specialist

2. Sound technician

3. Talk show host

4. Researcher

9. If in the military, I would rather be

1. An intelligence expert

2. A jet pilot

3. A chaplain (minister/priest)

4. A strategic campaign planner

10. If you were assigned to a large, inhabited, orbiting space station, would you prefer to be

1. A space colony events manager, involved with the planning, scheduling and overseeing of the events and activities

2. An entrepreneur who developed a business that sells products/services to meet the needs of the colony residents.

If you were assigned to a large, inhabited, orbiting space station, would you prefer to be

3. A space station psychologist involved with helping people to adjust to space colony life.

4. A scientist whose job involved conducting careful research to determine the food value of the colony grown foods.

11. Which job characteristic is most important to you

1. Well-defined responsibilities

2. Flexible schedule

3. Friendly atmosphere

4. Challenging work

12. What would you look for in a significant other?

1. Organization

2. Playfulness

3. Sensitive

4. Intelligence

13. Your assignment for tomorrow is to write a two-page paper on the future of teenagers in the 21st century. The minute class is over, would you most likely:

1. Start adjusting your afternoon schedule to make room for a trip to the library/research internet

2. Ask the teacher if you could make something that reflects the topic instead of writing a paper

Your assignment for tomorrow is to write a two-page paper on the future of teenagers in the 21st century. The minute class is over, would you most likely:

3. Start talking with friends about the neat things the future holds for kids

4. Tuck the assignment away to think about later since right now your mind is on your science project

1 = Data

2 = Things

3 = People

4 = Ideas

Data – Things – People -- Ideas

Data: An interest in facts, files, numbers, accounts, and business procedures

Things: Interest in machines, tools, materials and living things

People: Interest in helping, servings, caring for and influencing people

Ideas: Interest in theories, insights, creativity, and finding new ways to describe things