Career Interest Inventory Handout

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Quick Career Interest Survey

Circle the numbers that best describe you

1 I’d rather make something than read a 9 I enjoy designing, inventing, and creating 16 I would choose working with things rather
book things than working with people
2 I enjoy problem-solving games and 10 I enjoy expressing myself through art, 17 I can usually persuade people to do things
working at puzzles music, or writing my way
3 I like helping others when they need it 11 I would like a job where I would deal with 18 I enjoy building and repairing things
people all day
4 I enjoy learning about new topics by 19 I enjoy the research part of my projects
reading about them 12 I like working with materials and
equipment 20 I like interacting with people
5 I like working with my hands
13 I enjoy learning new facts and ideas 21 I enjoy thinking up different ideas and
6 I like being a leader in a group of people ways to do things
14 I find cooperating with others comes
7 I prefer to know all the facts before I tackle naturally to me 22 I like hearing other people’s opinion
a problem
15 I like finding out how things work by taking 23 I enjoy learning how to use different tools
8 I like to take care of other people them apart 24 I find it easy to follow written instructions

If you circled: 1, 5, 9, 12, 15, 16, 18, 23: You are a


If you circled: 2, 4, 7, 10,
hands on person. You enjoy using tools and
13, 19, 21, 24: My 1st area of strongest My 2nd area of strongest
machines, maintaining and fixing equipment, and
You are an information and deepest interest is: and deepest interest is:
finding out how things work.
person. You enjoy
expressing yourself ___ Hands on Activities ___ Hands on Activities
through writing, music, or If you circled: 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20,
art, doing experiments or 22: You are a people person. You ___ Working with People ___ Working with People
researching, solving enjoy caring for and helping others,
puzzles/problems, persuading people, working as part ___ Working with ___ Working with
studying, and reading. of a team, and leading and Information and Data Information and Data
supervising others.
After completing the career interest survey consider the following questions:

 Are you surprised with your strongest and deepest area of interest?

 In the past, how have you used your interest to facilitate a great job match?

 How can you use your interest to benefit your agency?

 How can you use your interest to better assist your job seekers and employers?

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