Mon 20 Jun 2005
Work Interest Quiz - Amusingly Inaccurate
Posted by Liza under Silly Internet Quizzes
Brian included a link to his results on this quiz in a recent email.
Since I loved the image of Brian as a wedding consultant, one of the recommended careers I never would have thought of for him, but which he could certainly do (though I doubt happily), I thought I’d see what silly answers the Princeton Review people could come up with for me.
According to the quiz, my interest color and usual style are both RED. This means:
People with red Interests like hands-on / problem solving job
responsibilities and professions that involve practical, technical, and
objective activities. Red Interests include: building, implementing,
organizing, producing, and delegating, which often lead to work in
manufacturing, managing, directing, small business owning, and surgery.
Uh. Organizing? (Assuming they don’t mean political organizing.) Surgery? I just don’t see any of this.
It also means:
People with red styles prefer to perform their job responsibilities in
a manner that is action-oriented and practical. They prefer to work
where things happen quickly and results are seen immediately. People
with red styles tend to be straightforward, assertive, logical,
personable, authoritative, friendly, direct, and resourceful, and
usually thrive in a self-structured, high-pressured, hierarchical,
production-oriented, competitive environment. You will want to choose a
work environment or career path in which your style is welcomed and
produces results.
Yes on the personality traits, but I’m not sure about the "where I thrive" part.
The funniest part is the recommended careers for people with a red interest:
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Careers from The Princeton Review Guide To |
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Computer Engineer/Systems Analyst Detective/Private Investigator |
Ok, let’s just review my personality again for a moment. Raise your hand if you think I would thrive in a military or police work environment. That’s what I thought — no hands raised. Farmer? Statistician? Paramedic? Baseball Player? With the exception of political campaign worker, I think this reads more like a list of jobs most likely to drive me to suicide. Many years ago, Brian told me that he thought I had the soul of an engineer, but I just don’t think this is actually what he meant.
Ok, I’m exaggerating. A handful of those jobs would probably be interesting — training specialist, park ranger, stage technician. And a Brian observed in his blog, they must list consultant and small business owner for everyone who takes the quiz. But none of these are the kinds of jobs that generally show up when I take tests like this, and they don’t generally include the kinds of things I enjoy and am good at, like talking to people and writing.



