Discover Science Careers
Career Information: Your Interests and Abilities
What are your interests? Obviously, one of them is
science. But what about
your another interests? There are different types of tests given in high
school that help to determine what are your interests and abilities. Some
represent the data in the form of a pie graph, bar chart, or a collection
of points attributed to certain characterstics or qualities. Others are
simily personality tests. For PC users, we have included a common test here. Likewise, we have provided a list of questions
here that may help you establish where your interests lie and access your
abilities
- Are you organized?
- Are you logical?
- Are you curious?
- Are you a leader?
- Are you creative?
- Are you competitive?
- Are you helpful?
- Are you neat or sloppy?
- Are you energetic?
- Are you persistent?
- Are you challeged mentally?
- Do you like working with other people?
- Do you like working with machines?
- Do you like to work independently?
- Do you like working on a team?
- Do you want to earn a lot of money?
- What things are important to you (independence, family, creativity,
status, security, etc.)
- What things do you enjoy (computers, sports, music)?
- What do you do well (fix things, write, argue, etc)?
- What makes your proud (how you dress, awards, artwork)?
- Who do you admire or look up to?
- What are your favorite places?
- Are you most likely to:
- Join a club
- Visit an art gallary or museum
- Fix or assemble furniture
- Read a newspaper
- Surf the Internet
- Do charity work
- Organize your room
- Stay on schedule
- Be different
- Draw comics
- Start a club
- Analyze problems
- Do math problems for fun
- Take a nature hike
- Read a science magazine
- Save money
- Act in a play
- Develop your own web site
- Proofread a paper
- Visit state landmarks
- Help the sick or disabled
- Compose Music
- Discuss your feelings
- Work with wood
- Talk to a scientist
- Write poetry or stories
- Discuss politics
- Argue or debate
- Do science projects
- Start your own business
- Tutor a friend
- Study robitics
- Use a telescope
These are the types of questions that you should think about in
discovering your interests. In choosing a career, your interests helps to
determine wheater the job is fulfilling or mundane. Many people switch
careers because there interests changed or the job did not meet there
interests. At this stage in your life, high school, your interests may be
helpful in choosing a major in college, and future jobs. We hope that you
do not limit yourself to these questions, but to look at what you are
doing in your life now and visualize what you will want to do in the
future. It is then that you will be on the path to a rewarding career.
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