Milepost 6:
My Work Task Preferences
Assessment
At this stop, we'll look at your work task preferences. To
what extent do you want to work with data, people, and things? Try this
short assessment to find out!
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Work Task Preference Assessment
Place a check (
) next to
your preferred level of involvement in each of the following three
categories: working with data, people, and things.
1. WORKING WITH DATA
To what extent do you
want to use data (information) on the job?
____ Low Data Work
I would enjoy:
____ Working with some information that is easy to learn and do.
____ Using information in a simple way if it doesn't require too much mental
energy.
____ Medium Data
Work
I would enjoy:
____ Working with and using information.
____ Keeping track of information in an orderly way.
____ Working with verbal or numerical information.
____ Having others take responsibility for directing data work.
____ High Data Work
I would enjoy:
____ Putting ideas and information together to aid understanding and
show operations and organization.
____ Using information to plan and organize work.
____ Using information to develop new ideas and new ways of doing things.
2. WORKING WITH PEOPLE
To what extent do you
want to have contact with people on the job?
____ Low People
Contact
I would enjoy:
____ Having some contact with people, but prefer involvement with data
(information) or things.
____ Providing information to people.
____ Serving people in some way but on a limited basis.
____ Medium People
Contact
I would enjoy:
____ Having work-related discussions with people.
____ Having semi-regular contact with people.
____ Motivating people.
____ Solving work-related problems with people.
____ High People
Contact
I would enjoy:
____ Having frequent discussions to exchange information and ideas.
____ Helping people on a regular basis.
____ Teaching or training people.
3. WORKING WITH THINGS
To what extent do you want
to use tools, equipment, or machines on the job? (This
can include computers).
____ Low Equipment
Use
I would enjoy:
____ Using equipment on a limited basis.
____ Using equipment that is easy to learn and use.
____ Medium
Equipment Use
I would enjoy:
____ Using equipment on a semi-regular basis
____ Using equipment but not being responsible for directing others on its
use.
____ High Equipment
Use
I would enjoy:
____ Using my hands to work with tools, equipment, or machines.
____ Using equipment on a regular basis.
____ Being responsible for equipment.
Now, let's summarize!
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My Work Task Preference Summary
Summarize your results below by placing a check (
) next to your highest preference(s). It's okay to check more than one if
you have high interest in more than one
category.
I prefer: (check)
____ Working with DATA
____ Working with PEOPLE
____ Working with THINGS
Save these results for your final Assessment Summary!
Now, let's go to Milepost 7 at the Assessment Contents Page.
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