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CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2014
8
Self-assessment quiz
Do this self-assessment quiz as a guide for yourself as to what
your working personality might be, and what types of careers and
programmes of study might suit you.Answer the questions as honestly
as you can. It is not a test, and there are no wrong answers. For each
pair of questions, choose the one that best describes you, and cross off
the letter of your choice, like this:
1
Do you think you are a more ‘hands on’
practical person?
(A)
OR Do you think you
are more of an ideas person?
(B)
2
Do you like to work with facts that you
know are true, and to arrive at definite
answers?
(A)
OR Do you like to deal with
ideas and problems where there is no one
clear factual answer?
(B)
3
Do you like to be given clear instructions
before you start a task?
(A)
OR Do you like
to be given the task, and then work out
your own way of doing it?
(B)
4
Do you like to do tasks where it is important
to be accurate?
(A)
OR Do you like to
do tasks where you have to use creative
thinking to solve a problem?
(B)
5
Do you like to solve problems and to
approach your work in a step-by-step way?
(A)
OR Do you like to rely on clever ideas
and moments of inspiration?
(B)
Now total up your
A
s and
B
s for the five
questions.
EXAMPLE
Do you prefer mealie meal for breakfast? (A) OR Do you prefer bread for breakfast? (B)
Now answer the following questions:
1
Do you usually make decisions to get the
right end result?
(C)
OR Do you usually make
decisions to make other people happy?
(D)
2
Is it more important to be fair in your dealings
with people?
(C)
OR Is it more important to
be caring in your dealings with people?
(D)
3
Is it more important to try to solve a person’s
problem?
(C)
OR Is it more important to
comfort the person who has a problem?
(D)
4
Would you prefer to work where you have
to think clearly?
(C)
OR Would you prefer to
work where you look after people and their
needs?
(D)
5
Is it more important to work in a place where
you will get a lot of work done?
(C)
OR Is
it more important to work in a place where
people get along well together?
(D)
Now total up your
C
s and
D
s for the five
questions.
A
B
C
D
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