Do you know what type of working person you are? There are 16 categories. Find out which category you are in. Please choose the answer and mark them in the result table.
1. Do you prefer
a. many acquaintances with brief contact
b. a few acquaintances with more lengthy contact
2. Which describes you better?
a. practical
b. ingenious
3. Which expression describes you better?
a. cool-headed
b. warmhearted
4. Which appeals to you more?
a. following a schedule
b. being open to a change in plans
5. Which is more of a compliment?
a. "You're a down-to-earth person"
b. "You're good at coming up with new ideas"
6. Which is more important from people for whom you work?
a. to be treated fairly
b. to receive praise when due
7. Do you prefer to have things
a. settled and wrapped up
b. open to alteration
8. At a party does your energy
a. increase the more you talk with people
b. decrease the more you talk with people
9. Would you rather work with people
a. who are steady and dependable
b. who create new and different ways of doing things
10. Is it better to be
a. firm and fair
b. warm and understanding
11. Which is worse?
a. too much spontaneity
b. too little spontaneity
12. Facts are
a. the only thing you can count on
b. the jumping-off point for imagination
13. In order to work most effectively, is it better to have
a. clearly defined tasks
b. harmonious working relationship
14. Which word better described you?
a. organized
b. adaptable
15. In preparing for a meeting, do you
a. feel confident you'll say all that needs be said without lengthy preparation
b. rehearse what you'll say and prepare thoroughly
16. Which do you trust more?
a. experience and facts
b. inventiveness and insight
17. Which do you find more persuasive?
a. the convincing argument
b. the sensitive approach
18. Do you prefer to
a. make sure things are planned far ahead of time
b. just let things happen
19. Which expression are you more likely to use?
a. "Let's get back to basics"
b. "The sky is the limit"
20. When making important decisions, do you base actions more on
a. the logical thing to do
b. your feeling about the situation
21. Is reaching a judgment on a thing, situation, or person
a. satisfying
b. constraining
22. At a gathering, do you prefer to
a. mingle with many, including strangers
b. mingle only with a few people you know
23. Which do prefer?
a. establishing and maintaining standard ways of doing
things
b. solving new problems
24. In dealing with tough situations, do you tend to seek solutions that are
base on
a. reason
b. harmony
25. Which would you rather do?
a. work that is clearly contracted for
b. work that flows spontaneously from the situation
26. Are you more comfortable with
a. sensible/practical people
b. imaginative/creative people
27. Which is more satisfying?
a. discussing an issue in depth
b. reaching agreement on an issue
28. Which makes you work more easily?
a. deadlines
b. no deadlines
29. Do you like to
a. find out all the news you can about everybody
b. keep pretty much to yourself
30. Do you tend to be happier when dealing with
a. the practical and the immediate
b. "the big picture", leaving details to others
31. Which would you rather have?
a. consistency of thought
b. harmonious human relationships
32. Are you
a. serious and determined
b. easygoing
33. Are you more likely to read
a. technical and practical publications for work or hobby
b. fantasy/adventure/fiction
34. Would you prefer your boss to be
a. always fair
b. always considerate
35. Does it bother you more
a. to leave a project unfinished
b. to be under a deadline
36. Do you
a. speak easily and at length with people you don't know
b. find little to say to people you don't know
37. Do you tend to work
a. steadily and systematically
b. with bursts of energy, with slack periods in between
38. Which is the greater personal attribute?
a. clarity of thought
b. strength of compassion
39. Do you prefer to
a. get the basics on a new job and get on with it
b. spend a good deal of time learning all about a new job
40. Are you more interested in
a. production/distribution/administration
b. design/research/development
41. Which do you value more in yourself?
a. objectivity
b. depth of feeling
42. Which do you enjoy more?
a. the planned event
b. the unplanned event
43. Do you fell more at ease
a. plunging into new situations with minimum preparation
b. thinking everything through clearly before starting a new endeavor
44. Do you prefer
a. tackling the task at hand
b. planning future projects
45. If you were forced to make a choice, would you prefer
a. truthfulness
b. tactfulness
46. Are you
a. decisive
b. open-minded