The results of this test aren’t too surprising. Perhaps more surprising, is that it is actually pretty much correct. As I was answering the questions, I thought that the end result would probably be pretty random. But, here we go with my results. You can take the test yourself at livecareer.com.

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Basic Interest Scores

The following chart shows your basic interest scores as percentiles. For example, a score of 80% means you scored more highly than 80 percent of people.

A high score (greater than 70) indicates strong interest. Low scores (less than 30) are just as important as high scores. These indicate lack of interest or dislike for certain activities.

Basic Interest Interpretation

Highest Interest Scores

Your strongest interests (higher than 70) are a great place to start when considering your career options. Research has shown that people whose interests match their careers are more confident, happier, and achieve greater success.

Your highest score was on Writing, which means that you enjoy creative or technical writing. You are also likely to be interested in a broad range subjects, so finding occupations that allow you to exercise these interests would lead to higher work satisfaction for you. You also scored highly on Clerical, indicating that you enjoy office work of a systematic nature, involving attending to details and routine duties. Clerical work often includes filing, record-keeping, word processing, operating office machines, and other office tasks. Your high score on the Art scale means that you have a special appreciation for the arts, and enjoy participating in them. This may involve performing on stage, creating visual artwork, or other means of artistic expression.

Tip #1: By combining your top interests, you may discover a great career. For example, someone with high scores in Science, Writing, and Assertive scales may enjoy working as an editor of a scientific magazine or journal.

Lowest Interest Scores

Low scores (less than 30) are just as important as high scores. These indicate lack of interest or dislike for certain activities. Understanding what jobs to avoid can save you time and prevent costly career mistakes.

You lowest score was on Sales. You wouldn’t be satisfied in careers that involve selling merchandise or services. These careers involve understanding products and services, informing customers of their features, demonstrating products, and being persuasive with others. You also showed low interest on Persuasive, so you wouldn’t be fulfilled with work that involves influencing, advising, counseling, guiding, motivating, or directing the activities of others. Your low score in Teaching/Social Service means that you wouldn’t enjoy careers where substantial time was spent instructing people in learning new things, helping people solve problems, and assisting others.

Tip #2: Consider these interest scores along with what you already know about your own abilities, experiences and values. Interests are only one important component of a career plan that leads to a satisfying and successful career.

Administrative Scores

The following scores show how much confidence can be placed in your test results.

Infrequency Score: Normal Inconsistency Score: Normal

Your administrative indices are within normal limits, indicating that you were purposeful and consistent in responding to the test.

Workplace Fit

This section will help you to identify the type of work environment that will bring out your best.

Holland’s Theory

John Holland* developed a widely-accepted theory that has been used in career counseling since the 1970’s. According to his RIASEC theory, there are six different approaches to the world of work. Since Holland conducted his work, our economy has transitioned from a manufacturing-based economy that existed in the 70s to a service-based economy that exists now. LiveCareer has added a seventh approach to the world of work to reflect aspects of the service-based economy. It describes individuals who enjoy people, like variety, and work in the fields of hospitality, travel, and personal care. We have labeled this new approach “Attentive (Servers)”. The full seven approaches are listed below:

Realistic (Doers)
Investigative (Thinkers)
Artistic (Creators)
Social (Helpers)
Enterprising (Persuaders)
Conventional (Organizers)
T – Attentive – (Servers)

How happy you feel at work largely depends on how well your approach to work fits with your work environment. Research has shown that people with similar work preferences are attracted to each other and create work environments that are most compatible with their own personality types. For example, Artistic people tend to “flock together” and develop work environments that encourage free expression and creativity.

Your Workplace Fit Graph

Your workplace fit results can be viewed as a graph. Just as each of us is unique, every graph is a one-of-a-kind snapshot of your individual set of preferences. Keep in mind that everyone scores high in some areas and low in others. High or low scores aren’t good or bad, they simply illustrate your compatibility with different work environments. No one scores equally high on all 7 scales (nor would you want to).

Definitions

Realistic (Doers) -
Realistic types like physical activity, working with their hands, and are mechanically-inclined. They enjoy working outdoors and do not mind dealing with physical risks on the job.

Investigative (Thinkers) -
Investigative types enjoy the challenge of problem solving in mathematics, technology, and sciences, and the abstract and practical ideas related to these areas. Applied science, such as engineering, technology or computer science may also be of interest to them. They can be technically creative.

Artistic (Creators) -
Artistic types are often thought of as original and creative by others. Such people enjoy expressing themselves in artistic ways such as acting, dancing, creating music or visual art, or by expressing their ideas either through discussion or debate.

Social (Helpers) -
Social types are interested in helping to keep others emotionally or physically healthy, or in teaching others. They enjoy giving advice and working directly with people, either in groups or individually.

Enterprising (Persuaders) -
Enterprising types are people-oriented. They like to talk to, influence and persuade others. They are confident, adventurous, assertive and show leadership.

Conventional (Organisers) -
Conventional types enjoy supervising others in jobs where rules and tasks are well defined. They show careful attention to detail, are organized, follow instructions well and prefer jobs where their daily duties are regular and fixed.

Attentive (Servers) -
Attentive types enjoy helping others, serving others’ personal needs and looking after the comfort and well-being of others. They are happy in jobs requiring sociability, politeness, patience and a happy disposition.

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After that, the site starts asking for money. This is when I cut my losses (15 minutes spent doing the test, and another 15 writing this post), close out the site, and blacklist their e-mail newsletter.

Still interesting.