Personality test: what job would make you happiest?

¿Que trabajo te haría feliz?

Today I’ll give you an interesting questionnaire from ‘The Guardian’ to help you choose the type of job that could bring you most job satisfaction. For many of us, it might too late – but who knows? It’s never too late for a change!

Read this short article and do the questionnaire: What job would make you happy?

This article titled “Personality test: what job would make you happiest?” was written by John Lees, for theguardian.com on Tuesday 11th November 2014 06.00 UTC

Work isn’t the only thing that influences happiness, but it’s where you spend a big chunk of your waking life. Can it really make you happy? Many factors come into play – the role, the way you’re managed, the organisational culture, how much you like your colleagues – but work that matches your motivation and your interests is far more likely to keep you absorbed and reasonably contented.

What kind of job would make you happiest? Here’s your chance to find out, based on the activities and subjects that most interest you. There are no right or wrong answers, but try to use the full range rather than scoring everything in the middle.

What job would make you happiest? Questionnaire

How to use these scores

Look at your top three scores. Your ideal career path may be a combination of themes: if, say, your top scores are Creative use of ideas, Supporting people and Hands-on, you’ll want to ensure that you work in a team, creative approaches are encouraged, and you achieve tangible results – for example working for an outdoor training centre or in sports coaching.

How can you use this information? Make it the starting point for investigating the direction your career might take. Don’t put yourself off by believing you don’t have the experience or qualifications – all the job categories here have low-level entry points. Seek out ideas, information and – most importantly – people. Track down people doing interesting jobs and ask them what they enjoy about the roles, how they got into this line of work, and who else you should be talking to.

John Lees is a career strategist and author of How to Get a Job You Love

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