Online Career Quiz

A good way to begin your career exploration is by making a list of occupations that might suit you. To help you begin this list, take this career quiz. Mark the response which best matches what you would LIKE to do, rather than the one you think you CAN do.

Once you have finished the quiz, click RESULTS. Then, you will be able to view some ActewAGL occupations that match your responses.

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Q1. If I worked for a fast food chain, I'd rather...

prepare food and cook hamburgers
serve customers or host parties
decorate the party room
order supplies and co-ordinate rosters
organise charity events
design the layout of furniture and fittings

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Q2. In a secondary school, I'd be happiest working as...

the school counsellor
the person who maintains student records
an art or drama teacher
a woodwork teacher
the creator of a web page or marketing materials
the receptionist/counter officer

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Q3. If I were to choose a book to read it would probably be one that...

shows me how to make something useful
tells me how to influence others or become a high achiever
helps me develop a higher level of technical expertise
inspires me to be creative
contains factual information about something I'm interested in
recounts a story of someone overcoming great odds

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Q4. I'd really like to do a job where I can...

help people lead healthier or more meaningful lives
assist customers to the best of my ability
use my creativity and self-expression
become a technical expert in my field
ensure that procedures are carried out correctly
make things that are practical and useful

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Q5. My preferred job in the travel industry would be...

organising itineraries/schedules and issuing tickets
checking aircraft for signs of wear and tear
serving food and drink to passengers
taking groups of visitors on eco-tours
loading and unloading baggage
designing travel brochures or themed tours

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Q6. In a shop, the task that would give me the greatest pleasure is...

handling customer inquiries and taking payments
arranging merchandise in an attractive manner
co-ordinating staff rosters
drafting a plan for the best use of space
placing stock on shelves
assisting people with mobility problems

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Q7. If I worked with computers I would rather...

use one to type reports and/or keep records
design a web page or marketing materials
teach people how to use a range of programs
fix them when they break down
write a complex program
help people with technical problems

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Q8. On a theatre set, I would most likely be found...

acting on the stage
changing the sets between acts
directing the play
typing the stage directions
developing the set design or lighting or music sequence
helping the actors rehearse their lines

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Q9. I'd rather teach children how to...

use tools and equipment to make something useful
use a computer to draw a picture or write a story
be polite and sociable
put on a play or paint a picture
write proper sentences
look after pets or plants

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Q10. On a building site, I'd be the person who...

ensures that the building workers are working safely
chooses the interior colour schemes and fittings
ensures that things run smoothly and work is completed on time
takes part in the building or structural work
liaises with the property owner
draws up the building plans

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