About 5 to 7 minutes · 16 choices · No right answers
Sixteen pairs of imaginary jobs. Each time, pick the one you would rather have.
This is not about what you are good at. It is about what you want work
to give you. Two people who want the very same job can want completely
different things from it.
The eight it measures
SecurityKnowing the work is there, and knowing what next year looks like.
IndependenceDeciding how you do the work, and answering to as few people as possible.
Helping peopleFinishing the day knowing you made something easier for somebody.
Money and rewardBeing paid well, and being paid fairly for what you actually put in.
CreativityMaking things. Ideas that were not there before you started.
RecognitionBeing known as the person who is good at it.
VarietyNever quite the same week twice. New places, new problems.
BalanceTime that belongs to you. A life the job fits around.
At the end you will see all eight put in order, and the kinds of work that tend to reward the ones at the top.
Choice 1 of 16
Which of these two would you rather have?
Go with your first reaction. If both appeal, pick the one you would miss more if it were gone. It moves on by itself once you choose.
Your results
What Matters To You At Work
This is an exploration tool, not a formal psychometric assessment. It reflects what you chose today, and what matters to a person at fifteen is often not what matters at twenty five. Bring it to your guidance counsellor and talk it through rather than treating it as a verdict.