Personality Matters: Relevance and Assessment of Personality Characteristics OECD Education Working Paper No. 157 ANNEX E MEASURES OF VOCATIONAL INTERESTS By Mr. Milos Kankaras, OECD This document is an annex to the OECD working paper entitled Personality Matters: Relevance and Assessment of Personality Characteristics, by Miloš Kankaraš. The annex contains a selection of measurement instruments designed for assessment of the vocational interests. 1
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O*NET Interest Profiler Short form Source: Adapted from Rounds, J., R. Su, P. Lewis and D. Rivkin (2010), O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form Psychometric Characteristics: Summary, National Center for O*NET Development, Raleigh, NC. Build kitchen cabinets Lay brick or tile Repair household appliances Raise fish in a fish hatchery Assemble electronic parts Drive a truck to deliver packages to offices and homes Test the quality of parts before shipment Repair and install locks Set up and operate machines to make products Put out forest fires Develop a new medicine Study ways to reduce water pollution Conduct chemical experiments Study the movement of planets Examine blood samples using a microscope Investigate the cause of a fire Develop a way to better predict the weather Work in a biology lab Invent a replacement for sugar Do laboratory tests to identify diseases Write books or plays Play a musical instrument Compose or arrange music Draw pictures Create special effects for movies Paint sets for plays Write scripts for movies or television shows Perform jazz or tap dance Sing in a band Edit movies Teach an individual an exercise routine Help people with personal or emotional problems Give career guidance to people Perform rehabilitation therapy Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization Teach children how to play sports Teach sign language to people with hearing disabilities Help conduct a group therapy session Take care of children at a day-care center Teach a high-school class Buy and sell stocks and bonds Manage a retail store Operate a beauty salon or barber shop Manage a department within a large company Start your own business Negotiate business contracts Represent a client in a lawsuit Market a new line of clothing Sell merchandise at a department store Manage a clothing store Develop a spreadsheet using computer software Proofread records or forms Load computer software into a large computer network Operate a calculator Keep shipping and receiving records Calculate the wages of employees Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer Record rent payments Keep inventory records Stamp, sort, and distribute mail for an organization. 3
RIASEC Marker Scales Source: Armstrong, P.I., W. Allison and J. Rounds. (2008), Development and initial validation of brief public domain RIASEC marker scales, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 73/2, pp. 287-299, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2008.06.003. Elsevier Instructions The test consists of 48 tasks that you will have to rate by how much you would enjoy performing each on a scale of (1) dislike (2) slightly dislike (3) neither like not dislike (4) slightly enjoy (5) enjoy. The test will take most five to ten minutes to complete. SET A Test the quality of parts before shipment Lay brick or tile Work on an offshore oil-drilling rig Assemble electronic parts Operate a grinding machine in a factory Fix a broken faucet Assemble products in a factory Install flooring in houses Study the structure of the human body Study animal behavior Do research on plants or animals Develop a new medical treatment or procedure Conduct biological research Study whales and other types of marine life Work in a biology lab Make a map of the bottom of an ocean Direct a play Design artwork for magazines Write a song Write books or plays Play a musical instrument Perform stunts for a movie or television show Design sets for plays Give career guidance to people Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization Help people who have problems with drugs or alcohol Teach an individual an exercise routine Help people with family-related problems SET B Perform lawn care services Repair household appliances Build kitchen cabinets Guard money in an armored car Operate a machine on a production line Repair and install locks Set up and operate machines to make products Build a brick walkway Study ways to reduce water pollution Study the movement of planets Examine blood samples using a microscope Study genetics Determine the infection rate of a new disease Diagnose and treat sick animals Do laboratory tests to identify diseases Develop a new medicine Conduct a musical choir Paint sets for plays Sing in a band Act in a movie Conduct a symphony orchestra Create special effects for movies Compose or arrange music Write reviews of books or plays Draw pictures Work with juveniles on probation Take care of children at a day-care center Teach an elementary school class Work with mentally disabled children Teach disabled people work and living skills Organize field trips for disabled people 4
Supervise the activities of children at a camp Teach children how to read Help elderly people with their daily activities Sell restaurant franchises to individuals Sell merchandise at a department store Manage the operations of a hotel Operate a beauty salon or barber shop Manage a department within a large company Manage a clothing store Sell houses Run a toy store Generate the monthly payroll checks for an office Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer Use a computer program to generate customer bills Maintain employee records Compute and record statistical and other numerical data Operate a calculator Handle customers bank transactions Keep shipping and receiving records Teach a high-school class Help conduct a group therapy session Sell newspaper advertisements Sell a soft drink product line to stores and restaurants Give a presentation about a product you are selling Sell hair-care products to stores and salons Negotiate contracts for professional athletes Manage a retail store Start your own business Market a new line of clothing Keep inventory records Keep accounts payable/receivable for an office Calculate the wages of employees Develop a spreadsheet using computer software Assist senior level accountants in performing bookkeeping tasks Transfer funds between banks using a computer Enter information into a database Keep records of financial transactions for an organization 5