About this report

The positive choices we make for ourselves (and perhaps make possible for others to do the same) can be grouped into two sets.

This report begins by examining a group of nine specific activities - things people tend to prefer or want to get involved wtih on a day to day basis. Interests alone don’t paint the complete picture though. It’s one thing to have interests but quite something else to be able to pursue them, to stick with or develop them. So our second set of factors explores three critical "contextual" issues: Application, Change & Variety and Growth.

Results for Kim Lee

Notes about the first nine factors

The mix of the following nine factors will indicate a better match for Kim to certain work environments, situations and job functions more than it will to others. Three or four activities will always attract, engage and hold a person, outweighing other factors (in which they may have little or no interest at all).

For Kim, those three or four activities offer up some insights into potential preferred occupations - but it doesn’t tell Kim what to do for a job. For example, leadership roles are likely to include problem solving, administrative and managerial activities. But specialised leadership roles, such as programming or engineering, might also include practical or numerical activities; human resource roles are also likely to include an interest in problem solving (solving “people problems”).

• Kim’s report shows that they spend more time on other activities, almost to the exclusion of Problem Solving. Sometimes this opens up the potential for reaching ’wrong’ conclusions without guidance. On the other hand, it can be a real advantage to not have someone constantly ’problem solving’, and this outcome often depends on situational perspective.

• Kim shows a strong preference for the Negotiating behaviour. This indicates that they really like to debate issues and to negotiate solutions. It’s very likely that they’ll be attracted to (and won’t shy away from) work where others have to be convinced, or ‘sold’, an idea.

• With regard to Social behaviours, there’s a clear indication that Kim puts a reasonable amount of time and energy into looking after the needs and well-being of others. There’s some potential for them to be drawn to work that has a certain level of ‘people’ content.

• Practical activities, such as using machinery, register to a small degree as one of Kim’s preferred passtimes. It’s very likely that they see these activies as a means to and end, rather than as an end in themselves.

• Kim shows a strong indication of concern for things like appearances, Aesthetic detail and the quality of their work. They almost certainly enjoy pleasant surroundings and is very likely to be attracted to types of work that involve use of the senses.

• It appears that Kim gets some pleasure or satisfaction from Administrative activities. They use routines, systems and methods to coordinate their (and possibly other people’s) activities. They keep things fairly up-to-date, finishing work completely where circumstances allow.

• Kim chooses their words fairly carefully, as they want to ensure others will understand his Verbal meaning correctly. As such they are likely to be at least moderately enticed by work requiring written or spoken expression in some form. Note that a person can be a great writer but have no interest in oratory whatsoever - and vice versa. To make that distinction would require a conversation (which should be easy)!

• Moving on to Numerical matters, the indication is very strong that Kim uses numbers as a means to an end, and not because they have any interest in them as a way of passing time or spending energy.

• Kim is, to a moderate degree, attracted to Managerial activities, such as planning, organising, leading and controlling. They have indicated that they get some enjoyment from the types of work typically seen in a managerial or similar leadership role.

The three contextual factors

With an insight into Kim’s preferred activies above, we can now move on, to an exploration of whether they have an outlet for their interests, or whether they might perhaps be stuck doing activities they find uninteresting. This can help flag up whether they’re likely to stick with the range of current activities they’re currently doing, or switch activities and adapt to a preferred reality.

The report moves now onto these contextual factors: Application (of interests), Change & Variety, and Growth.

• When it come to the Application of Kim’s vocational interest to their current day-to-day activities, results indicate that they find their current work activities fairly absorbing and enjoyable.

• Kim doesn’t need much Change & Variety, and is able to concentrate on current projects or activities. However they might shift their focus around to avoid boredom or to stay in sync with others’ activities.

• They can - and do- consciously choose to pursue their interests, seeking out activities that contribute to their personal Growth and development. Kim is someone who can encourage others to develop, and they have strong potential to motivate them too.