Professional and Personal Success

Each item contains two statements. Choose the one you feel more accurately reflects you or is
more true of you. You must choose one of the statements, even though you may not like either
or you may like both of them. Do not skip any pair of statements or circle both alternatives in
one set. Circle the letter to the left of the one sentence you select as the most reflective of you.
Do not spend a lot of time weighing your answers.

Circle one letter in each pair.

1. (V) I like to organize myself and others to 7. (Y) My spouse/partner is as important to

win.
(X) I like to do my own thing in an
organization.
2. (Y) Work must be balanced by time for
leisure and the development of
significant relationships.
(V) Personal needs must be subordinated
for me to get ahead.
me as my career.
(Z) My spouse/partner takes a back seat to
my work when I am in the middle of
a very exciting project.
8. (X) The most important thing to me is
freedom.
(Y) The most important thing to me is
maintaining work/life perspective.

3. (W) I would like to work in an 9. (W) I am competent, loyal, trustworthy,

organization which rewards hard
work, loyalty, and dedication.
(X) I like setting my own goals and
accomplishing them at my own pace
and in my own way.
and hard-working.
(V) I am politically skillful, a good leader,
and a good administrator.
I CAN BE DESCRIBED AS:

4. (V) I am aggressive and have good 10. (X) Self-reliant.

analytical and people skills.
(Y) I am able to keep a good perspective
between the needs of my work and
the needs of my family.
5. (X) I want to work independently.
(W) I like being a company person.
6. (Z) I enjoy working as a consultant or
“trouble shooter” and getting turned
on by an exciting project.
(V) I enjoy working in a situation where I
am the leader and am responsible for
achieving certain objectives.
(Y) Balanced.
11. (Z) One who gets “turned on” by exciting
projects.
(X) One who likes to be his/her own boss.
12. (Y) In equilibrium but divided.
(Z) Imaginative, enthused.
13. (X) Self-reliant, self-sufficient.
(Z) Imaginative, enthused.
14. (W) Stable and tenacious.
(X) Independent and self-directed.
15. (V) One who plans and organizes
extremely well.
(Z) One who analyzes situations and
develops creative, new solutions.
16. (Z) An expert in my field.
(W) A solid citizen.
17. (W) Able to modify my own goals to
accommodate organizational goals
and leaders.
(Y) Intent on finding a way to make the
organiza-tion’s goals and my
personal goals converge.
A PERSONAL GOAL IS TO:
18. (X) Control my own destiny.
(Y) Not let work interfere with the needs
of my personal life.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO:
19. (W) Have a job where there is security
and a sense of belonging.
(Y) Be able to devote time to family and
other personal activities.
I PREFER:
20. (V) A career with potential for
promotions.
(Z) The opportunity to tackle challenging
problems or tasks.
21. (V) I like being at the center of influence.
(W) I value long-term employment,
acceptance, and being valued by the
organization.
22. (V) I view knowing the right people and
making the right friends as
important to career advancement.
(X) I view being able to develop my career
along my own areas of interest as
the critical factor.
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23. (Y) The bottom line for me is gaining a
sense of balance between work and
private life.
(W) The bottom line for me is stability,
appreciation, and having a secure
place in the organization.
24. (X) I would like a position with maximum
self-control and autonomy.
(V) I would like to be in the inner circle.
25. (W) The bottom line for me is stability,
appreciation, and having a secure
place in the organization.
(V) The bottom line for me is advancing
up the organization.
26. (V) I view financial success and increased
power and prestige as important
measures of career success.
(Y) I view success in my career as having
equal time for work, family, and
self-development.
I WOULD RATHER:
27. (Z) Excel in my field.
(W) Be considered dependable and
loyal.
I PREFER:
28. (W) Working with a team on a long-term
and steady basis.
(Z) Working with a task force or project
group on a fast-paced and short-term
basis.
29. (Z) Professional development and
continued training are important for
their own sake.
(X) Professional development is important
as a means to an end of becoming an
expert and gaining more flexibility
and independence.
30. (Y) The bottom line for me is to seek an
equilibrium between personal and
professional life.
(Z) The bottom line for me is excitement
and stimulation.

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 SCORING

Once you have completed the test, go back through it and add up the number of times you circled
the letter “V.” Then do the same with each of the other letters, writing the number in the space
provided below. If you have completed the test accurately up to this point, the grand total will be
30 (V + W + X + Y + Z = 30).

AHEAD SECURE FREE BALANCED HIGH

Score V = __5___ W = ___8_____ X = ___1_____ Y = __10______

Z=__6______

Orientation Intensity Levels

Strong 9 – 12
Average 4 – 8
Weak 0–3

Conclusion:
After completing the activity, i got to know that the alphabet which is circled most of the time is
“Y” which reflects my balanced nature in my personal as well as professional life.