Personality – Work Orientation Profile

Instruction: Circle the characteristics that best describe you.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Cautious Enthusiastic and Energetic Competitive Reliable
Organized Whole picture type Adventurous Mild- mannered
Serious Accessible and Directs and takes Security/safety conscious
Responsive command
Solo performer Acts on opinions Moves fast Helpful
Accurate Flexible with Time Opinionated Personal and casual
Prompt Self-assured Professional and Prefers harmony and
detached unity
Formal in appearance and Expresses ideas and Encouraging and helpful
manners Prefers variation beliefs
Avoids mistakes Enjoys group involvement Autonomous Tactful
Restrains feelings Likes to relate with others Quick- results oriented Slow in making decisions
Likes precision and Lighthearted Choleric/Intolerant Unhurried
informal
Difficult to get to know Enjoys appreciation Straightforward Patient
TOTAL= TOTAL= TOTAL= TOTAL=

SCORING: Count the total for each column and record

Interpretation: The highest score indicates the type of person you are and the work-orientation
you have. Read each item in the table once more alongside the summary below.

Column 1 = Data Analyzer (Facts-Oriented)

Focus Rightness in every aspect to avoid problems
Need To be right
Strength Bases conclusions on factual data and information
Weakness Difficulty making decisions
Back-up Behavior Avoidance by getting lost in details
Column 2 = Group Preserver (Team-Oriented)
Focus Teamwork and harmonious relationships
Need To maintain security in relationships
Strength Working supportively with a group
Weakness Inability to take the initiative
Back-up Behavior Adherence to what the group likes
Column 3 = Results Driver (Action-Oriented)
Focus Production of desired outcome at the soonest possible time
Need To obtain quick results
Strength Being in control
Weakness Inability to listen
Back-up Behavior Performance through changing rule and strategies without consultation
Column 4 = Relationship Conserver (Person-Oriented)
Focus Working quickly, creatively and socializing with others
Need To gain approval and recognition
Strength Being friendly
Weakness Inability to attend to details
Back-up Behavior Social interactions to preserve image
Needs Inventory

Instruction: Below is a list of factors that underlie the choice of a course of action.

1. Please circle the items that apply to you.

2. Look at the circled item and rank the first five that correspond to what are most
strongly affecting the choices you are making at present.

I would pursue a course/occupation that will

Cluster 1
1. Ensure that my family and I have adequate food
2. Guarantee sufficient clothing for my family and me
3. Secure shelter for my family
4. Guarantee a house with enough ventilation and water

Cluster 2
5. Ensure that I will have financial security
6. Ensure good health for me and my family
7. Live in a place where my family and I can be safe
8. Ensure a good future for my self and my family

Cluster 3
9. Make me acceptable to other people
10. Allow me to mingle with the people I like
11. To have friends
12. Make me a significant member of my community

Cluster 4
13. Enable me to look at myself positively
14. Prove my competencies
15. Make me feel worthwhile
16. Make me appreciate my wisdom and intelligence

Cluster 5
17. Help me discover and use all my potentials
18. Make become all that I can be
19. Allow me to expand my horizons
20. Enable me to grow optimally

INTERPRETATION: The items checked indicate which needs is Maslow’s hierarchy are
affecting one’s occupational or career choice.
Cluster 1 – Basic Survival
Cluster 2 – Safety
Cluster 3 – Social
Cluster 4 – Ego Status
Cluster 5 – Self- Actualization
Values
A value is something that one freely chooses from among alternatives , cherishes, proclaims,
defends, and manifest consistently in one’s behaviour. Even if one already has enough of it,
he/she continues to preserve or fight for it.

Professed Values Inventory

Instruction: Based on how you have experienced yourself through the years, indicate the
degree to which you find the following essential, using the following code:

5 Extremely Important
4 Very Important
3 Moderately Important
2 Somewhat Important
1 Not Important

Internal Experiences
_________________Peace of mind
_________________Rest and relaxation
_________________Pleasure
_________________Health
_________________Security
_________________ Stability
Relationships
_________________ Love
_________________Close family ties
_________________Public contact
_________________Work with others
_________________Affiliation
_________________Friendships
_________________Harmonious
relationships
_________________Helping others
_________________Loyalty
Being free from overwhelming anxieties and inner
conflicts.
Having adequate sleep and rest, feeling comfortable and at
ease.
Enjoying life, having fun, being happy and contented.
Enjoying physical and mental well-being and vitality;
freedom from pain and disease.
Being free from worry about what I have, knowing that I
can always have provisions for what I need.
Being certain; having predictable routines and duties and
likely remaining the same over periods of time.
Having strong feelings of affection and unselfish devotion
to another; to love and be loved
Spending time and building close relationships with family,
physically and emotionally
Experiencing opportunity to know and interact with a lot of
people on a day-to-day basis.
Working cooperatively with others to achieve common
goals
Feeling of belongingness to an organization or group.
Developing and maintaining close relationships with people
I like (with common interests, needs, or values).
Adapting/adjusting personal needs and standards to wishes
and needs of others to get along well.
Taking care of the needs of others, whether individually or
in groups.
Being faithful or working for the well-being of an of an
individual, group or organization.
Looking up to and obeying others with higher status in
terms of wisdom and experience
________________ Authorization
________________ Leadership
________________Empowerment
________________Competition
________________Debt of gratitude Expressing utang na loob – gratefulness to those who have
________________Justice
________________ Privacy
Rewards
________________Achievement
________________Prestige/Status
________________Recognition
________________Advancement
________________Self-fulfillment
________________Location
________________ Appearance
________________ Prosperity
________________Independence
________________Time freedom
________________Creativity
________________ Knowledge
_________________Competence
_________________Responsibility
_________________Power
_________________Work alone
_________________Tradition
_________________Adventure
_________________Pressure
Being in a position to influence and change thoughts, feeling,
and behaviour of people to achieve results
Giving others control and responsibility for results and the
means to accomplish them
Winning against others; emerging as the best
helped me and my family.
Being truthful, fair, and just in dealing with others and
handling matters
Having moments to be just by oneself, working without
having to interact with others.
Resolving problems, completing tasks and projects, attaining
goals.
Gaining acknowledgement and respect from others as being
better; popularity
Getting positive feedback or compliments, due credit for
efforts
Gaining opportunities for growth, seniority, and getting ahead
Doing what I most enjoy doing, realizing full creative
potentials, and optimizing personal development
Living in a place conducive and desirable to my life style, my
Looking and feeling
family, leisure, fit and
learning, andgood;
work.dressing well
Being well-off and having adequate resources for wants
Being free to think and act with no significant direction from
others or need to conform to specific procedures
Following my own time schedule in fulfilling responsibilities
Developing innovative ideas and implementing new programs,
procedures, systems, etc.
Learning new things, generating new ideas and arriving at truth
and understanding
Showing high degree of capability, proficiency, effectiveness in
skills and knowledge
Exercising accountability for results of work done by self or
others
Having authority to decide course of action and make things
happen, including taking charge of others and situations
Doing and accomplishing work and projects by myself, with no
contact with others
Respecting the way things have always been done
Having new, challenging and even risk-taking experiences
Working with fast-paced activities and tight deadlines
_______________Change and variety
_______________Precision
Other Psychic Desires
_______________Love of God
_______________Service to God
Doing different kinds of things, going through varied
experiences, content and setting.
Dealing with tasks requiring careful attention to details and
meeting specifications.
Putting God above all; giving all in trying to seek and do
God’s will
Using talents to advance God’s Kingdom on earth

_______________Love of country Respecting and appreciating country; thinking of ways and

_______________Religion
_______________Aesthetics
_______________Integrity
_______________Moral fulfilment
_______________Justice
_______________Self-respect
doing what is good for the country
Having time to think about and develop a close relationship
with God, practicing religious beliefs
Appreciating the beauty of things, ideas, etc., such as art in
various forms and expressions
Acting and standing for what one believes in, with honesty
and sincerity
Feeling convinced that one’s work contributes to ideas or in
keeping with ethical and moral standards
Being truthful, fair and just in dealing with others and
handling matters
Feeling worthwhile and valuable to self and others; having
sense of personal identity

VALUES IN ACTION ASSESSMENT

Instruction
1. Cite at least three examples for each of the following:
1.Activities you choose not to miss to perform each week over and above the basic
necessities
2. achievement or accomplishment you have had so far positive comments about you
that make you happy.
3. positive comments about you that make happy.
4. negative comments that make you feel really bad.
5. possessions you find very difficult to part ways with
6. goals you find you have consistently worked on for some time.
7. condition/situation you consistently try to avoid.
8. events you have found yourself speaking out or fighting against.
9. experiences that have made you feel really good.
2. Discuss what values are manifested by each of the above.
3. Identify which values are most frequently indicated.
 PROFESSED INTEREST INVENTORY

Instruction: Below is a list of preferences one can have. Please check under the appropriate column whether
the items is true or false in your case.
Activities True False True False
25. I like helping others with their concerns
Cluster1
and problems.
1. I prefer to work with material I can touch. 26. I like being socially responsible.
2. I prefer to do work where I can handle 27. I like to teach or inform others.
tools or machines.
3. I prefer to work outdoors than indoors. 28. I prefer activities where I can train or
develop others.
4. I enjoy creating things with my hands. Cluster 5
5. I am happiest when I am touching/ holding 29. I like leading other people.
things that I work with.
6. I take delight in working with objects. 30. I enjoy convincing people.
7. I prefer working with practical matters. 31. I like selling ideas or things.
32. I prefer to work with people to arouse
Cluster 2
their enthusiasm.
8. I like learning about scientific matters. 33. I like to ensure that people work
towards a common goal.
9. I like to analyse matters and events. 34. I like negotiating differences.
10. I enjoy thinking rather than handling 35. I get enthusiastic when I am able to
materials. settle disputes among people.
11. I like to work alone rather than with 36. I enjoy winning a point/an argument.
people.
12. I feel good when I am doing research. Cluster 6
13. I enjoy dealing with abstract matter. 37. 1. I would prefer working in a place
where I would know exactly what is
expected of me.
14. I like working with ideas. 38. I prefer having clear structures.
Cluster 3 39. I like putting things in oder.
15. I like to work independently. 40. I like to work where I can remain calm
and work conscientiously and efficiently
16. I enjoy working with my artistic abilities. 41. I prefer to work where I can predict
what is going to happen.
17. I feel good when I can use my 42. I enjoy activities that involve precision.
imagination to create something new.
18. I take delight in being unconventional. 43. I like working with system and order.
19. I disliked being forced to follow rules
and procedures in doing things.
20. I prefer to work in an unstructured
environment.
21. I enjoy activities related to music, art,
drama, creative writing.
Cluster 4
22. I prefer working with people.
23. I enjoy social interactions.
24. I prefer to be seen as sociable and
popular with others.
Count how many items you checked in each cluster. This will indicate the Personality and Work Environment
Types according to Holland to which you are drawn.
Cluster 1 – Realistic
Cluster 2 - Investigative
Cluster 3- Artistic
Cluster 4 – Scientific
Cluster 5 – Enterprising
 Cluster 6 – Conventional

LIVED INTEREST ASSESSMENT

Instruction:
Activities P I T D E
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
1. On the first column, list down ten activities you experienced in the past month that you
enjoyed very much.

2. On the column after each activity, check which among the following categories you
were dealing with
P = people
I= ideas
T= things
D= data
E = Experiences
3. Decide which category you are most interested in.
 APTITUDES ASSESSMENT

Aptitudes are innate capacities to become good at performing something after some
training or exposure.

Instruction:

1. Rate the extent to which you agree with the following statement using the following code:
5 Very Strongly Agree
4 Strongly Agree
3 Moderately Agree
2 Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
Item Rating
1.One explanation of a mathematical process is enough for me to be able to handle related
mathematical problems.
2.I learn arithmetic much faster than most of my classmates.
3.After a lesson, I can easily produce a written material appreciated by my language teacher.
4.I learn to speak a new language very easily.
5.I can remember a tune very easily.
6.I learn to play musical instruments with speed and ease.
7.I only need to watch and I can fix a machine right away.
8.One lesson is usually enough for me to learn how to handle an engine.
9.I have a knack for discovering how the computer hardware can be fixed.
10.A few lessons in basic computer, is enough for me to discover on my own the use of different
software that developed thereafter.
11.I can easily visualize how much space is needed fo a proposed structure.
12. After a few basic lessons, I can easily produce furniture design of different sizes and shapes.
13. I can easily spot out what is misspelled in an article.
14. I can accurately copy letters, codes, numbers, etc. with ease and speed.
15.Generally, I catch up with lessons by merely listening to the teacher or reading about them.
16. It is easy for me to pass most of my general education subjects.

2.Which among the above items did you very strongly and strongly agree with?
Such may reflect your aptitude.
Numerical aptitude – 1 and 2
Linguistic aptitude – 3 and 4
Musical aptitude - 5 and 6
Mechanical aptitude - 7 and 8
Technical aptitude – 9 and 10
Spatial aptitude – 11 and 12
Clerical aptitude - 13 and 14
Scholastic aptitude – 15 and 16
 SKILLS ASSESSMENT
Skills are actual abilities to do something well. Underlying them are aptitudes or innate
capacities that are properly developed through training and powered by interest.

Instruction

1. Below is a list of skills an individual may have. Circle the number beside the skills that
you have.
I do the following very well.
PEOPLE DATA THINGS IDEAS EXPERIENCES
1.Convincing 1.Analyzing 1.Assessing 1.Assessing 1. Being one with
nature
2.Coordinatin 2.Checking 2.Building a model 2. Composing 2.Buying
g
3.Counseling 3.Comparing 3.Constructing 3.Creating ideas 3.Collecting
something
4.Empathizing 4.Compiling 4.Controlling 4.Deciphering 4.Communing with
Equipment symbolisms nature
5.Encouraging 5.Computing 5.Designing/redesigning 5.Discovering 5.Competing
a structure
6.Entertaining 6.Contrasting 6.Handling materials 6.Explaining 6.Cooking
7.Events 7.Copying 7.Inspecting 7.Generating 7.Creating
organizing options
8.Facilitating 8.Encoding 8.Inventing 8.Innovating 8.Engaging in
physical activities
9.Handling 9.Investigating 9.Loading 9.Interpreting 9.Enjoying scenery
groups
10.Helping 10.Planning 10.Maintaining places 10.Locating 10. Exploring
and equipments discrepancies places
11.Inspiring 11.Programmin 11.Operating equipment 11.Organizing 11.Meditating
g
12.Leading 12.Recording 12.Playing an 12.Philosophizing 12.Merchandizing
instrument, using tools
13.Listening 13.Researching 13.Precision-working 13.Predicting 13.Travelling
14.Motivating 14.Scoring 14.Preserving 14.Priotizing 14.Trekking/Diving
15.Negotiating 15.Tabulating 15.Repairing 15.Problem- 15.Touring
differences solving
16.Observing 16.Testing 16.Restoring 16.Project planning 16. Working
artistically
17.Respondin 17.Validating 17.Storing materials 17.Reinventing
g something/someone
18.Selling 18. Verifying 18.Trouble shooting 18.Setting up
performance
specifications
19.Teaching 19. Speculating
20.Training 20.Synthesizing
others
 WORK ATTITUDE INVENTORY
Attitude is a mental set which predisposes one to behave in a particular way. It consists of thoughts , feelings
and behaviors towards, against, or away from certain activities, objects, conditions, etc.
Instruction:
1. Rate the extent to which you agreed with each statement by putting the appropriate number in the second
column, following the code below.
5 Very Strongly Agree
4 Strongly Agree
3 Moderately Agree
2 Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
Items Rating
1.Work is necessary to make a person happy.
2.Work makes one grow as a person.
3.Taking a course is necessary to enable one to work better.
4.Working with other people can be enriching.
5.Preparing for work is necessary for success.
6.A job is only a means to earn a living.
7.One should work overtime only when one is paid extra for it.
8.When one does not like the people he/she works with, it is better for him/ her to leave the task to them.
9.Much of a person’s success will depend on what he/she does.
10.At the first sign that one does not like the work that he/she is doing, he/she must leave it.
11.Even if a task given is difficult to perform , he or she must give time and effort to do it.
12.When additional task are given, one must do them only if there is a corresponding reward or benefit that is given.

1. I feel great joy when people praise me for work well done.
2.Havig to do work I do not enjoy makes me feel overburdened and incapable.
3.I I get hotheaded when I am given tasks I do not like.
4.I feel honoured when people give me additional tasks that are not ordinarily given to people at any level
5.Working on something makes me feel good emotionally.
6.I feel more confident when I am able to do something.
7.I like learning more about matters that are new or unknown to me.
8.I feel challenged to pursue tasks that are difficult.
9.It would be easy for me to leave a job I have held for a long time when it is no longer gives me financial and
emotional satisfaction.
10.I feel annoyed/afraid when people ask me to do things I do not know about.
11.I feel threatenedwhen I have to wwork with people who are more knowledgeable than I am.
12.I feel angry when my work interferes with my personal life.

1.I avoid performing tasks that I do not know much about.

2.I choose fun over work even if I need to do the work.
3.When my work is corrected, I get rebellious.
4.I choose to leave a task when I can not do it my own way.
5.I work well even if I am not recognized for it.
6.When what I do is not working out well, I try to learn different ways of doing it.
7.When there are too many tasks given to me, I usually just give up.
8.I always try to find a way to organize my life so I can do my work well.
9.I tend to set aside work I have to do until I feel like doing it.
10.When I have to work with people I don’t like, I do not give my best.
11.When others get the credit for things that I do, I stop giving my best.
12.I work well only when I know it will bring me some reward.

2. Review the items where you had Strongly Agree or Strongly Disagree responses. Take note of the positive
and negative contents of the statements.
3. Having these attitudes, do you believe you will experience job success?
GENERAL REVIEW OF THE SELF (from childhood to the present)
Instruction: Please complete each of the following statements below:

I enjoyed doing the following activities

___________________________________________________________________________

I enjoyed best the following subjects

I got the highest grades in

I got the lowest grades in

I spend my free time on

The places I enjoyed going to

My strengths

My characteristics

My skills

My talents

My accomplishments

My hobbies

My weaknesses

My fears

My illnesses
My dreams/ aspirations

In 5 years from now, I will be

In 10 years from now, I will be

In fifteen years from now, I will be

By reviewing the above statements, I think the top three jobs/occupations I must seriously
consider are

___________________________________________________________________________