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Assignment A2f: Aptitude Checklist 9-4-19

There are 2 parts to this assignment. Complete the checklist below. Based on your responses in the
checklist, answer the questions that follow. (10 marks)

Part 1 (2 marks)

Think about the things you do best. Think about your natural tendencies and the things you like doing.
Rank each item on the list. Remember that there should be a range of rankings for the items.

1 = I am good at and enjoy this activity

2 = I'm OK at this activity, but it's not one of my favorites

3 = I don't enjoy or I am not very good at doing this activity

Activity Ranking #

Assess needs, analyze changes, or implement changes  2

Be creative, visualize, brainstorm, imagine design, or draft  1

Build things or structures  2

Calculate, analyze numbers, record numbers or compute  1

Care for others, treat or minister to individuals to help them get well  1

Coach, lead, support, or guide others  1

Comfort, nurture, host or serve people  1

Do crafts, use you hands, or work with tools  1

Entertain, perform, sing, dance or act  3

Estimate numbers, forecast events based on patterns or assess value  2

Inspect, check, details, or edit  2

Instruct, teach, inform, describe, or discuss with groups  1

Invent, improvise, hypothesize, discover or inquire  2

Make decisions, plan or set goals and priorities  3

Manage people, delegate, direct, oversee, or motivate  2

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Observe, reflect, study or scrutinize  1

Operate vehicles, machines, or electronic equipment  2

Organize, categorize, arrange or classify information  1

Paint, sculpt, draw, take photographs or decorate  1

Plan events, parties, sporting events or other group events  2

Problem- solving, mediate or liaise with people  2

Repair or set up machines or equipment  2

Research, investigate, read or interview  1

Schedule, plan coordinate events, implement, or supervise events  2

Sell, negotiate, convince, promote or persuade  2

Sense, show insight, or have foresight  2

Sing, compose music or play instruments  3

Solve problems, apply logic, think deeply, classify or examine  1

Speak in public, debate, advocate, present or demonstrate  3

Synthesize, integrate, unify, or conceptualize ideas  2

Test, diagnose problems, evaluate, judge or review  2

Use physical coordination and agility  1

Work with earth and nature  1

Write, edit, translate, interpret, or critique words  1

Add any other aptitudes you have  3

Part 2 (8 marks)
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Based on the responses in your checklist, answer the following questions.
 My 3 top aptitudes are:
 To what careers might these
aptitudes be related?
 Describe how these aptitudes
may help you be successful in
your chosen career.
 Identify aptitudes that you may
have to work at developing in
order to be more successful in
your chosen career. Explain
why these aptitudes would be
useful.
 
1. Solve problems, apply logic, think deeply,
classify or examine
2. Work with earth and nature
3. Write, edit, translate, interpret, or critique
words
Journalist
writer
To be a journalist, you will need background
knowledge, be able to apply logic to problems around
the world, solve problems, and examine their
surroundings. They will be able to write stories with
experience and knowledge. Being able to write, edit,
translate, interpret and critique words is a must in the
writing industry especially when you will be working
with literature.
Public speaking, a writer or a journalist is very public
to the world with events such as book panels or
collecting information for an article. Speaking to people
isn’t really my expertise but I know I can handle it with
the right mindset, but it does need some work and
develop experience and knowledge