What type of job is right for me?
If you've got half a brain, you'll find those "what type of job is right for me?" quizzes on the web about as useful as your weekly horoscope. How you really feel about sharing a four-by-six-foot space with a hygienically challenged, socially stunted coworker usually has zilch to do with the meager multiple-choice options these tests offer. Yes, you may get affirmation that you like to help people, work with power tools, or swing from a trapeze, but you'll still need to research and test-drive any new career you're thinking of pursuing.
"'What are your values?' seems to me a much more important question," says peer counsellor Kirsten Johnson. If your interests or values are still a little hazy after working through this chapter, chew on these questions awhile, and I suspect those values will start to crystallize in no time. To illustrate, I've offered up my own (wildly embarrassing) answers.
