"; print "Your mean scores for six interest areas from the present inventory are: R: $R (Realistic) I: $I (Investigative) A: $A (Artistic) S: $S (Social) E: $E (Enterprising) C: $C (Conventional) "; print "According to your scores, your primary interest area is $class. You can check the results table on the right for a review of other participants' interest areas. "; print "What Does Your Primary Interest Area Mean? You can think of occupational interests as your liking or preference for certain work activities. The Interest Profiler measures interests in each of the six Interest Areas described below. Read over the definitions of your Primary and Secondary Interest Areas to get a better understanding of your occupational interests. "; print "R (Realistic): People with Realistic interests like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They enjoy dealing with plants, animals, and real-world materials, like wood, tools, and machinery. They enjoy outside work. Often people with Realistic interests do not like occupations that mainly involve doing paperwork or working closely with others. "; print "I (Investigative): People with Investigative interests like work activities that have to do with ideas and thinking more than with physical activity. They like to search for facts and figure out problems mentally rather than to persuade or lead people. "; print "A (Artistic): People with Artistic interests like work activities that deal with the artistic side of things, such as forms, designs, and patterns. They like selfexpression in their work. They prefer settings where work can be done without following a clear set of rules. "; print "S (Social): People with Social interests like work activities that assist others and promote learning and personal development. They prefer to communicate more than to work with objects, machines, or data. They like to teach, to give advice, to help, or otherwise be of service to people. "; print "E (Enterprising): People with Enterprising interests like work activities that have to do with starting up and carrying out projects, especially business ventures. They like persuading and leading people and making decisions. They like taking risks for profit. These people prefer action rather than thought. "; print "C (Conventional): People with Conventional interests like work activities that follow set procedures and routines. They prefer working with data and detail more than with ideas. They prefer work in which there are precise standards rather than work in which you have to judge things by yourself. These people like working where the lines of authority are clear. "; print "Undifferentiated: Your scores indicate that you are equally interested in more thatn 3 areas. You may want to think over your vocational interests or seek help from a career counselor. "; print " |