Test for career guidance for adolescents

In the period of high school education, it is very important for adolescents to decide what is most interesting for them and what profession they want to devote their entire adult life to. This can be very difficult, because the inclination and preferences of children at this age change with lightning speed.

To help students understand in which sphere they will work with pleasure, in each school career guidance work is carried out, including a variety of different activities. Including, every child today passes a special test, which allows you to evaluate his preferences and divide them in different directions.

You can carry out similar testing at home. To this end, many psychological tests have been developed for adolescents who are destined to choose a profession and determine the inclinations and preferences. In this article we will tell you about some of them.

Test for career guidance for adolescents by the methods of Academician Klimov

During this test, the teenager is offered 20 pairs of activities, of which the subject should choose the option that is closer to him. The child should not think too long, answer as quickly as possible.

Before starting the test, the young man or girl is asked only one question: "If you had the appropriate knowledge and skills, what would be the work of the two proposed you chose?". Couple statements in the Klimov questionnaire look like this:

• La. To care for animals or 1b. Service machines, devices (monitor, regulate);
• 2a. To help patients or 2b. To create tables, schemes, programs for computers;
• Behind. To monitor the quality of book illustrations, posters, art postcards, phonograph records or 3b. Monitor the condition, development of plants;
• 4a. Process materials (wood, fabric, metal, plastic, etc.) or 4b. To bring goods to the consumer, to advertise, to sell;
• 5a. Discuss popular science books, articles or 5b. Discuss art books (or plays, concerts);
• 6a. Grow young (animals of any breed) or 6b. Train comrades (or juniors) in the performance of any actions (labor, training, sports);
• 7a. Copy pictures, images (or customize musical instruments) or 7b. Manage any cargo (lifting or transporting) means - a crane, a tractor, a diesel locomotive, etc .;
• 8a. Communicate, explain to people the information they need (in the information desk, on excursions, etc.) or 8b. To arrange exhibitions, showcases (or participate in the preparation of plays, concerts);
• 9a. Repair things, products (clothing, equipment), housing or 9b. Search and correct errors in texts, tables, figures;
• 10a. Treat animals or 10b. Perform calculations, calculations;
• 11a. To bring out new varieties of plants or 11b. Design, design new types of industrial products (machinery, clothing, houses, food, etc.);
• 12a. Disagree disputes, quarrels between people, convince, clarify, punish, encourage or 12b. To understand the drawings, diagrams, tables (check, clarify, tidy);
• 13a. Observe, study the work of circles of amateur art or 13b. Observe, study the life of microbes;
• 14a. Serve, set up medical devices, devices or 14b. Provide people with medical help in case of injuries, bruises, burns, etc .;
• 15a. To produce accurate descriptions-reports on observed phenomena, events, measured objects, etc., or 156. To describe artistically, to depict events (observed and represented);
• 16a. Do laboratory tests in a hospital or 16b. Accept, examine patients, talk with them, prescribe medication;
• 17a. Painting or painting walls of rooms, the surface of products or 17b. Carry out assembly or assembling of machines, devices;
• 18a. Organize cultural campaigns of peers or juniors in theaters, museums, excursions, hiking, etc. or 18b. Play on stage, take part in concerts;
• 19a. To make parts, products (cars, clothes) according to drawings, build buildings or 19b. Drawing, copying drawings, maps;
• 20a. To fight against plant diseases, with pests in the forest, garden or 20b. Work on keyboard machines (typewriter, teletype, typing machine, etc.).

The test results are compared with the key, after which the child receives one point for each match:

1. Human nature: 1a, 3b, 6a, 10a, 11a, 13b, 16a, 20a.
2. Man-technician: 1b, 4a, 7b, 9a, 11b, 14a, 17b, 19a.
3. Man-man: 2a, 4b, 6b, 8a, 12a, 14b, 16b, 18a.
4. Man-sign system: 2b, 5a, 9b, 10b, 12b, 15a, 19b, 20b.
5. Man-artistic image: 3a, 5b, 7a, 8b, 13a, 15b, 17a, 18b.

Depending on which group prevails in the child's answers, he can make the choice of a profession that will bring him maximum satisfaction:

• the guys who got the most points on the scale "man-nature", can perform any activity related to the animal and vegetable world. The preferred occupations for such girls and boys are: agronomist, livestock specialist, poultry farmer, microbiologist, veterinarian, gardener;
• those children who have the most coincidences with the "man-technician" key should choose a technical profession, for example, an engineer, a designer, a commissioner, a regulator;
• boys and girls who have chosen the most statements from the group "person-person" can choose the profession of a doctor, teacher, educator, hairdresser, psychologist, lawyer, guide and other types of similar work;
• adolescents who chose the answers from the category "person-sign system", can work with numbers, signs, letters and so on. The best choice of profession for them - proofreader, compositor, translator, accountant, cost estimator;
• Finally, those guys who preferred the answers from the group "person-artistic image" should choose a creative profession - artist, writer, musician and so on.

The test "How to define a teenager's choice of profession?" A. Golomstock

The next test for choosing a profession is suitable for teenagers aged 12-15 years, both girls and boys. It is very simple, so any student can easily cope with it. The child under test is offered 50 statements:

1. Learn about the discoveries in physics and mathematics.
2. Watch the broadcast about the life of plants and animals.
3. Find out the device of electrical appliances.
4. Read non-fiction technical journals.
5. Watch the broadcasts about people's lives in different countries.
6. To attend exhibitions, concerts, performances.
7. Discuss and analyze events in the country and abroad.
8. Watch the work of a nurse, a doctor.
9. To create coziness and order in the house, classroom, school.
10. Read books and watch films about wars and battles.
11. Do mathematical calculations and calculations.
12. Learn about discoveries in the field of chemistry and biology.
13. Repair household electrical appliances.
14. Attend technical exhibitions, get acquainted with the achievements of science.
15. Go hiking, visit new unexplored places.
16. Read reviews and articles about books, films, concerts.
17. Participate in the public life of the school, the city.
18. Explain to classmates educational material.
19. Independently perform work on the au pair.
20. Observe the regime, lead a healthy lifestyle.
21. Conduct experiments on physics.
22. To take care of animal plants.
23. Read articles on electronics and radio engineering.
24. Collect and repair watches, locks, bicycles.
25. Collect stones and minerals.
26. Keep a diary, write poems and stories.
27. Read biographies of famous politicians, books on history.
28. To play with children, to help to do lessons younger.
29. Buy products for the house, keep a record of expenses.
30. Participate in military games, campaigns.
31. Do physics and mathematics in excess of the school curriculum.
32. To notice and explain natural phenomena.
33. Collect and repair computers.
34. Build drawings, charts, graphs, including on the computer.
35. Participate in geographic, geological expeditions.
36. Tell your friends about the books you read, movies and performances you've seen.
37. Monitor political life in the country and abroad.
38. Care for young children or loved ones if they get sick.
39. Search and find ways to make money.
40. Do physical training and sports.
41. Participate in physical and mathematical olympiads.
42. Perform laboratory experiments in chemistry and biology.
43. Understand the principles of electrical appliances.
44. Understand the principles of the work of various mechanisms.
45. "Read" geographic and geological maps.
46. Participate in performances, concerts.
47. To study the politics and economy of other countries.
48. To study the causes of human behavior, the structure of the human body.
49. To invest the earned money in the home budget.
50. Participate in sports competitions.

The child who passes the test must read all the statements and put the plus signs opposite those he likes. For each plus sign the teenager gets 1 point. After completing the questionnaire, you need to calculate the amount of points for certain groups of questions, namely:

• physics and mathematics - questions No. 1, 11, 21, 31, 41;
• chemistry and biology - №№ 2, 12, 22, 32, 42;
• radio engineering and electronics - №№ 3, 13, 23, 33, 43;
• mechanics and design - Nos. 4, 14, 24, 34, 44;
• geography and geology - Nos. 5, 15, 25, 35, 45;
• literature and art - №№ 6, 16, 26, 36, 46;
• history and politics - Nos. 7, 17, 27, 37, 47;
• pedagogics and medicine - Nos. 8, 18, 28, 38, 48;
• entrepreneurship and housekeeping - Nos. 9, 19, 29, 39, 49;
• sports and military affairs - №№ 10, 20, 30, 40, 50.

Based on which of the above categories the child received the most points, he should give preference to the profession associated with a particular direction.

Test for teens "How to choose a profession?"

In this test, the teenager needs to evaluate each proposed question and choose one of three options for answering it:

1. Work related to accounting and control is quite boring.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
2. I prefer to deal with financial transactions, not, for example, music.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
3. It is impossible to calculate exactly how long it will take for the road to work, at least to me.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
4. I often take risks.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
5. I'm irritated by the disorder.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
6. I would gladly read at my leisure about the latest achievements in various fields of science.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
7. The records I make are not well structured and organized.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
8. I prefer to distribute money intelligently, and not to waste everything at once.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
9. I have observed, rather, a working disorder on the table, than the arrangement of things along neat "piles."
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
10. I'm attracted to work where it's necessary to act according to instructions or a clearly defined algorithm.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
11. If I were to collect something (a), I would try (to) put the collection in order, put everything in daddies and shelves.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
12. I hate to put things in order and systematize anything.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
13. I like to work on a computer - to make out or just type texts, to make calculations.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
14. Before acting, you need to think through all the details.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
15. In my opinion, graphics and tables are a very convenient and informative way of providing information.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
16. I like games in which I can accurately calculate the chances of success and make a cautious but accurate move.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
17. When learning a foreign language, I prefer to start with grammar, and not get conversational experience without knowledge of grammatical fundamentals.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
18. When faced with any problem, I try to study it comprehensively (read the relevant literature, search for relevant information on the Internet, talk to specialists).
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
19. If I express my thoughts on paper, it's more important to me ...
1. Logicality of the text
2. Difficult to answer
3. The visibility of the exposition
20. I have a diary in which I write important information for a few days ahead.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
21. I'm happy to watch the news of politics and the economy.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
22. I would like to have my future profession.
1. Provided me with the right amount of adrenaline
2. Difficult to answer
3. Would give me a feeling of calm and reliability
23. I finish the work at the last moment.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
24. I take the book and put it in my place.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
25. When I go to bed, I already know for sure what I will do tomorrow.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
26. In my words and deeds, I follow the proverb "Seven times measure, one - cut."
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
27. Before responsible affairs, I always make a plan for their implementation.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No
28. After the party, I wash the dishes until morning.
1. Yes
2. Difficult to answer
3. No

For all answers under No. 2, a teenager gets 1 point each. If the high school student chose the first statement when answering the questions №№ 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27 - he should receive 2 points each. In all other questions, answer No. 1 does not bring points, whereas answer No. 3 brings in 2 points for each.

Then all points received by the child must be summarized. Depending on the total result, the test result will be as follows:

• from 49 to 56 points - a high interest in sign systems. Ideal professions - proofreader, secretary, economist, draftsman, cartographer;
• from 37 to 48 points - increased interest in sign systems. It is best to give preference to the professions of a manager, lawyer, financier, journalist;
• from 25 to 36 points - certain interests can not be singled out. It is necessary to repeat the test, trying not to choose the second variant of the answer, or to turn to another testing;
• from 13 to 24 points - a pronounced interest in creativity. The best fields of activity are producing, advertising, design, psychology, journalism, etc .;
• from 0 to 12 points - "free artist". In this case, it is best to work as an individual entrepreneur or freelancer.