PSYCHOMETRIC TEST

HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES?

1. Do you find it esay to concentrate on one subject?
a. Not at all, I like to think about a variety of things.
b. I try hard but sometimes it's difficult.
c. Yes, I have no problem doing this.

2. Do you leisure interests ever distract you from your work?
a. No, never.
b. Sometimes.
c. Yes, often.

3. You are planning a weekend with your family and friends. On Friday afternoon something urgent comes up. What is your reaction?
a. You try to find someone else to do it for you.
b. You forget your weekend and get on with what you have to do.
c. You decide it will have to wait as you already have plans for the weekend.

4. You get a new job and discover that the local college is running a training course that will be very useful in your work. How you react?
a. You're not very interested in doing it.
b. You dicide to do the course even if you have to pay for it yourself.
c. You will go, but only if your new company pays for it.

5. Where do you see yourself in five years' time?
a. You'll probably be in the same position as now.
b. You hope you'll be in a better position.
c. You intend to advance your carrer considerably in the next five years.

6. Do you talk about your job/studies outside work/college?
a. Sometimes.
b. Very frequently.
c. No, I "switch off" from work as soon as I can at the end of the day.

7. Do you think intelligence leads to success?
a. Intelligence alone does not lead to success.
b. Yes, you have to be intelligent to be successful in life.
c. It's a big part of successful.
8. One of your colleagues gets promoted. How do you feel?
a. You're bit jealous.
b. You're pleased for you collegue.
c. You're upset. You want to find out why it wasn't you and what went wrong.

9. Do you believe in the saying "practice makes perfect"?
a. No, nobody's perfect.
b. Yes, the harder you work at things, the better you become.
c. People don't have enough time to practise things these days.

10. Is it useful to look back at the past?
a. No, you can't change what has happened.
b.Yes,it's very important to look back and analyse our mistakes so that we don't repeat them.
c. Maybe sometimes, but everyone can be wise about the past.

11. What do you think about hard work?
a. It's the way to get what you want.
b. It's okay if you are paid well for it.
c. It's very tiring.

12. Where does your motivation come from?
a. From your family.
b. From your boss.
c. From inside yourself.

ASSESSMENT
8-19 You want to be successful and have got many of the necesary qualities. But perhaps ypu need a little more self-confidence to believe that you can and will succeed. Perhaps you dream about success, but do not really believe it will happen. Making those dreams come true is not easy, but it is certainly possible.