Professional and Personal Success

Each item contains two statements.

Choose the one you feel more
accurately reflects you or is more true of you. You must choose one of the
statements, even though you may not like either or you may like both of
them. Do not skip any pair of statements or circle both alternatives in one
set. Circle the letter to the left of the one sentence you select as the most
reflective of you. Do not spend a lot of time weighing your answers.
Circle one letter in each pair.
1. (V)
I like to organize myself
and others to win.
(X)I like to do my own thing in an
organization.
2. (Y)Work must be balanced by
time for leisure and the
development of significant
relationships.
(V) Personal needs must be
subordinated for me to get
ahead.
3. (W) I would like to work in an
organization which rewards
hard work, loyalty, and
dedication.
(X)I like setting my own goals
and accomplishing them at
my own pace and in my own
way.
4. (V) I am aggressive and have
good analytical and people
skills.
(Y)I am able to keep a good
perspective between the
needs of my work and the
needs of my family.
5. (X)I want to work independently.
(W) I like being a company
person.

6. (Z)I enjoy working as a

consultant or trouble
shooter and getting turned
on by an exciting project.
(V) I enjoy working in a situation
where I am the leader and
am responsible for achieving
certain objectives.
7. (Y)My spouse/partner is as
important to me as my
career.
(Z)My spouse/partner takes a
back seat to my work when I
am in the middle of a very
exciting project.
8. (X)The most important thing to
me is freedom.
(Y)The most important thing to
me is maintaining work/life
perspective.
9. (W) I am competent, loyal,
trustworthy, and hardworking.
(V) I am politically skillful, a
good leader, and a good
administrator.
I CAN BE DESCRIBED AS:

10. (X)
Self-reliant.
(Y)Balanced.

19.

(W) Have a job where there

is security and a sense of
belonging.
(Y)Be able to devote time to
family and other personal
activities.

11.

(Z)
One who gets turned
on by exciting projects.
(X)One who likes to be his/her
own boss.

I PREFER:

12.

(Y)
In equilibrium but
divided.
(Z)Imaginative, enthused.

20.

(V) A career with potential

for promotions.
(Z)The opportunity to tackle
challenging problems or
tasks.

13. (X)
Self-reliant, selfsufficient.
(Z)Imaginative, enthused.

21.

(V) I like being at the center

of influence.
(W) I value long-term
employment, acceptance,
and being valued by the
organization.

14. (W) Stable and tenacious.

(X)Independent and self-directed.
15.

(V) One who plans and

organizes extremely well.
(Z)One who analyzes situations
and develops creative, new
solutions.

22.

(V) I view knowing the right

people and making the right
friends as important to
career advancement.
(X)I view being able to develop
my career along my own
areas of interest as the
critical factor.

16. (Z)
An expert in my field.
(W) A solid citizen.
17.

(W) Able to modify my own

goals to accommodate
organizational goals and
leaders.
(Y)Intent on finding a way to
make the organiza-tions
goals and my personal goals
converge.

23.

(Y)
The bottom line for me
is gaining a sense of balance
between work and private
life.
(W) The bottom line for me is
stability, appreciation, and
having a secure place in the
organization.

A PERSONAL GOAL IS TO:

18. (X)
Control my own destiny.
(Y)Not let work interfere with
the needs of my personal
life.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO:

24.

(X)
I would like a position
with maximum self-control
and autonomy.
(V) I would like to be in the
inner circle.

25.

(W) The bottom line for me

is stability, appreciation, and
having a secure place in the
organization.
(V) The bottom line for me is
advancing up the
organization.

(Z)The bottom line for me is

excitement and stimulation.

26.

(V) I view financial success

and increased power and
prestige as important
measures of career success.
(Y)I view success in my career as
having equal time for work,
family, and self-development.

I WOULD RATHER:
27. (Z)
Excel in my field.
(W)
Be considered
dependable and loyal.
I PREFER:
28.

(W) Working with a team on

a long-term and steady
basis.
(Z)Working with a task force or
project group on a fastpaced and short-term basis.

29.

(Z)
Professional
development and continued
training are important for
their own sake.
(X)Professional development is
important as a means to an
end of becoming an expert
and gaining more flexibility
and independence.

30.

(Y)
The bottom line for me
is to seek an equilibrium
between personal and
professional life.
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SCORING
Once you have completed the test, go back through it and add up the
number of times you circled the letter V. Then do the same with each of
the other letters, writing the number in the space provided below. If you
have completed the test accurately up to this point, the grand total will be
30 (V + W + X + Y + Z = 30).
AHEAD
Score
________

SECURE

FREE

BALANCED

V = ________ W = ________X = ________ Y = ________ Z

Orientation Intensity Levels

Strong 9 12
Average 4 8
Weak
03

HIGH
=