June 29, 2010

  • Found a questionnaire that predicts what kind of internships would be good for you.
    Took it and it helped me consider several factors of a career that I'd want. Now... I just have to find out what career would be the best fit.
    http://www.internships.com/predictor

    Your interests indicate:

    • You like to express feelings and emotions that directly impact people in a positive way.
    • You are drawn to opportunities to teach, cure, help, counsel, train, minister or support people.
    • You are agreeable, patient and outgoing with highly developed social skills.

    The best internship experience for you is one that will allow you to find and facilitate possibilities for people

    As such you:

    • Tend to want internships in which the work is future focused and has an impact on human development.
    • Might be drawn to internships in psychology, research, literature, art, music, academia, and sociology.
    • Prefer internships that require you to be understanding and use your communication skills to perform your work. As an intern, you do not need to see tangible results on a daily basis as long as you know your efforts are directed at supporting the health and wellness of others.

    The best internship environment for you.

    You may prefer a specialized environment in which concentration on critical functions is prized. You may tend to prefer internships in an organizational structure that is flat instead of hierarchical. You may prefer that the role of each individual is clear and determined by the different functions required by certain levels of education and expertise.

    The best kind of boss for you.

    You may prefer internships in which the leader is warm, person-centered, and adaptable. You appreciate leaders who embrace their interns as unique individuals first and workers second. While these leaders sometimes struggle with making difficult decisions regarding employees, they review each situation separately and analyze it, to determine the best solution given the circumstances. These are leaders who create a "family" environment at work.

    Your style of interning and strengths in an internship.

    You are more likely to have your heart-strings pulled than others. You are deeply influenced by your emotions and have a gift for empathizing with and seeing good in others that is lost to their counterparts.

    You are able to evaluate situations in human terms. You show outstanding relationship management, client advocacy and customer service.

    A few popular internship choices for people with similar results are: