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Mara Flood (Abilities (Finger Dexterity (Ability to move the fingers and…
Mara Flood
Abilities
Finger Dexterity
Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and/or accurately.
Verbal Ability
Ability to understand the meaning of words and the ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively; to comprehend language, to understand relationships between words and to understand the meaning of whole sentences and paragraphs; to present information or ideas clearly.
General Learning Ability
Ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles; to reason and make judgments.
To find out more about the other types of abilities, click on the titles in the chart above.
Judging your level of ability is sometimes difficult. People frequently underestimate their abilities. If you are uncertain about your assessment of your abilities you may request assistance from a Career Counsellor.
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Work Preference
Directive
Directive persons like to take charge and control situations. They like to take responsibility for projects that require planning, decision making and co-ordinating the work of others. They are able to give direction and instructions easily. They enjoy organizing their own activities. They see themselves as independent and self-directing.
Social
Social persons like dealing with people. They enjoy caring for and assisting others in identifying their needs and solving their concerns. Social persons like working and co-operating with others. They prefer to be involved in work that requires interpersonal contact.
Innovative
Innovative persons like to explore things in depth and arrive at solutions to problems by experimenting. They are interested in initiating and creating different ways to solve questions and present information. They enjoy scientific subjects. Innovative persons prefer to be challenged with new and unexpected experiences. They adjust to change easily.
Jobs
Biologists
Early Childhood Educators
Secondary School Teachers
Elementary School and Kindergarten Teachers
Occupational Health Nurses
DPT
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Jobs
Biologists
Dancers
Chiropractors
Landscape Designers and Landscape Architectural Technicians and Technologists
Work Values
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My Work Style
I want a work situation that's exciting and high-pressured.
I want the freedom to work to my own schedule.
I want work that lets me use my creativity to think up new ways to do things.
I want work with responsibilities that change frequently.
I like work where I can solve problems and decide how things should be done.
My Work Motivations
I'm motivated by work that allows me to help other people, either individually or in small groups.
I want work that absorbs me, even if it takes up my leisure time.
Money is not as important to me as a personal sense of satisfaction.
I'm motivated by work that will improve the world.
It's important to me to get public recognition for the work that I do.
Career Cluster
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Health Science
Surgical technologist
Public relations specialist
Psychiatric aide
Orthodontist
Occupational Therapist
Nurse practitioner
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Multiple Intelligence
Musical
You can create, communicate, and understand meanings made out of sounds. Composers and musicians have this intelligence.
Interpersonal
You're able to recognize and understand the motivations and feelings of other people. Teachers, psychologists, and salespeople have this intelligence.
Bodily/Kinesthetic
You use all or part of your body to create products or solve problems. Athletes, surgeons, dancers, and craftspeople have this intelligence.
Seeing, Hearing, and Doing
Doing learning style
You need to receive information through touch and feel and learn best from hands-on work and movement.
Visual learning style
You need to see information in a visual format and learn best from written information, diagrams, and pictures.
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