CareerQuest

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How interested are you in work that involves plants, trees or landscapes?

Work may include:

planting and harvesting crops and trees
developing new species of plants
creating and maintaining landscapes like gardens, parks and sports grounds
taking, testing and studying soil and plant samples
using plants for medicinal purposes.

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How interested are you in work that involves animal care?

Work may include:

treating and caring for animals
advising owners on animal behaviour
protecting animals
study and research of animal development and behaviour.

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How interested are you in work that involves young children and babies?

Work may include:

caring for groups of babies, toddlers or children
discussing children’s development with their families
planning educational programmes
managing childcare centres.

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How interested are you in work that involves cars, trucks or other vehicles?

Work may include:

repairing and maintaining vehicles
selling vehicles or parts
driving vehicles and operating machinery
transporting materials and general freight.

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How interested are you in work that involves hair, beauty and personal appearance?

Work may include:

hairdressing and barbering
giving beauty and massage treatments
make-up and body artistry
designing and applying tattoos.

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How interested are you in work that involves preventing or investigating crime?

Work may include:

working to prevent crime
investigating accidents and crimes
protecting people, property and national borders
working with offenders in prison.

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How interested are you in work that involves drawing technical information like plans, maps and charts?

Work may include:

using computer-aided design software
designing buildings and structures
surveying landscapes, boundaries and structures
recording geographical information.

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How interested are you in work that involves sport and recreation?

Work may include:

coaching, guiding or training people in sports and activities
organising events and activities
advising on health, fitness and nutrition
maintaining sports grounds or sporting equipment.

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How interested are you in work that involves building and structures?

Work may include:

maintaining buildings and fittings like plumbing, electrics and heating
constructing dams, roads and bridges
designing buildings and structures
planning and managing operations
practical tasks like installing windows and laying concrete.

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How interested are you in work that involves food and drink?

Work may include:

planning and developing menus and food plans
preparing and cooking food for people
making ingredients
developing new products using science and technology.

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How interested are you in work that involves studying or protecting nature and the environment?

Work may include:

studying aspects of the earth, sea and sky
researching the effects of pollution on the environment
advising on ways to minimise environmental waste
enforcing laws to help protect the environment
practical tasks like testing soil and water.

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How interested are you in work that involves providing people with support, counselling and guidance?

Work may include:

giving support and advice to people making decisions and changes
using different therapies to help people express their problems
asking questions to help people explore issues
supporting people through difficult situations.

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How interested are you in work that involves working in air transport?

Work may include:

helping passengers at airports or in flight
piloting aircraft
repairing and maintaining aircraft
controlling air traffic
loading and screening baggage and cargo.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with your hands?

Work may include:

using tools
doing fine, precision tasks
doing heavy, labouring tasks
creating high quality items
understanding different materials.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with tourists, travellers or guests?

Work may include:

serving food and drink
providing accommodation
transporting guests
providing customer service and information.

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How interested are you in work that involves working behind the scenes in media or theatre productions?

Work may include:

designing or building sets
directing and producing shows and programmes
technical tasks like broadcasting, sound, lighting and effects
designing and doing wardrobe and make-up.

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How interested are you in work that involves contributing to people's health and wellbeing?

Work may include:

treating and caring for patients
preparing or repairing medical equipment
medical research or testing of patient samples
promoting healthy living
day-to-day running of a hospital or medical centre
practical tasks like moving patients between wards and transporting them.

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How interested are you in work that involves working creatively with spaces, shapes, materials or colours?

Work may include:

designing and creating materials
designing and building spaces and things
using computer aided design software
creating your own style and brand.

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How interested are you in work that involves acting on behalf of other people?

Work may include:

representing other people's interests or point of view
appearing for a client in court
buying and selling items for other people
representing your country's interests overseas.

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How interested are you in work that involves diagnosing and treating patients?

Work may include:

working out what conditions or illnesses a patient may have
deciding what treatments to give patients
treating patients using medicines or other methods
measuring and dispensing medicines
providing health advice and education.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with young people?

Work may include:

teaching, giving advice and listening
helping young people make decisions
supporting young people in difficult situations
acting on behalf of young people.

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How interested are you in work that involves enforcing laws and regulations?

Work may include:

police and investigative work
checking people or organisations are following correct rules and regulations
monitoring people, property and businesses
protecting the environment and national borders.

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How interested are you in work that involves planning or organising activities?

Work may include:

planning schedules and timetables
planning a project and seeing it through from start to finish
organising activities and events like festivals or exhibitions
delegating tasks to people.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with medicines?

Work may include:

deciding which medicines are best for a patient
measuring and preparing medicines for patients
giving patients their medicines
monitoring patients’ health and wellbeing.

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How interested are you in work that involves managing information?

Work may include:

creating ways to sort and store data
maintaining order and organisation of data
sorting complex information into manageable systems
helping others access information.

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How interested are you in work that involves managing or supervising people?

Work may include:

hiring people and training them
supporting and motivating people to do their work well
resolving problems and issues between people
planning, delegating and overseeing other people's work.

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How interested are you in work that involves writing creatively to entertain or persuade people?

Work may include:

writing books, articles and website content
creating advertisements and innovative ways to communicate messages
writing scripts for video, news and radio
writing to promote organisations and campaigns.

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How interested are you in work that involves developing or influencing government policies and decisions?

Work may include:

giving expert advice on issues that affect the Government
gathering information and reporting on government issues
making plans for services and facilities in towns and cities
representing community or interest groups on a particular matter.

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How interested are you in work that involves interpreting and following plans, maps and charts?

Work may include:

understanding geographic and spatial data
following detailed instructions and plans
using maps to navigate
installing, maintaining and repairing equipment.

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How interested are you in work that involves researching or analysing information?

Work may include:

searching for and reading information
gathering information through surveys or experiments
identifying or comparing patterns or trends in information
making decisions or forming opinions from the information gathered
advising and reporting.

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How interested are you in work that involves developing new ideas or solutions?

Work may include:

researching existing information
making existing items more efficient
developing new processes and policies
inventing new materials.

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How interested are you in work that involves writing to inform or educate people?

Work may include:

producing technical reports or manuals
preparing educational resources
writing research and business documents
producing presentations.

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How interested are you in work that involves controlling and monitoring equipment and technology?

Work may include:

using equipment to monitor patients
manufacturing goods and products
using technical tools and equipment
operating tools and machinery.

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How interested are you in work that involves creating original works of art?

Work may include:

illustrating, painting and crafting
photography and videography
singing and playing musical instruments
dancing and choreography.

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How interested are you in work that involves installing, repairing and maintaining equipment and technology?

Work may include:

installing new equipment
servicing equipment
working out the reason for a fault
fixing faulty equipment and technology.

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How interested are you in work that involves physical activity?

Work may include:

lifting, carrying and bending
standing on your feet for long periods
using tools and equipment
working with your hands.

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How interested are you in work that involves checking the quality of information, products or services?

Work may include:

checking other people's work
editing media like books, articles, films and videos
checking products or services pass safety standards
inspecting the quality of products.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with financial information?

Work may include:

managing accounts and budgets for people and organisations
giving financial advice
selling insurance products
providing banking services.

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How interested are you in work that involves presenting to groups of people?

Work may include:

giving a talk to sell or promote something
lecturing at a university, polytechnic or wānanga
presenting the news on TV, video or radio
teaching groups of people.

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How interested are you in work that involves driving vehicles or heavy machinery?

Work may include:

transporting goods and passengers
operating machines like diggers and cranes
driving cars, buses and trucks
maintaining vehicles and heavy machinery.

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How interested are you in work that involves diet and nutrition?

Work may include:

promoting healthy choices and lifestyles
planning nutritional requirements for different groups of people
developing food products with a focus on nutrition
researching health benefits of different foods.

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How interested are you in work that involves speaking or studying languages?

Work may include:

translating from one language to another
studying the history and development of language
helping people who speak or sign in different languages to communicate with one another
teaching other people how to speak or sign in a language.

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How interested are you in work that involves electronics, electrical or telecommunication systems?

Work may include:

designing electronic goods
installation of electronics inside cars, planes or ships
maintenance of electrical and electronic circuits
upgrading telecommunication and computer systems.

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How interested are you in work that involves frequent use of office software?

Work may include:

administrative tasks like emailing and processing invoices
entering information into databases
establishing and maintaining filing systems
knowledge and understanding of computer software.

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How interested are you in work that involves painting, decorating or coating objects?

Work may include:

painting houses and buildings
spraying vehicles or industrial machinery
applying finishes to products like surfboards or furniture
understanding how colour and design affects people.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with community groups?

Work may include:

listening to and consulting with community groups
helping and advising community groups
working with a wide variety of people
acting on behalf of communities.

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How interested are you in work that involves performing?

Work may include:

acting or presenting
singing or dancing
playing musical instruments
working in public.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with hard materials?

Work may include:

working with wood, metal, plastics and glass
crafting or shaping materials
designing new products
researching and developing materials.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with property and housing?

Work may include:

buying and selling property
valuing properties
managing properties and tenants
planning development of property and housing in communities.

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How interested are you in work that involves mechanical parts or equipment?

Work may include:

designing tools and machinery
maintaining mechanical parts inside things like cars and planes
installing parts and equipment
repairing and maintaining tools and equipment.

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How interested are you in work that involves clothes or textiles?

Work may include:

creating and printing textiles
designing and sewing items
decorating interior spaces
developing new fashions and styles.

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How interested are you in work that involves understanding business and commerce?

Work may include:

understanding how businesses plan, operate, spend and make money
making financial decisions for organisations
providing financial advice to people
researching financial markets and economies
managing projects, teams or organisations.

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How interested are you in work that involves helping people to recover from or manage illness, injury or disability?

Work may include:

providing people with tools to develop their independence
helping people restore lost functions like the ability to speak or walk
treating and advising people on their recovery
helping people develop their abilities and social skills.

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How interested are you in work that involves working with ships or being at sea?

Work may include:

designing, building or repairing ships
skipper or crew work on a ship
fishing
transporting passengers and providing customer service
loading and unloading cargo.

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How interested are you in work that involves interviewing people for information?

Work may include:

talking to a wide variety of people
carrying out surveys
doing qualitative research
screening people and investigating crimes.

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How interested are you in work that involves farming animals?

Work may include:

knowing about and caring for animals
treating sick or injured animals
managing farm operations
practical tasks like shearing, fencing and milking
providing advice to farmers.

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How interested are you in work that involves understanding law?

Work may include:

understanding laws and regulations
giving legal advice to people
speaking for others in court
providing office support in a law firm.

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How interested are you in work that involves providing personal care to people?

Work may include:

visiting people in their homes
helping people with daily tasks like dressing, washing and mobility
providing health advice and support
cooking, cleaning and caring for the elderly.

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How interested are you in work that involves the recruitment, training or development of people at work?

Work may include:

developing plans to recruit, train and develop people
providing advice to organisations
helping people find work or develop their career path
delivering training.

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How interested are you in work that involves providing customer service to people?

Work may include:

helping customers in a shop
helping people find information
greeting passengers on board a plane, bus or ship
solving a problem for someone requiring a service.

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How interested are you in work that involves technical aspects of computers and computer software?

Work may include:

programming software and building databases
programming and maintaining websites
helping people sort out problems with their computers
managing a computer network.

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How interested are you in work that involves using maths to solve technical or scientific problems?

Work may include:

collecting and analysing data from experiments
using mathematical formulas to make forecasts like predicting weather patterns
using maths to work out possible results and consequences
developing new mathematical formulas to solve problems.

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How interested are you in work that involves using statistics to find, analyse and present information?

Work may include:

searching for trends or patterns in data
making forecasts like predicting changes in the economy
understanding patterns like population growth
using statistics to inform plans, policies and strategies.

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How interested are you in work that involves making calculations?

Work may include:

measuring a variety of materials
prescribing and dispensing medicines
working out the mass, height, length and area of objects
collecting data
experimenting in the lab and with computer aided design software.

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How interested are you in work that involves using geography?

Work may include:

studying the relationship between people and the environment
mapping and surveying land and sea features
using geospatial software
making maps and 3D models.

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How interested are you in work that involves teaching people how to do things?

Work may include:

teaching students in a classroom
demonstrating a skill to learners
training people to use new equipment
being responsible for the safety of learners.

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How interested are you in work that involves working outdoors?

Work may include:

being outside for most of your day
working in all weather conditions
working with your hands
using tools and machinery.

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How interested are you in work that involves using biology?

Work may include:

studying nature and living organisms
understanding and treating diseases
understanding how human and animal bodies work
developing new health, food or other products.

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How interested are you in work that involves using chemistry?

Work may include:

studying and developing materials
working with chemical solutions and compounds
developing products like medicines, paints and plastics
understanding how chemicals can affect humans and animals.

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How interested are you in work that involves using physics?

Work may include:

studying the earth, weather and space
developing new materials, processes and technologies
working with electronics and mechanical systems
using calculations and tools to help with medical treatment
developing ways to produce energy.

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How interested are you in work that involves understanding human behaviour?

Work may include:

teaching students who are gifted or have learning disabilities
understanding how people respond to media and marketing
assessing people who are a risk to themselves or others
helping people with relationship problems and emotional disorders.

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How interested are you in work that involves studying societies and cultures?

Work may include:

studying how societies work
researching how different cultures and communities interact
understanding influences on society and culture
advising on government policies
recording historical events and conserving artefacts.

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How interested are you in work that involves advising people?

Work may include:

advising on health issues
educating the public about how to cope with disasters
giving legal advice to clients
commenting on political or social events
helping people with emotional problems.

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How interested are you in work that involves negotiating and helping people to come to agreements?

Work may include:

listening to evidence and making a final decision
helping people in disputes see the situation from another perspective
acting as a mediator in negotiations
working in tense situations with upset people.

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How interested are you in work that involves using te reo Māori, or working with Māori communities?

Work may include:

speaking, interpreting and translating te reo Māori
working in health or education roles focused on helping Māori communities
writing and presenting information in te reo Māori
providing input into policy that affects Māori
teaching te reo Māori
performing in a kapa haka group or as a cultural representative.

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How interested are you in work that involves dealing with dangerous or distressing situations?

Work may include:

dealing with accidents, fires or medical emergencies
dealing with aggressive or emotional behaviour from other people
taking control of situations
keeping peace in a foreign country.

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How interested are you in work that involves selling, promoting or trading?

Work may include:

helping customers choose a product or service to buy
thinking of creative ways to promote a product or service
closing deals and transactions
buying products to sell and make a profit on.

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How interested are you in work that involves working in a military environment?

Work may include:

using weapons and machinery
following rules and orders
travelling nationally and internationally
working in extreme conditions and high-stress situations.