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I have never known what I wanted to do when I "grew up" but the more I look at the job market, the more all of the jobs available either scare me, bore me, or disenchant me. The closest job I can see to something even remotely rewarding is a programming job, and my experiences with that suggest I'd be better suited to something entirely different. I've got the mind for the programming but not the heart for learning sundry details about hardware. I can just see myself sitting in a cubicle hacking at keys because I'm paid to do it, hoping that the end of the year comes as fast as possible so that I'll have that much less time to pay on the mortgage for a house that I'm ambivalent about but purchased so that I can feel secure in home that seems to have no draw.
I went and got Johnson O'Conner testing done. The intent of this testing is to clarify what natural aptitudes you have. The necessity of this becomes clear when you realize that personalities change over time but aptitudes generally don't. So it stands to reason that knowing what you're good at and what you're never going to be amazing at should allow you to tie together what occupations you should shoot for.
So I went to DC, took their tests, answered their questions, and found that I have a large degree of natural aptitudes (the normal person has one or two high aptitudes and about 20 low. I have 18 high and about 4 low). The result is that I have the capacity to learn how to do 95% of the jobs out there. This includes anything from basket weaving to open-heart surgery.
I then took an occupation evaluation test, which compared prior experience, preference, and personality to determine which 'class' of occupations would best fit who I am. Out of a 15 page booklet which lists thousands of jobs, the only jobs my personality is fit for are three:
Web page designer
Web page editor
Assistant editor
So I'm left with the same observation I have had my whole life: I can do anything but NOTHING will be satisfying. Or at least no one thing.
And this is scary.
And I earnestly believe God will help ... but until it kicks in I feel like I'm in a river, too far from shore to have any hope of being rescued, and the only assurance I possibly have is that without hope I'll drown. So I believe. And I have enough hope for the whole world.
I went and got Johnson O'Conner testing done. The intent of this testing is to clarify what natural aptitudes you have. The necessity of this becomes clear when you realize that personalities change over time but aptitudes generally don't. So it stands to reason that knowing what you're good at and what you're never going to be amazing at should allow you to tie together what occupations you should shoot for.
So I went to DC, took their tests, answered their questions, and found that I have a large degree of natural aptitudes (the normal person has one or two high aptitudes and about 20 low. I have 18 high and about 4 low). The result is that I have the capacity to learn how to do 95% of the jobs out there. This includes anything from basket weaving to open-heart surgery.
I then took an occupation evaluation test, which compared prior experience, preference, and personality to determine which 'class' of occupations would best fit who I am. Out of a 15 page booklet which lists thousands of jobs, the only jobs my personality is fit for are three:
Web page designer
Web page editor
Assistant editor
So I'm left with the same observation I have had my whole life: I can do anything but NOTHING will be satisfying. Or at least no one thing.
And this is scary.
And I earnestly believe God will help ... but until it kicks in I feel like I'm in a river, too far from shore to have any hope of being rescued, and the only assurance I possibly have is that without hope I'll drown. So I believe. And I have enough hope for the whole world.