Dictionary for the Areas of Interest Artistic Being creative, thinking up new procedures, planning, expressing ideas artistically, enjoying beauty, working with visual things. Clerical Administrative positions including recording, data processing, accounting and personnel functions that require predictable results and controls. Literary Creative interest in writing and sophisticated language skills in conversation or the printed word. Indicates an appreciation for abstract ideas conveyed in written materials. Mechanical Involves a broad range of technical responsibilities from machine operations to electronics and technical sales. May include design, maintenance, operation or repair of motor or power driven or automated machinery. Musical Professional musician or other musical interest such as melodies, rhythms, vocals, harmonies, orchestration, composition or supporting the musical arts, attending concerts, appreciating music. Numerical Interest in combining numbers analytically and factually to arrive at practical, quantitative, mathematical conclusions; sequencing events from elementary bookkeeping to statistical theory and innovative measurement. Outdoor Hands-on work or recreation executed outdoors or in a natural environment. Projects may include physical exertion or mental effort outside of home or office confines or perhaps simply an interest in environmental concerns. Persuasive Professions or avocations involving social contacts and organizational interactions. Significant responsibilities for goal setting, developing marketing plans and motivating others. Scientific Professions that indirectly assist others through physical laws, systematic, provable, exact, empirical research, health services, technology and medical, paraprofessional, nutritional or pharmaceutical services. Social Services Varied professions or volunteer organizations of a supportive, assistance service nature. Includes social programs as well as organized religious involvement. Copyright (c) 1966, 1980, 1995, 1996, Roger W. Birkman, Ph.D. Houston, Texas. All rights reserved. B00070 JOHN PUBLIC AREAS OF INTEREST Page 1 of 1 Date Printed: 09-21-2000 Birkman International, Inc. The Areas of Interest displays ten scores with bar graphs showing interest. Areas of Interest The numbers listed below indicate percentile rank in broad occupational areas and give a good indication of the individual's occupational interest. Musical Artistic Mechanical Clerical Outdoor Literary Scientific Numerical Social Services Persuasive 87 80 68 60 54 54 51 36 34 16 SM Birkman Direct by Birkman International, Inc. Copyright ©1966, 1989, 1985, 1996, Roger W. Birkman, Ph.D. Houston, Texas. All rights reserved. Only Birkman-certified consultants or persons working under the direct supervision of such consultants, are authorized to give you the information on this page. Further information is available on the Web at http://www.birkman.com/ConsultantInfo.html