March 4, 1965

Considering future careers

March 4, 1965

Ah, Thursday! I love Thursday. I like it because

1)no History

2)get out 1 hr. early

3)This Thursday I have Differential Aptitude Tests.

I also have DAT's tomorrow and Monday. We had the spelling and sentence ones today - they were easy. Any jerk could do them in 10 minutes and we were allowed 20.

Rehearsal tonight. Everything is fine - except B's puns.

March 4, 2006

I have always loved standardized tests. Heck, I love taking Cosmo quizzes. According to one of many web sites for firms offered the DAT,

"The Differential Aptitude Tests for Personnel and Career Assessment (DAT for PCA) tests applicants in eight areas that relate to successful job performance. Use it with confidence to assess candidates for selection, training, and career development in an organizational setting."

I was very eager to find out what career I should pursue, and so the idea of three days of testing to get some answers was way cool. Of course, does anyone else see the irony of a future cultural historian being glad that History class was cancelled?

March 4, 2023

As I remember, my top scores were for outdoor and clerical careers. I was very disappointed because I hoped for something artistic or creative. I did a little googling and found this critique:

“It does not measure areas such as creativity and musical intelligence under intelligence and ability.”

As it happens, when I didn’t get the results I wanted, I ignored them.