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What Do You Want in Your Job

• Here are four sets of questions
• Look at set 1
• Decide which of the four statements would be of greatest importance to you.
• Give it a score of 4
• Give the next most important item a score of 3, the next a score of 2, and the least important a score of 1
• Score the other sets in the same way.

A	The salary for the job is very large.
B	The company has a nice welfare scheme
C	The people working there are really friendly.
D	The best thing about the job is the work you do.

Set ii

A	The effort input into the job is recognised.
B	The company gives a bonus and expense account.
C	There is a lot of variety in the job
D	So long as you do what they want you to do, you will never have to worry about looking for another job.

See iii

A	Promotion means responsibility but you also get more scope for initiative
B	You can't expect to be promoted unless you prove your loyalty to the organisation.
C	If you work there long enough, you will always be able to count on promotion. The really important thing about promotion is that your salary goes up.

Set iv

A	They are generous with sick leave on pay, and everybody gets on to the superannuation scheme.
B	The job keeps you busy all the time
C	You can expect regular salary increases so long as your work is satisfactory
D	The organisation is recognised for the social relevance of what it does and everybody respects it.

Now enter your scores in the matrix and add them up: