Food Scientist

Your overall fit as a Food Scientist

Your overall fit score combines all available information. Although having a single overall score can be helpful, it is also an oversimplification. We recommend paying close attention to your areas of fit and misfit outlined in the below sections on this page.

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Specific Interests

The best predictor of interest in a career is enjoyment of the career's activities. We distinguish between 58 specific (basic) interests broken down further into 220 interest aspects. This extra level of detail enables the best possible career matches.

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Life science

Study plants or animals and their ecosystems or environments.

How much you enjoy these activities:
Chemistry

Perform chemistry, working on batteries, molecular structure, or chemical reactions.

How much you enjoy these activities:
Lab analyses

Analyze samples in a lab.

How much you enjoy these activities:
Physical science

Conduct research in physics, chemistry, astronomy, meteorology, or geology.

How much you enjoy these activities:
Medical science

Research the cause and treatment of disease or injury, genetics, or how cells work.

How much you enjoy these activities:
Plant research

Conduct research on plants.

How much you enjoy these activities:
Subarea medical research

Study cell biology, genetics, or trait evolution.

How much you enjoy these activities:

Interpreting Results

You love these activities. They strongly improve your fit.
You like these activities. They slightly improve your fit.
You are neutral to these activities. They have a balancing effect on your fit.
You dislike these activities. They slightly decrease your fit.
You hate these activities. They strongly decrease your fit.

6 Broad Interests (RIASEC)

Holland’s RIASEC career matching method links people and careers using six broad types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Artistic people prefer artistic jobs, social people prefer social jobs, etc. While RIASEC is the most popular method for getting quick career matches, there's a lot of room for improvement. Match accuracy improves significantly by taking into account specific interests, needs, dislikes, and personality. We suggest using RIASEC as only a starting point for career exploration.

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This career's activities are...

Ordered from most to least relevant.

How much you enjoy those activities...
78%relevant
Investigative

Ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

How much you enjoy Investigative activities:
68%relevant
Realistic

Practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

How much you enjoy Realistic activities:
49%relevant
Conventional

Data, detail, and regular routines.

How much you enjoy Conventional activities:
26%relevant
Enterprising

Leading, making decisions, and business.

How much you enjoy Enterprising activities:
24%relevant
Artistic

Creating, designing, and making your own rules.

How much you enjoy Artistic activities:
19%relevant
Social

Helping people, teaching, and talking.

How much you enjoy Social activities:

Interpreting Results

95%relevant
High relevance means this career involves many of these activities. If you enjoy them, the career will likely be a good fit.
3%relevant
Low relevance means these activities are largely absent, so whether you enjoy them doesn't affect your fit much.
You love these activities. They strongly improve your fit.
You like these activities. They slightly improve your fit.
You are neutral to these activities. They have a balancing effect on your fit.
You dislike these activities. They slightly decrease your fit.
You hate these activities. They strongly decrease your fit.

Need Satisfaction

Things you want or must have in order to feel satisfied. Fit improves when a career meets your needs and decreases when your needs aren’t met.

Satisfied need
Partially satisfied need
Unsatisfied need
72%extent
Need for high pay

High pay.

67%extent
Need for achievement

Feeling of achievement and challenges that use my abilities.

67%extent
Need for support

Supportive supervisors and company policies.

61%extent
Need for recognition

Social status, authority over others, and opportunities for advancement.

58%extent
Need for good working conditions

Job security, variety in tasks, and keeping busy.

56%extent
Need for independence

Freedom to plan my own work, try out ideas, and make decisions.

56%extent
Need for relationships

Pleasant coworkers, opportunities to be of service to others, and upholding moral values.

None
None
None
None
None

Aversions

Things you want to avoid in a career. Fit decreases when a career includes things you want to avoid. Fit increases when those things are mostly or completely absent.

Absent
Partially present
Present
62%relevant
Strict deadlines

Hard deadlines with serious consequences for failing tofinish in time.

52%relevant
Hazards

Exposure to physical dangers and risks.

36%relevant
Conflict situations

Having to deal with disagreements and arguments.

36%relevant
Extreme temperatures

Working in very hot (above 90F or 30C degrees) or very cold (below freezing) temperatures.

27%relevant
Angry people

Having to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job.

26%relevant
Repetitive motions

Repeating the same action over and over again.

14%relevant
Cramped spaces

Working in cramped work spaces that require getting into awkward positions.

7%relevant
Heights

Exposure to high places.

7%relevant
Kneeling/Crawling

Kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling.

6%relevant
Unpredictable schedules

Working days and hours can change daily or weekly.

4%relevant
Physically aggressive people

Dealing with physical aggression of violent individuals.

None
None
None
None
None

Context

Physical and social factors that influence the nature of work performed. Fit is increased when the factors you enjoy are present and factors you dislike are absent.

98%relevant
Working indoors

Time spent working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.

83%relevant
Talking on the phone

Time spent in telephone conversations.

83%relevant
Working in a group or team

Importance of working with others as part of a group or team.

73%relevant
Freedom to make decisions without supervision

Opportunities to make decisions without oversight.

65%relevant
Making decisions that have an important impact

Decisions impact the results of co-workers, clients, or the company.

64%relevant
Structured work

Having clear specific instructions to follow rather than allowing the worker to determine their tasks, priorities, and goals.

63%relevant
Coordinating/Leading others

Managing other people to accomplish work activities.

63%relevant
Writing letters and memos

Time spent writing letters and memos.

58%relevant
Responsibility for people's health and safety

Entrusted with the health and safety of others.

57%relevant
Responsibility for results of other workers

Being accountable for the outcomes of colleagues - getting blamed for their failures or credited with their successes.

53%relevant
Sitting most of the time

Time spent sitting on a chair or stool.

51%relevant
Competing with others

Striving to outdo others, having colleagues as rivals rather than allies.

51%relevant
Dealing with customers

Listening to and understanding customer needs to best fulfill them.

51%relevant
Errors having serious consequences

Mistakes have the potential to cause terrible outcomes.

51%relevant
Making decisions that affect others

Decisions impact other people, financial resources, or the image and reputation of the organization.

49%relevant
Repeating the same activities over and over

Repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping.

47%relevant
Standing most of the time

Time spend standing up.

34%relevant
Working more than 40 hours a week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

33%relevant
Public speaking

Making speaches or presentations in front of an audience.

27%relevant
Walking/running a lot

Time spent walking or running.

20%relevant
Driving a car/truck

Working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car, truck, van, bus).

18%relevant
Working outdoors

Time spent working outdoors exposed to all weather conditions.

Interpreting Results

95%relevant
High relevance means the career heavily involves this factor. If you like it, you’ll probably enjoy the career. If you dislike it, you may not enjoy the career.
3%relevant
Low relevance means the factor is mostly missing from this career. That’s a plus if you want to avoid it, but a downside if you enjoy it.
You love this factor. It boosts your fit a lot when it’s relevant and hurts your fit a lot when it’s not.
You like this factor. It slightly boosts your fit when it’s relevant and slightly lowers fit when it’s not.
You’re neutral about this factor. Whether it’s relevant or not, it balances your fit toward the middle.
You dislike this factor. It slightly lowers your fit when it’s relevant and slightly improves fit when it’s not.
You hate this factor. It significantly lowers your fit when it’s relevant and significantly improves fit when it’s not.

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Personality

The chart below shows how well your personality traits match what’s important for success in the career. Fit improves when your strengths align with the job’s needs and when your weaknesses aren’t important for the role.

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Low
Neutral
High
90%important
Analytical Thinking

Analyzing information and using logic to address issues and problems.

Your score on Analytical Thinking:
85%important
Integrity

Being honest and ethical.

Your score on Integrity:
84%important
Attention to Detail

Being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Your score on Attention to Detail:
79%important
Cooperation

Being pleasant with others on the job. Displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Your score on Cooperation:
77%important
Achievement Orientation

Setting challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Your score on Achievement Orientation:
77%important
Dependability

Being reliable and responsible, fulfilling obligations.

Your score on Dependability:
76%important
Perseverance

Continuing in the face of obstacles.

Your score on Perseverance:
75%important
Initiative

Willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Your score on Initiative:
75%important
Innovation

Using creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas and solutions.

Your score on Innovation:
71%important
Adaptability

Being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

Your score on Adaptability:
70%important
Independence

Developing your own ways of doing things without needing guidance or supervision. Depending on yourself to get things done.

Your score on Independence:
65%important
Even-Tempered/Patient

Keeping emotions in check even in difficult situations. Not giving in to anger/aggression.

Your score on Even-Tempered/Patient:
64%important
Leadership

Willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Your score on Leadership:
62%important
Acceptance of criticism

Welcoming feedback without getting upset or becoming defensive.

Your score on Acceptance of criticism:
62%important
Stress tolerance

Dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.

Your score on Stress tolerance:
57%important
Concern for others

Being sensitive to others' needs & feelings. Being understanding and helpful on the job.

Your score on Concern for others:
43%important
Social orientation

Preferring to work with others vs. alone. Being personally connected with others on the job.

Your score on Social orientation:

Interpreting Results

95%important
Important traits are crucial for job performance. Having high levels of these traits improves your fit.
3%important
Unimportant traits aren't necessary for the job. Having low levels of these traits improves your fit.
You score high on this trait. Fit improves when the trait is important and worsens when it’s not.
You’re neutral on this trait. The importance of the trait moves your fit toward the middle.
You score low on this trait. Fit worsens when the trait is important and improves when it’s not.

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