Employment, Freelancing, Entrepreneurship Test - the question form

1. In any job, stability and predictability are important to me.

2. I want to choose which specific work assignments I take on.

3. I want to run my own business rather than work for someone else.

4. I consider social benefits (e.g., paid sick leave, a future pension) to be an important part of a job.

5. I am comfortable having a supervisor, but I would like to choose who I work under.

6. I dislike it when someone tells me how I should do my work.

7. It is important to me to have clearly defined job responsibilities and always know exactly what I am expected to do.

8. For me, building a career is not about becoming a manager myself, but about being such a sought-after specialist that managers compete to hire me and offer good pay.

9. It is essential to me not to have a supervisor; at work I want to work independently.

10. I am willing to accept relatively fewer opportunities for career advancement in exchange for having calm, stable work.

11. I am willing to work in a pattern where my workload changes sharply (very busy at times, and very slow at others).

12. It is essential for me to carry out what I have planned, even if it requires much more time and effort than a typical workday.

13. I would prefer my employer, rather than me, to take care of finding assignments and organizing my work.

14. I accept that the content and schedule of my work may change abruptly depending on which job I am able to secure.

15. I am willing to invest my own money in developing the business, even if I risk losing it.

16. I am willing to follow the rules set by my employer.

17. I am willing to do without a steady, guaranteed salary and be paid only for the work I actually complete.

18. I believe it is better to take risks (“either I will earn a lot or lose everything”) than to settle for a small but guaranteed salary.

19. I do not want to take on tasks beyond my primary job responsibilities.

20. I am willing to accept that I may have no income for a long time if I am unable to find clients or assignments.

21. I believe I have strong abilities to manage other people and handle unexpected problems.

22. I would prefer to work for a guaranteed salary rather than take on the risks associated with running my own business.

23. I am willing to work for a supervisor, but I do not want any one supervisor to have exclusive claim on my work; I would rather have several supervisors at the same time.

24. I believe that having one’s own business is an important indicator of a person’s success in life.