Interest Codes

Interest Codes

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests:

Directive people like to

• take charge
• be responsible for projects
• plan, make decisions and coordinate the work of others
• organize their own activities
• give directions and instructions
• see themselves as independent

Innovative people like to

• explore things in depth
• find solutions by experimenting
• create different ways to solve problems or present information
• be challenged with new or surprising experiences
• deal with scientific subjects
• deal with change

 Methodical people like to

• have clear rules
• have organization in their activities
• work under the direction of others
• work with clear instructions or well-understood procedures
• work on one thing until it’s done
• follow a routine
• avoid surprises in their work

Objective people like to

• work with tools, equipment, instruments and machinery
• make or repair things 
• follow standards and use practised methods
• find out how things are built and how they work

Social people like to

• deal with and care for other people
• help other people figure out what they need
• help solve other people’s problems
• work and cooperate with others