The New Oceans Personality Profiler Taster can help you understand what energises and motivates you, how you look at things and how you like to make decisions. To use the Profiler, take a moment to think about yourself in a professional or work context. Answer the 20 questions below as spontaneously as you can. When you have answered all 20, click PROFILE and a personality profile will be provided. If you would like a more detailed feedback, please enter your contact information below.

1. Which do you generally prefer
   a. to work with others
   b. to work alone

2. Does new and non-routine interaction with others
   a. tax your reserves
   b. stimulate and energise you

3. Do you prefer
   a. many friends with brief contact
   b. a few friends with more lengthy contact

4. In company do you
   a. initiate conversation
   b. wait to be approached

5. Are you more inclined to be
   a. easy to approach
   b. somewhat reserved

6. Do you go more by
   a. facts
   b. principles

7. Do you prize more in yourself
   a. a vivid imagination
   b. a strong sense of reality

8. In doing ordinary things are you more likely to
   a. do it the usual way
   b. do it your own way

9. Are you more likely to trust your
   a. hunch
   b. experience

10. Do you feel
    a. more practical than ingenious
    b. more ingenious than practical

11. Which person is more to be complimented
    a. one of strong feeling
    b. one of clear reason

12. Are you more inclined to be
    a. fair-minded
    b. sympathetic

13. Are you more often
    a. a cool-headed person
    b. a warm-hearted person

14. Are you more
    a. firm than gentle
    b. gentle than firm

15. Are you more comfortable in making
    a. value judgements
    b. logical judgements

16. Which situation appeals to you more
    a. the unstructured and unscheduled
    b. the structured and scheduled

17. Do you want things
    a. settled and decided
    b. unsettled and undecided

18. Do you prefer the
    a. unplanned event
    b. planned event

19. Do you tend to be more
    a. deliberate than spontaneous
    b. spontaneous than deliberate

20. Which is more admirable:
    a. the ability to adapt and make do
    b. the ability to organise and be methodical