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This questionnaire can help you find if the CA profession is the one for you. There are no right or wrong answers. It is therefore important that you honestly and spontaneously complete the questionnaire. This will give you a more accurate reading.

By completing the questionnaire, you'll be able to see whether you match the CA profile. By evaluating your results, you'll be able to discover which profile you most resemble. A profile is not a portrait. It simply reflects your tendencies or preferences and is not meant to pigeonhole anyone. And don't forget that ideal does not mean unique profile.

Simply check true or false for each question.

TRUE FALSE
1. I like projecting myself into the future in order to establish the benchmarks that will make my life successful.
2. I've been criticized for the way I present my opinions.
3. I prefer obtaining fast, concrete results when I do something.
4. When I work on a project, I like to have everything in front of me rather than have to look for information in a number of different places.
5. In business, the end always justifies the means.
6. The more complex the problem, the harder I try to understand it.
7. I often feel at a loss when faced with a new situation.
8. I like taking control when there is confusion.
9. When I meet someone for the first time, I try to find out what we have in common so that I can best adapt to unknown factors.
10. When I have a project to complete, I have trouble finding allies.
11. For me, logic outweighs passion.
12. I'm good at making myself understood.
13. I hate situations where there are unknown or unfamiliar factors.
14. I sometimes think: "If only everything was as simple as 1+1=2".
15. I am usually able to rank the actions that will enable me to reach my goals.
16. I accept "bending" the truth a little if there's an advantage to it.
17. I don't hesitate to take over when it's necessary.
18. I have trouble solving problems in unfamiliar circumstances.
19. I'll have my own business one day.
20. Others easily entrust me with responsibilities.
21. When I'm placed in a sensitive moral position, I often find an honorable way out.
22. Real participative management means taking advantage of every opportunity to highlight an employee's achievement.
23. I'm uncomfortable with people I don't know.
24. I like to understand how things work.
25. I take my time to explain in detail what I have to communicate.
26. Even when I'm in a hurry, I think details are important.
27. I'm uncomfortable when I sense conflict among team members.
28. I'm not really interested in the new information technologies.
29. I make a plan to organize my ideas more effectively. This makes verbal communications easier.
30. I like solving complex problems.
31. In assessing a project, I never take anything at face value.
32. At CEGEP, I don't like philosophy or philosophical discourse.
33. I hesitate to delegate, even to someone I consider competent.
34. I rarely plan my life or my work. I'm sometimes caught unprepared.
35. I like discussing all kinds of issues with others.
36. People often take advantage of me.
37. I like playing games that require intellectual skills.
38. I'm really excited by the challenges of the rapidly developing technologies and increasing market globalization.
39. Although I have worked with others in a team, I prefer working alone.
40. I prefer to earn a fixed salary rather than a performance-based compensation.
41. Regardless of the nature of the problem, the solution just seems to come to me.
42. Every day the media reports on all kinds of criminal and fraudulent behavior. I think these crimes rarely benefit their authors and often turn against them.
43. When I decide on a rule of conduct, I feel it's important to stick to it.
44. When it comes to solving problem, I've noticed that you first have to understand the context and then proceed to solve it step by step.
45. I'm good at motivating others.
46. It doesn't bother me that people have numbered bank accounts in Switzerland or that they take advantage of tax evasion.
47. After a lecture or a discussion with colleagues, it's often hard for me to come to a good grasp of what's been said overall.
48. As a team member (sport or other), I've learned to help others attain their goals.
49. The word excellence no longer means anything because it's used so indiscriminately.
50. I like to anticipate and plan for situations that I think could be problematic (to be able to circumvent them).