Here is a set of questions that has been developed to help you determine which career paths in the field of Writing Studies would be best suited for you.

Please answer Yes or No to each question:

  1. I would love to be in charge of compiling advertising orders for submissions to publishers.
 Yes No
  1. I would be very happy and excited if I could have my own regular column in a newspaper or on a website.
 Yes No
  1. I would love to write headlines, captions and slogans for various companies.
 Yes No
  1. Writing content and researching relevant information for websites or offline publications would be something that I would love to do.
 Yes No
  1. I would be quite happy to write advertising and marketing copy for a company.
 Yes No
  1. I love working with language and always pick up on small details, so I would love to edit the writing of staff members before it gets published.
 Yes No
  1. I am convinced that if I was given the relevant training I would be able to write my own fantasy books like Harry Potter.
 Yes No
  1. I don’t mind spending weeks researching important topics if it enables me to tell a story about world matters well.
 Yes No

  1. It would be fantastic if I could be involved in choosing the templates and helping with the layout of documents for editing purposes.

 Yes No
  1. It would be fun if I could help with the editing of images, movies and multimedia at a well-known company.
 Yes No
  1. My biggest dream in life is to report on daily news, whether it’s locally or internationally.
Yes No

  1. I have always loved writing poems and wish that I could make a living from it.

 Yes No
  1. I have a good eye for detail and I am always able to pick up spelling and grammar errors.
 Yes No
  1. My dream would be to help people publish their writing and become published authors.
 Yes No

  1. I would love to be the famous writer of well-known romance novels.

 Yes No
  1. Watching TV always reminds me of my dream to write the scripts for TV shows.
 Yes No

  1. I am a very technical person and would love to write user manuals for various products so that people can understand how to use them properly.

 Yes No
  1. I wish that I had the skills and knowledge to be able to maintain and build high-end websites.
 Yes No
  1. For as long as I can remember I have enjoyed writing and I would like to pursue this as a career.
Yes No
  1. I have always loved comic books and would love to write the dialogue for the characters in these stories.
 Yes No
  1. My dream job is to compile the documents that are used in everyday business, for instance drawing up memorandums, reports and proposals for company executives.
 Yes No
  1. I would love to write books, articles, stories and reports on behalf of celebrities, political leaders or company executives.
 Yes No
  1. I have a vivid imagination and would love to write children’s stories.
 Yes No
  1. I would love to travel to exciting places and get paid to write about it.
 Yes No
  1. I read as much as possible and know that this helps with my writing skills.
 Yes No
  1. I always got good marks for my essays at school.
 Yes No
  1. I would love to sit in front a computer and write stories, articles or columns all day long.
 Yes No
  1. I would love to write articles for well-known magazines.
Yes No
  1. I am better at writing fantasies than reporting on real-life stories that happen in the world around me.
Yes No
  1. I wish that I could edit articles and columns for newspapers on a daily basis.
 Yes No


Please note: This is not a certified psychometric test but merely an indication of what field of study you could consider. We always encourage students to also do professional psychometric tests if they are unsure about which course of study would suit their needs best.

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