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My favorite high school subject was?

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English

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The grades I earned in high school usually put me in the:

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Top 5%

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My major in college was?

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Criminal Justice

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The highest educational level that I finished with was:

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high school plus college

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My average grade in high school was?

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A's and B's

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My typical score on a high school English exam was ?

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A's and B's

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My average score on a 100-item test in college was?

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90-95

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In high school I played on __________ sport team(s).

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2

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In college I took part in the following activities:

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Fraternity, Club, Interest groups, Volunteer groups, Sports, Community activities.

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In high school I worked an average of ____ hours per week.

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10-15

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My typical grades in high school were:

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A's and B's

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The number of close friends when I was in high school was ___.

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3-4

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I would characterize my high school teachers as ____.

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Helpful and Knowledgeable

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My typical grades in college were:

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A's and B's

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What type of jobs have you had?

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Service, Sales, Self-employed

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How would you characterize the bosses you have worked for?

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Helpful and Knowledgeable

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How do you feel when you go for a job interview?

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Slightly Nervous

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I feel it is necessary to have a supervisor around _____ of the time.

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Part

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How would you rate your ability to get along at work with people who are different from you?

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Very good

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What would your boss tell us about your ability to take orders?

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It's better than most

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Do you prefer to work alone or with other people?

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With many people

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Does putting up with bureaucracy bother you?

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About as much as anyone else

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How would you rate the speed at which you perform at work?

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Somewhat faster than most

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On a scale of 10, 10 as the greatest, how assertive would you say you are?

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7-9

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Bosses should praise in public and criticize in private."

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Agree completely

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Would you agree that job security and working conditions are important to you? Yes, no, job security only, working conditions only.

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Yes

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At work it's easy for me to turn my attention to something that suddenly comes up, even if I'm in an important project.

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Agree completely

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I work best at situations where I am in control.

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More than most

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If something has worked in the past, it's better to stick with it.

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Agree somewhat

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I don't like to be told exactly how to do something.

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Less than most

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I _____ get nervous in a new situation.

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Sometimes

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I believe that if I keep trying for what I want, I will get it.

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Agree

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I believe that most people should just keep to themselves.

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Disagree

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I believe that it is more important what other people think about me, rather than what I think about myself.

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Disagree completely

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I beliece that we cannot enforce all of the laws, so some of the laws are meant to be broken.

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Disagree Completely

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I believe that most peoples' ability to make a decision is: Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good

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Good

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I believe that most people have integrity: Agree, Agree Somewhat, Disagree, Disagree Somewhat

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Agree

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I believe that if people work hard, they will typically get ahead in life.

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Agree somewhat

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I am interested in law enforcement because:

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On the job security

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I have been interested in law enforcement for:

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5 or more years

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I believe that established practices should always be followed. Agree or Agree Somewhat?

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Agree

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I believe that people will always take advantage of you without giving it a second thought. Disagree Somewhat or Disagree Completely?

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Disagree Completely

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I believe that a strong leader will always worry about the feelings of those he leads. Agree or Agree Somewhat?

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Agree Somewhat

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I believe that most jobs can get done a lot quicker than most people do them. Disagree or Disagree Somewhat?

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Disagree Somewhat

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I believe that if a decision has been made, facts come before feelings. Agree or Agree Somewhat?

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Agree

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I believe that only those who take chances can be successful. Disagree Somewhat or Completely?

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Disagree Completely

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I believe that you can never be sure of people's true mostives: Disagree or Disagree Somewhat?

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Disagree

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How would you rate your interpesonal skills? Good or excellent?

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Excellent

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How would you descirbe your organizing and planning ability? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Very Good

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How would you rate your leadership ability? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Very Good

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How would you rate your crisis judgement ability? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Excellent

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Which below describes your ability to make decisions? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Excellent

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How would you rate your athletic ability? Good, Very Good, Outstanding?

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Outstanding

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How would you rate your study habits both in high school and college? Good, Very Good, Outstanding?

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Very Good

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How would you rate your interviewing skills? Good, Very Good, Outstanding?

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Outstanding

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How would you rate the speed at which you are able to work? Good, Very Good, Outstanding?

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Very Good

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How would you rate your ability to speak before a group of people? Good, Very Good, Excellent.

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Very Good

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How would you rate your writing skills? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Excellent

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How would you rate your reading skills? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Excellent

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How would you rate your swimming skills? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Very Good

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How would you rate your ability to take orders from people? Good, Very Good, Excellent

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Excellent

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How would you rate your ability to give orders? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Very Good

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How would you rate your perseverance? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Very Good

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How would you rate your dependability? Good, Very Good, Excellent.

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Excellent

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How would you rate your assertiveness? Good, Very Good, Excellent?

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Very Good

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How would you rate your driving skills? Very Good or Excellent?

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Excellent

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How would you rate your supervisory skills? Very Good or Excellent?

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Very Good

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As far as your appearance, how would you rate yourself? Very good or Excellent?

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Very Good

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Of the situations listed below, which would leave you flustered and bewildered? Someone dies, someone cries, large crowds, All, None?

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None

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I excercise about ___ every week. 6-8 or 10 or more hours?

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6-8

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I feel that most people are___. Very good or Basically Good?

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Basically Good

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When I am given a new task assignment, the first thing I do is _______. Look for help, plan my approach, jump right in?

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Plan my approach.

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I would say my weight is?

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About average for my age

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If I were to come upon a serious motor vehicle accident I would: Stop and help or Call the police as soon as I got to my destination?

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Stop and help

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Do you prefer to work alone or with other people?

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With others

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I usually catch a cold about ______. Usually twice a year or I rarely catch colds?

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I rarely catch colds

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When I get angry I _____. Keep it to myself or Work out?

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Work Out

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After putting in a hard day, I get tired _____. About the same as most, Somewhat less than most, or Work does not tire me?

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Somewhat less than most

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If I had to control a violent individual I _____. Would wait for help or Would do as best I could?

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Would do as best I could

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"Sometimes I bite off more than I can chew." Sometimes applies to me or Does not apply to me?

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Does not apply to me

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When I received my Graduate Equivalency certificate I was?

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I did not need a GED, I finished high school

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Circle all that apply

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There are times in my life where I've been sad. I do aerobic workout at least 3 times every week. I know I can function effectively in an emergency. I participate in sports at least twice a month. My level of personal fitness is excellent.

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During my high school years I was a member of:

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Athletic team. A school club. Honor Society.

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By the time I had graduated from high school I had been:

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Captain of an athletic team

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During my last two years in high school, the number of hours a week I averaged on paid jobs was:

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6 to 10

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The number of high school athletic teams I played on was:

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2

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Of the following, my favorite high school subject was:

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English

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During my high school days, I liked to have my accomplishments become known by:

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My parents or guardians notified

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When you check my high school attendance record, you will find that I was:

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Never absent

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I would rate the high school teachers I had as: Very good or Outstanding?

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Outstanding

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When I found school work hard to understand during my high school years, I:

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Asked teachers for help

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The grades I received in high school were:

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Mostly A's and B's

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During the time I was in school, I was: An outstanding athlete or A very good Athlete

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A very good athlete

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I received high school letters in the following number of different sports.

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2

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During my last year in school, the number of times I was absent on day and back the next was:

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None, I didn't miss a day

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My English grades were

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Mostly A's and B's

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Compared to others in my class, the number of friends I had in my senior year in high school was: A lot more than others or a few more than others?

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A few more than others

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Of the following statements, the ones which best describes my experiences in high school are:

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I never cut school. I was never suspended or expelled. I was rarely or never absent. I was much more popular than most others.

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The number of undergraduate colleges which I attended for at least one quarter or semester is:

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1

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I seriously thought about quitting school:

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Never

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The kind of college which I attended for the longest period of time as an undergraduate may best be described as:

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Co-educational and liberal arts

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While I was in undergraduate college, the average number of hours a week I spent on paid jobs was:

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10-19

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My undergraduate college major was:

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Criminal Justice

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During my last full-time year of undergraduate college, the average number of hours/week that I spent in study outside class was about:

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16 to 20

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With respect to studying during undergraduate college: I studied before tests, Studied regularly

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I studied regularly throughout the school year

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My scholastic standing when I graduated from undergraduate college was: Upper half but not top 15% or Upper 15% but not top 5%?

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Upper 15% but not top 5%

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During undergraduate college years, I participated in:

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Fraternity, School paper/Yearbook, Dramatics, Speech/debate, Athletic activities.

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The number of times I was suspended or expelled from high school was:

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None

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The things I was able to do during my college years included the following:

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Earn a letter in athletics. Make honor roll. Membership in a social club. Join a school band or chorus. Work on school paper.

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Having to put up with a lot of "red tape" would bother me.

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About as much as anyone else

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I think that people should mind their own business

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Agree more than disagree

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The number of jobs that I have applied for in the last year is:

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3

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Outside of my family, the number of people I really can trust is:

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3 or 4

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Of the following, the one thing I would dislike most is:

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Work that was hard to keep up with

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The kind of job I had before applying for law enforcement work were:

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Mostly sales jobs

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I usually get along with other people: Exceptionally Well or Very Well

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Very Well

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Interviewing for a job makes me very nervous:

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Yes, but not very often

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At least once a week I:

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Jog, Ride a Bike, Swim, Excercise

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Of the following statements, the one that is most true of me is:

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Inclined to speak out when needed

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My first impression of what a person is really like is:

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Usually right but not always right

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When you interview my most recent supervisor about it, he or she will say that I complain about things: Much less than most others or No more than anyone else?

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Much less than others

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Having to complete a physically demanding training program requiring a lot of running and exercising would be:

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Much easier for me than for most others my age

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As a general rule, I prefer: Being with a great many other people or Being with many other people:

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Being with many other people

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In the last six months, the number of times I have been late for work is:

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None

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Of the following the one thing that I would consider most important in a job is? Job Security, Competent Supervisors or Working Conditions?

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Job Security

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Of the following sayings, the one that I believe is most true is:

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Success is 95% sweat and 5% luck

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Being able to work with people who are like me is: Very important, Important, or Not too important?

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Important

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Of the following saying the one that I believe is most true is:

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The early bid catches the worm

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The number of jobs I quit because I probably was going to be fired is:

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None

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I first became interested in law enforcement work:

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About 5 or more years before I applied

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The amount of recognition that I usually receive for my accomplishments is:

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About as much as anyone else or As much as is deserved

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The speed at which I usually work is:

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Somewhat faster than most people

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My work habits are such that I prefer: To work on several things at a time or To work on many things at a time.

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To work on several things at a time

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I think that my ability to get along with people to do what I want them to do is: Very Good or Outstanding?

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Outstanding

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Of the following things, the ones that are the most true of my organization are:

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There is too much time wasted unnecessarily

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An examination by a doctor will show that my physical condition is: Good, Excellent, Perfect?

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Excellent

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When you ask my present supervisor how fast I respond to problem situations, he/she will rate me as:

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Much faster than others

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My luck is good: Almost Always, Most of the time, Some of the time?

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Most of the time

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I get nervous whenever I have to take a written test: Yes, but not very often or No, not at all?

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Yes, but not very often

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Compared to others my age, the amount of time I spend doing things by myself is: About the same as others or A little less than others?

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A little less than others

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Of the following, the one thing that did most to make me want to apply for law enforcement was

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Job security

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In the last six months, the number of times I stayed home sick was:

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none

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The one of the following statements which I think comes closest to describing me is:

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Friendly, easy-going, and have a lot of friends

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On a list of 100 people in the kind of job I can do best, I would rate myself in the:

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Top 5%

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Getting up and speaking in front of a lot of people would make me:

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Somewhat nervous

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If I had to take a 100 question arithmetic test my score would be: 90 to 94% or 80 to 89%?

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80 to 89%

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If I had to take a driving test today, it would show that: I am better than most other drivers my age or I am far better than most other drivers my age?

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I am far better than most other drivers my age.

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I think that my potential or actual ability to supervise others is: Very Good or Outstanding?

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Very Good

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Of the following I would do best is: Conducting interviews, Preparing written reports, participating in discussion, giving speeches to groups?

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Preparing written reports

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I usually fall asleep within: About five minutes or Fifteen minutes to a half hour?

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About five minutes

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Of the following statements the one that best describes my experiences in the various jobs I've held to date are:

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Ive never left a job because I was asked to quit

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When you ask them, the people I've worked with will rate my ability to get along with others as: Outstanding or Very Good?

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Very Good

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The amount of physical exercise I have averaged each week during the past year is:

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7 hours or more

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In order for people to be successful, it is important that they: Be creative or Keep plugging?

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Keep plugging

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Of the following, the one that is true about me is: I don't mind telling other people what to do, I don't mind a lot of rules and regulations, I don't mind dealing with people I don't like, I don't mind working with people who are not like me, or I don't mind criticism?

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I don't mind criticism

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A hard's day work tires me:

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Much less than others my age

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When you interview my present supervisor about the amount of supervision I need they will say that I need:

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Much less than most others

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When my opinions are different from those of the people I work with: I usually express my differences openly or I sometimes express my differences openly?

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I sometimes openly express my differences openly

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Of the following statements, the best that describes me is: I never catch colds or I almost never catch colds?

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I almost never catch colds

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When it comes to remembering and keeping track of a lot of things at one time, I'm: Far better than most others my age or Much better than most others my age?

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Far better than most others my age

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When you interview my present supervisor about how well I get along with people from all groups and walks of life, they will rate me as: Very Good or Outstanding?

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Outstanding

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I consider myself to be: An extremely fast reader or A very fast reader?

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A very fast reader

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Of the following, statements, the one that best describes me when it comes to getting the things I really want is: About as patient as anyone else, very patient, extremely patient?

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Very patient

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Of the following statements, the one thing that best describes me is: I work best under pressure or I work best when there are a lot of things going on?

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I work best when there are a lot of thing going on

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The statement that "People who work hard will always get ahead" is: Sometimes true, sometimes not or Usually true

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Usually true

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When you interview my present supervisor about how dependable I am they will say that I'm: An extremely dependable person or A very dependable person

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An extremely dependable person

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The on the job help that I've had has been: Outstanding or Very Good?

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Outstanding

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In general, the people I've work for: Have usually listened to my suggestions or Have always listened to my suggestions?

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Have always listened to my suggestions

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When you ask my present supervisor about my ability to "think on my feet" they will rate me as: Very Good or Outstanding

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Outstanding

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When you interview those who know me best, they will say that I am: Very persistent, Persistent, or as about persistent as anyone else?

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Persistent

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The one of following that is most difficult for me to do personally is:

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Keep one jump ahead of others

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The kind of supervision that I like is: Close, Moderate or Minimal?

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Moderate

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It is very important for me to be on my own (not have to depend on anyone for anything):

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Agree more than disagree

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When you interview the people who know me best about my ability to control my temper, will probably rate it as: Well above average or Somewhat above average?

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Well above average

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