Application of Technology: You're intrigued by the inner workings of things and like to find better ways to use technology to solve business problems. You enjoy work that involves planning and analyzing production and operations systems and redesigning business processes.

Creative Production: You like brainstorming or inventing unconventional solutions and relish the early stages of projects. You enjoy making something out of nothing, whether it's a product or process. You thrive on newness.

Theory Development and Conceptual Thinking: You love to think and talk about ideas and the "why" (rather than the "how") of strategy. You may have been drawn to an academic career and may enjoy building business models explaining things like industry competition or market trends.

Autonomy: The position offers considerable autonomy and independence.

Intellectual Challenge: The position offers consistent intellectual challenge.

Positioning: The position offers experience and access to people and opportunities that will position me well for my next career move.

Creativity: The capacity to generate new ideas and approaches to issues and recognize new opportunities.

Critical Thinking: The capacity to define a problem and determine the information needed to solve it; to form and test hypotheses; to understand unspoken assumptions; and to judge the validity of conclusions.

Multi-focus: The capacity to juggle many ideas, responsibilities, and projects at once.

Quick Thinking: The capacity to pick up new information and ideas easily and "think on your feet."

Action-orientation: The capacity to make decisions and then see to it that they are implemented.

Leveraging: The capacity to leverage one's time well (e.g., set priorities and keep to them, and delegate when appropriate).

Power-orientation: The capacity to use power effectively, take risks, and assert oneself.

Sociability: The ability to be socially venturesome and self-assured, and to form and maintain relationships easily.

These business career paths match well with your combined profile of business interests, work reward values, and business abilities. This list is a starting point for your career exploration -- not an exhaustive list of possibilities. Each business career profile includes an in-depth description of that career and how you matched up with the characteristics for satisfaction.

Internet New Media Development/Web Design

Managers in Science/Engineering

Research and Development Management and New Product Development

Management Consulting

Information Systems Management

Advertising Account Management