Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality
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Crime Scene Investigators
Crime Scene Investigators The primary responsibility of a Crime Scene Investigator is to gather and preserve evidence from crime scenes. They use chemical and dusting techniques to analyze forensic evidence, and they testify about the evidence at court trials and hearings.
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Career Quiz
In this career quiz, there are 8-10 questions that will give you a pretty good perspective on whether this career is right for you.
There are 3 answers to each question: Dislike, Maybe, and Like.
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| Question | Yes | Maybe | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are you comfortable gathering and analyzing potentially gruesome evidence? | |||
| Are you willing to testify in court and share your findings? | |||
| Are you interested in collecting evidence and using it to solve crimes? | |||
| Do you have a natural curiosity about solving crimes? | |||
| Do you have the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines? | |||
| Do you have the ability to pay attention to detail so that evidence is not contaminated? | |||
| Do you have analytical skills necessary to evaluate evidence and draw reasonable conclusions? | |||
| Are you able to work together with a team to solve crimes? |
Your Results
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Suitable Personality Type
People with this personality type likes to follow set procedures and routines. They prefer working with data and details more than with ideas. You can read more about these career personality types here.
A person who excels in this career has patience and pays attention to detail. They need to be methodical in the collection of forensic evidence and the tiniest mistake can throw the entire case. In addition, you need to have strong analytical skills so that you can evaluate the evidence and draw conclusions. It is important to be impartial when you evaluate evidence and you need good communication skills to work with a team and explain your findings. You also should have a natural curiosity and enjoy solving crimes.
Pros and Cons
Pros
You get to use your skills to solve crimes
Crime scene investigators often provide critical answers that solve crimes such as homicide, burglary, and more. Without their expertise, many of these crimes would go unsolved.
You can help protect an innocent person
Sometimes a person is in the wrong place at the wrong time and they may be accused of committing a crime. As a Crime Scene Investigator, you can help someone prove their innocence by looking at the evidence.
You are part of a team that helps to make society safe
Crime Scene Investigators are part of a team that helps to keep society safe by providing the evidence needed to put criminals behind bars.
You Gain Skills in Forensics
When you become a Crime Scene Investigator, you will gain skills in forensic fields and learn how to dust for fingerprints, how to collect and analyze DNA, and now to track the potential trajectory of a bullet by looking at the evidence. You have the ability to specialize in an area of expertise as you gain experience.
Cons
You work odd hours
As a Crime Scene Investigator, you have to work when you are needed on a crime scene. There are no set hours for this because crimes can happen any time of day. You may also work long hours to analyze evidence and put together a report if the detectives are waiting on your evidence to obtain a warrant.
You work in gruesome settings
Some crimes are pretty heinous and you may have to work on crime scenes where people have committed horrific crimes.
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