Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality
Latent Print Examiners
Latent Print Examiners Latent print examiners are in the business of gathering and identifying fingerprints. They might do it at a crime scene or they can work at a police station. Take a look at some of their duties.
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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 |
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Are you interested in solving crimes? | |||
Are you comfortable preparing a report and testifying in court? | |||
Do you enjoy lifting and analyzing fingerprints? | |||
Do you like to work with a team? | |||
Are you able to focus on details? | |||
Do you have analytical skills? | |||
Do you have a visual mind? | |||
Do you like to solve puzzles? |
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Suitable Personality Type
People with this personality likes to work with ideas that require an extensive amount of thinking. They prefer work that requires them to solve problems mentally. You can read more about these career personality types here.
Latent fingerprint examiners need to be curious and enjoy solving puzzles. They also have a visual mind that can see and discern patterns in prints. They need to have attention to detail and be very patient and precise. They should also have good communication skills so that they can testify in court and write up a report. You should be friendly because you are going to work on a team.
Pros and Cons
Pros
You get to be part of a team
If you enjoy solving crimes and being part of a team, you will have an important role on this team. You will work together with detectives to solve crimes.
You get to solve mysteries
Sometimes the fingerprint evidence is the only evidence that solves the mystery surrounding unusual circumstances. You get to solve that mystery by identifying the prints of the person who is unknown.
You get to testify in court as an expert
This is a specialized field that requires experience and training, and you will testify in court as to your findings. The attorneys, judge, and jury are relying on your testimony as a crucial part of the case.
Your job is interesting
You will have a job where you are working on different crimes all the time. You might even have a number of cases going on at the same time.
Cons
You are under a lot of pressure
You need to be accurate all the time because a mistake can have huge consequences. You could help convict an innocent person or you could be responsible for a criminal being set free.
You can work long hours
You might get called in late at night if a crime occurs and they need you.
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