Career path
Biologists
Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- OpennessCentral
How drawn you are to new ideas, aesthetic experiences, and unconventional approaches.
- Investigative InterestsCentral
Your interest in analyzing, researching, and understanding how things work.
- IndependenceCentral
How much you value autonomy, self-direction, and freedom from close supervision.
- AchievementCentral
How much you value visible accomplishment and using your abilities to their fullest.
- Numerical ReasoningImportant
How you handle quantitative information: ratios, percentages, simple inferences from data.
- Working MemoryModerate
How much information you can hold and manipulate in your head at once.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Education & research
- Job titles you'll see
- Biologists
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