C Personality Plays a Big Role in Job Satisfaction For the employee, being placed in a position that is comfortable and meets expectations will make the job less stressful and allow a more positive outlook toward responsibilities. It beats the alternative, as going to a job that you are unhappy with could lead to tiredness, burn out, depression and stress. This affects more than just your 9-to-5 routine — it can hurt your family relationships, weaken friendships, and even make you turn to addictive and destructive behaviors like alcohol or drugs. The US Department of Labor suggests that jobseekers prepare for an employment search by understanding themselves and being honest about what they want and expect. Make a list of things you like to do, examine your history and evaluate the jobs and classes you enjoyed the most and why, look over your resume and see what duties your past jobs included, and be honest about what is appealing to you about the particular position you are considering. "I do believe that understanding yourself and your personality type preferences can make all the difference when it comes to finding a career that you love," says Roberts, a career management coach with CareerMasters in Maine. The Labor Department offers several simplified recommendations created for high school students: If you are good at math, then look toward occupations like statistician, engineer, surveyor or actuary(保险精算师). If you love to read or write, consider becoming a librarian, desktop publisher, writer or administrative assistant. Music and arts lovers should look into acting, visual arts, music or design work. Student who enjoyed social studies can become politicians, urban planners, historians or human resource assistants. Other considerations that might be significant: Do you enjoy helping people, working with your hands, fixing things, or interacting with nature? Is it your preference to work alone or in a group? Employees who are unhappy with their current positions, don't like their work environment, feel underappreciated, or believe there is no room for advancement, owe it to themselves to consider whether changing careers is a viable alternative. "Regardless of how my clients come to me, we always step back and look at where they are and how they got there," Roberts explains. "Looking back and analyzing their current situation and the career path they have followed is essential to making good career decisions in the future."1. According to the second paragraph, "the alternative" most probably refers to _____. A: encourage the employee by means of promotionB: giving the employee chances for further studiesC: placing the employee in an unhappy positionD: criticizing the employee without reason2. What do we know about Roberts?A: He has got a master's degree in career management.B: He works for the US Department of Labour.C: He helps jobseekers with practical guidance.D: He has earned a good name for his outstanding work.3. The Labour Department suggests that, when high school students are looking for a job, they should first _____.A: prepare an impressive resumeB: examine their past occupationsC: have some working experienceD: consider their own preference4. As it is mentioned in the passage, when one is unhappy with his current position, he had better _____.A: consult a career manage coachB: think over the possibility of changing careerC: switch to a more promising job immediatelyD: look back on the past career path5. The passage is mostly probably intended for _____.A: jobseekersB: employersC: recent graduatesD: tired employers