Now that you have read the unHRability horoscope in the About page, answer a few of the questions from this survey to see where you stand.

1. When buying a new car, what is the best part of the process?
   • Doing the research to get a good deal
   • Negotiating the deal
   • Test-driving the car because of that new car smell
   • Signing the paperwork and knowing that you just completed something

2. How many jobs have you been fired from?
   • 0
   • 1-2
   • 3 or more

3. What is the most advantageous aspect of working for a large company?
   • Career stability
   • Benefits and compensation
   • Opportunity for promotion
   • The ability to work with a larger selection of people

4. Which businessperson do you admire the most?
   • Steve Jobs (founder of Apple)
   • Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft)
   • Jack Welch (former CEO of GE)
   • Elon Musk (cofounder of Tesla Motors)
   • None of the above

5. If you were a cartoon character, which one would you be?
   • Bugs Bunny
   • Sylvester the Cat
   • Elmer Fudd
   • Tweety Bird
   • Wile E. Coyote

I’m always interested in how people respond. Did you answer the questions truthfully or did you try to crack the survey believing you know what makes a person more or less unHRable?

Below are the proprietary answers. They may surprise you.

Did you answer the questions truthfully or did you try to crack the survey believing you know what makes a person more or less unHRable?

Score 3 points if you answered like an unHRable, one point if you answered like a HRable, and minus two if you answered like a non HRable.

1. When buying a new car what is the best part of the process?
   • Doing the research to get a good deal: HRable response, always so responsible.
   • Negotiating the deal: unHRable response, an unHRable loves the bargain.
   • Test-driving the car because of that new car smell: non HRable response, falling for the gimmicks.
   • Signing the paperwork and knowing that you just completed something: Also a HRable response, reaching milestones is important.

2. How many jobs have you been fired from?
   • 0: HRable response, so reliable and committed.
   • 1-2: unHRable response, an unHRable has to voice his opinion at some point. That may ultimately cost him his job.
   • 3 or more: This may be the response you thought was correct. As it turns out, this is the non HRable response. If you keep getting fired, you probably have something fundamentally wrong with you. I will refrain from revealing what I answered for this question.

3. What is the most advantageous aspect of working for a large company?
   • Career stability: HRable response, a HRable tends not to be a risk taker.
   • Benefits and compensation: Both HRable, non HRable response: a HRable needs the reinforcement that he is doing a good job. A non HRable only goes in for the paycheck.
   • Opportunity for promotion: HRable response. Same reason as b. The ability to work with a larger selection of people: unHRable response. Networking with people can lead to greater opportunities in the future not only within the company but in other entrepreneurial ventures.

4. Which businessperson do you admire the most?
   • Steve Jobs (founder of Apple)
   • Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft)
   • Jack Welch (former CEO of GE)
   • Elon Musk (cofounder of Tesla Motors)
   • None of the above: unHRable response and only correct response. The other answers would score minus two. While the unHRable learns from and admires the accomplishments of others, he competes to one day find himself on the cover of Fortune magazine.

5. If you were a cartoon character, which one would you be?
   • Bugs Bunny: HRable response. Bugs Bunny is the hero and so is the HRable in his company.
   • Sylvester the Cat: non HRable response: What does he bring to the table besides a few laughs?
   • Elmer Fudd: non HRable response: Bugs, the HR hero, always leads him in circles.
   • Tweety Bird: HRable response, see Bugs Bunny.
   • Wile E. Coyote: unHRable response for sure. Wile E. is too stupid and too foolish to give up.

Finally, tabulate your responses to determine your unHRable score. The score for this abbreviated version of the survey ranges from an unHRable high of 15 to a non HRable low of -10.

Note: Not all the respondents who receive high unHRability scores are entrepreneurs. Being unHRable does not mean that you shouldn’t work for someone or that you are incapable of thriving within a large organization. It just means that you need to stop tricking yourself into believing that you are a HRable and this time around, you will last longer if you do a better job of faking the HRable persona.

If you are truly unHRable, it would be wise to take some time to figure out what you really want to do and where you really fit in before sending in your résumé, being disappointed by rejection, then sending in your résumé, getting hired, only to be disappointed again.

Alternatively, you could remain unHRable.