I don’t know about you, but I love doing online quizzes. It’s like I can never find out enough about myself. I am therefore pleased to include a quiz in this week’s checklist Friday five, as it’s been a while between drinks. I’ve also included a survey that may be of interest to web designers, just for good measure. Enjoy the weekend!

• This may come as a surprise to many, but very little is known about the demographics, and exact duties of a web designer, even though web design has been a profession for over a decade! A List Apart, the online compendium of all things web design, is currently conducting a survey to learn more about who a web designer is, what they do, and what is expected of them. A better understanding of web design, and even some documented knowledge of the profession, would be useful for those thinking about a career (change) in web, so if you are a designer please consider participating, and adding to the knowledge base. A knowledge base would be helpful. I once told a neighbour I was a web designer, and he immediately asked if I could fix his modem. Sorry, call the helpdesk, dude…
• “Blogs are the new resume” has been a hot topic of discussion in recent weeks, but the tone has at times been cautionary, and stories abound of employers finding all manner of “objectionable” deal breaking material on a job applicant’s blog or MySpace page. Martin Burns points out that we shouldn’t go completely erasing our online presence just yet though…
• Australian recruitment company Chandler MacLeod is currently featuring a new career type personality test on their website. While you may find answering a series of either/or questions which appear to be very similar, and that seem to repeat, a little frustrating, persevere as you should find the reasonably detailed test result enjoyable. It’s free. And anonymous. Which is exactly what we want of a recruiter’s website!
• On the topic on “self discovery”, or personality quizzes and tests, Patricia Kitchen reminds us that such quizzes are never complete, or comprehensive, and will only ever answer part of the “who we are” question.
• Re-think Yourself Into a World of Possibilities: this week’s motivational read from Passion Meets Purpose. If you’re in a ditch then unhitch. Brilliant!