Comments on: My JIIG-CAL results from 1985 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:48:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Brown http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-77984 Jim Brown Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:07:30 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/#comment-77984 Cole Henley... well what a turn up for the books. I remember you at University, 1st class honours, Cardiff 1998. So its all Jig Cal's fault eh? hehe My results suggested me for statistician, mathematician, accountant, lawyer and a variety of other indoor professional posts usually involving numbers. Ideal for someone who is disnumerate! A job outdoors in the construction industry never even got suggested. Now, after doing the same degree in the same year as Cole I work for Northamptonshire Archaeology as one of their Project Officers. Jim Cole Henley… well what a turn up for the books. I remember you at University, 1st class honours, Cardiff 1998. So its all Jig Cal’s fault eh? hehe

My results suggested me for statistician, mathematician, accountant, lawyer and a variety of other indoor professional posts usually involving numbers. Ideal for someone who is disnumerate! A job outdoors in the construction industry never even got suggested. Now, after doing the same degree in the same year as Cole I work for Northamptonshire Archaeology as one of their Project Officers.

Jim

]]> By: Fred http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-68875 Fred Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:50:19 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/#comment-68875 Thankfully things have moved on - try the Careers Scotland website www.careers-scotland.org.uk Thankfully things have moved on –

try the Careers Scotland website http://www.careers-scotland.org.uk

]]> By: Cole Henley http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-68856 Cole Henley Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:41:31 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/#comment-68856 Hi Gareth Was interested to come across your post (from the BBC website) as yet to meet anyone else who remembers Jiig-Caal. I don't have my original anymore but my top three career paths were: 1) Fashion Designer 2) Archaeologist 3) Medical Illustrator Being a scruffy and slightly squeemish young boy I decided on the second option and ended up doing a doctorate in the subject. I'm not doing archaeology any more although I am working for a heritage organisation - allbeit as their web designer. Cole Hi Gareth
Was interested to come across your post (from the BBC website) as yet to meet anyone else who remembers Jiig-Caal.

I don’t have my original anymore but my top three career paths were:
1) Fashion Designer
2) Archaeologist
3) Medical Illustrator
Being a scruffy and slightly squeemish young boy I decided on the second option and ended up doing a doctorate in the subject. I’m not doing archaeology any more although I am working for a heritage organisation – allbeit as their web designer.

Cole

]]> By: James Kightley http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-44183 James Kightley Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:52:48 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/#comment-44183 Hello Gareth, A search for 'Jiig-Cal' after a conversation with another ex Selkirk High School pupil brought me here, how very odd. I hope you're well! I like how you are only suitable for the position of Probation Officer in England/Wales. Scottish probation a whole other kettle of fish no doubt. They told me I was going to be a cook, the were wrong. Take care James Hello Gareth,

A search for ‘Jiig-Cal’ after a conversation with another ex Selkirk High School pupil brought me here, how very odd. I hope you’re well!

I like how you are only suitable for the position of Probation Officer in England/Wales. Scottish probation a whole other kettle of fish no doubt.

They told me I was going to be a cook, the were wrong.

Take care

James

]]> By: Gareth J M Saunders http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-43218 Gareth J M Saunders Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:41:59 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/#comment-43218 I wonder how many people happily went into careers because of their JIIG-CAL results. "So, Johnny, why did you become an Air Traffic Controller?" "Because the computer told me to!" What amuses me is how general the key skills listed are. My list could equally have read: <ol> <li><strong>Co-op Manager and Graffiti Artist</strong> (8/10) - Skills: logical, numerical ability, good self-expression, co-operative</li> <li><strong>Whittling masseur</strong> (8/10) - Skills: good organiser, resourcefulness, sympathetic, good with your hands</li> <li><strong>Stand-up Comedian</strong> (8/10) - Skills: outgoing personality, good organiser, energy, tolerant</li> <li><strong>Army officer in occupied country</strong> (8/10) - Skills: sympathetic, pleasant manner, able to inspire confidence, patience</li> <li><strong>Father</strong> (8/10) - Skills: able to understand other people's problems, leadership, good administrator, able to discipline</li> <li><strong>Chess player</strong> (8/10) - Skills: good concentration, logical, analytical, good self-expression</li> <li><strong>Priest</strong> (8/10) - Skills: able to inspire confidence, perseverence, resilience, sympathetic</li> <li><strong>Druid</strong> (8/10) - Skills: able to inspire confidence, perseverence, resilience, sympathetic</li> <li><strong>High Court Judge</strong> (8/10) - Skills: sound judgement, honesty, able to take responsibility, accuracy</li> <li><strong>Professional Computer Video Gamer</strong> (7/10) - Skills: scientific approach, numerical ability, good reasoning power, accuracy</li> </ol> Computer says no! I wonder how many people happily went into careers because of their JIIG-CAL results.

“So, Johnny, why did you become an Air Traffic Controller?”
“Because the computer told me to!”

What amuses me is how general the key skills listed are. My list could equally have read:

  1. Co-op Manager and Graffiti Artist (8/10) – Skills: logical, numerical ability, good self-expression, co-operative
  2. Whittling masseur (8/10) – Skills: good organiser, resourcefulness, sympathetic, good with your hands
  3. Stand-up Comedian (8/10) – Skills: outgoing personality, good organiser, energy, tolerant
  4. Army officer in occupied country (8/10) – Skills: sympathetic, pleasant manner, able to inspire confidence, patience
  5. Father (8/10) – Skills: able to understand other people’s problems, leadership, good administrator, able to discipline
  6. Chess player (8/10) – Skills: good concentration, logical, analytical, good self-expression
  7. Priest (8/10) – Skills: able to inspire confidence, perseverence, resilience, sympathetic
  8. Druid (8/10) – Skills: able to inspire confidence, perseverence, resilience, sympathetic
  9. High Court Judge (8/10) – Skills: sound judgement, honesty, able to take responsibility, accuracy
  10. Professional Computer Video Gamer (7/10) – Skills: scientific approach, numerical ability, good reasoning power, accuracy

Computer says no!

]]> By: Sean http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-43205 Sean Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:33:16 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/#comment-43205 I remember JIIG-CAL... The schoolteacher snapped me out of my usual daydream by plonking this card-like sheet in front of me. I dutifully coloured in the little squares to say whether I preferred to work indoors or outdoors, and so on. I, too, waited for several weeks for the result. Again, I was rudely awoken from my semi-slumber when the teacher slapped the large printout on my desk. "Air Traffic Controller". <em>Air Traffic Controller? I DON'T THINK SO!!</em> I remember JIIG-CAL… The schoolteacher snapped me out of my usual daydream by plonking this card-like sheet in front of me.

I dutifully coloured in the little squares to say whether I preferred to work indoors or outdoors, and so on.

I, too, waited for several weeks for the result.

Again, I was rudely awoken from my semi-slumber when the teacher slapped the large printout on my desk.

“Air Traffic Controller”. Air Traffic Controller? I DON’T THINK SO!!

]]> By: Dave Meldrum http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-10372 Dave Meldrum Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:27:19 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/#comment-10372 I did the same thing at school and was also told I should be a prison governor. So was my sister. So were a few other of my friends. Were they just very short of prison governors back then? I did the same thing at school and was also told I should be a prison governor. So was my sister. So were a few other of my friends.
Were they just very short of prison governors back then?

]]> By: Mark http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-10368 Mark Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:37:33 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/12/06/my-jiig-cal-results-from-1985/#comment-10368 Gee! I wish we had had these at school! Gee! I wish we had had these at school!

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