SOME people are born with a vocation - nuns, obviously, poets, perhaps some of the more selfless medical types – but most of us muddle our way into a profession based on our GCSE results and the fine work of TV scriptwriters. Fortunately, there are other ways to assess whether or not you’re cut out for a particular career.
First: do you have a nosy streak? If so, consider joining a background-checking company. BusinessWeek (June 9) reports that the growth of these organisations, which search for dirt on job candidates on behalf of recruiters, means that there are jobs for people willing to ring up candidates’ friends, colleagues and former employers to gather gossip. “Call-centre workers . . . inquire about work habits, personal character