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Ask The Expert
Ask The ExpertQUESTION:
"Where can I find a test to tell me what I am best suited for in the work field. Have been in the (same) industry for 32 yrs I am burnt out and want to change Please help if you can."
ANSWER:
Career assessment testing is the recommended first step in major selection and career decision-making activities. Career assessment testing is an introspective activity that enables you to consider your interests, abilities, and values and how they relate to majors and careers.
Assessment is an integral part of the Career Planning process. Each of us is unique, and career assessments help to identify personal traits that match up with skills and competencies for various fields of work. Your talents, abilities, values, work preferences, likes and dislikes are all measured to narrow down the choices to jobs that fit your particular profile. As a result, the feedback will give you an opportunity to explore careers that you'll enjoy and find highly motivating and personally rewarding.
Assessment methodologies vary, but generally, career assessments ask a number of questions designed to identify, clarify, and match your interests, skills and competencies to specific fields. They usually identify your strong points and individual work style, and determine whether you like people jobs, analytical jobs, or hands-on jobs. Many also provide information to assist you to research education options.
The following outlines three popular Career Assessments:
Choices CT gives adults in career transition new ways to consider experiences and to relate transferable skills, interests, and priorities to career and education options. The Choices CT RoadMap guides job seekers with a step-by-step approach to career exploration. It is simple to use, and is quite user-friendly. Direct internet linkages to Job Bank and other job listings are a bonus for job seekers.
Assessment.com offers MAPP®, Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential. MAPP is an assessment tool available via the Internet that measures an individual's motivation toward specific work areas.
The Strong Interest Inventory® instrument helps individuals plan for the many different steps along their career paths, with one goal in mind: to match their interests with satisfying careers. It is a useful tool for people considering a career change, organizations looking to improve retention, employees seeking more satisfying work within an organization, students exploring career options, and midlife and older adults planning their retirement.
Many simple career assessment tests can be accessed on-line by searching for "career assessments" using any internet search engine. However, for a more thorough administration of relevant career assessments such as the ones identified above, you may want to visit a career planning specialist, who can determine the most appropriate assessment for you and your particular situation, and who can assist you in interpreting and applying the results to your career choice and subsequent action plan.