Career Testing

Many people use evaluation services in their current careers to guide them in making smaller changes and enhancements that will bring greater satisfaction and success. In contrast, others use these evaluations to embark on new careers. These assessments are common with college students and young adults, but can be just as fruitful with people who are later in their professional course and looking for new insights and information.

Career Testing Process

Here is the process we will use for your evaluation, whether you choose specific career evaluation test or a general career assessment (more on the difference below):

1. We will start with interest inventories which are simple but proven questionnaires that assess your vocational preferences and interests in different areas such as art, science, social sciences, or business. They provide a starting point to identify potential fields that align with your interests.
2. Personality Assessments are the next step, where we can take the possibilities in the first step and match them to your personality traits, values, and work preferences. They deepen the exploration to uncover preferred work environments and professional paths that suit your personality type.
3. Now that we have some potential paths, we need to do aptitude tests and skills assessments to ensure a match between your potential choices and your natural abilities and skills.
4. We might do specific assessments for certain potential professional paths, such as creativity testing.
5. Finally, and importantly, we need to do a values assessment to explore your personal values and beliefs to make sure that the professional paths we are uncovering align with those values, ensuring a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction in the chosen profession.

Career Testing Goals and Limitations

The profiling detailed above combines elements of both personality assessments and vocational interests to create a comprehensive profile. It provides a detailed analysis of your personality traits, interests, and preferred work environments to develop a path you will enjoy, succeed in, and be good at. The report provides a significant amount of information that can be used alone, or in combination with meeting with a therapist or professional coach.

It’s essential to remember a career evaluation test provides suggestions and insights but do not definitively determine your ideal profession. They are tools to guide your decision-making process. Factors like personal motivation, life circumstances, and job market conditions also play a role in career choices. Our report will not suggest a specific job, nor will it suggest jobs that will not be suitable. Instead, we will make suggestions for the type of work you might prefer, the environment within which you will enjoy working, and the skills you have that might be put to use.

Conclusions and Our Work

Career testing is helpful at many times during your life. You may be choosing a college major, contemplating your career after school, or considering a change. It is most helpful when done alongside Individual Psychotherapy where you can also consider the results with personal introspection. In addition, you should do your research and seek professional advice when making important professional decisions. We can also help should you decide on a path where you may need workplace accommodations.

Our services are designed to provide a comprehensive testing report that not only describes the type of environment within which you might thrive, but also how you can put your interests and skills to work in almost any profession you choose. Career testing is not designed to limit you, but rather to show you the possibilities and then help you make the most of your choice.

Once again, we split this service into a specific career evaluation test or a full career assessment, and the following sections can help you decide which is a better fit.