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Career Assessment. Why do we need it?. Career assessment for School and College students are a important resource. They provide the students with essential information concerning their respective abilities and inclinations.
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Why do we need it? • Career assessment for School and College students are a important resource. • They provide the students with essential information concerning their respective abilities and inclinations. • The particular lines of work available and which match well with a student's skills, aims and lifestyle.
Features of Career Assessment • Career Assessment entails various questions that measure a student's COMPTENCE in various subjects assess originality, confidence, finances, people handling and management skills, physical handiwork and much more.
Functions of career assessment • Various Career Assessments are used to gauge a student's QUANTITATIVE and QUALITATIVE aptitude, helping them identify where their strengths lie, and how those strengths correlate to different professions.
Components of career assessment • Differential Aptitude Testing • To test one’s aptitude levels • Career Interest Inventory • To understand one’s interest areas • Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Personality • To understand one’s key personality traits
Differential aptitude test • Verbal Reasoning • … is to water as eat is to ... • continue ----- drive • foot ----- enemy • drink ----- food • girl ----- industry • drink ----- enemy • ...is to night as breakfast is to … • supper ----- corner • gentle ----- morning • door ----- corner • flow ----- enjoy • supper ----- morning ... is to one as second is to ... A. two ----- middle B. first ----- fire C. queen ----- hill D. first ----- two E. rain ----- fire
Differential aptitude test • Numerical Ability Add A. 8 30 B. 15 20 C. 16 D. 26 E. none of these Multiply A. 14 13 B. 16 12 C. 25 D. 59 E. none of these
Differential aptitude test • Abstract Reasoning PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES A B C D E
Differential aptitude test • Mechanical Reasoning A B Which weighs more? (If equal, mark C.)
Differential aptitude test • Space Relations A B C D
Differential aptitude test • Clerical Speed and Accuracy • AB AC AD AE AF • aAaB BA BaBb • A7 7A B7 7B AB • AaBabABAbB • 3A 3B 33 B3 BB
Differential aptitude test • Spellings • Language Usage A) man B) Gurl C) Catt D) dog 1) I just / left / my friends / house. A B C D 2) Ain’t we / going to / the office / next week? A B C D 3) I went / to a ball / game with / Jane. A B C D
Career interest inventory • The Career Interest Inventory can assist you to determine what type of person you are and what are the interest levels in terms of career/s you have.
Multi-dimensional assessment of personality • PERSONALITY tests tests measure your personal unique characteristics, • Individual emotional makeup • and individual stability. • They are used by trained career counsellors as a tool in the self-assessment part of the career planning process.