...Practice Questions 1. Self assessment tools can be useful in your career planning by a. Helping you prepare a personal profile 2. In contrasts to formal tests, informal measures a. Rely on subjective opinions 3. People who believe that rewards in life are generally outside their control a. Have an external locus of control 4. Your career interests include your favorite kinds of work activities. Most of these interests a. Will still be enjoyable after many years 5. Career interest assessments a. Identify occupations or occupational groups that most likely match your interests 6. Recent research about life stages suggests that a. Adults make dramatic changes in their personal lives and careers as their core values change 7. The works of John Holland and Carl Jung serve as the basis for two major career assessment approached related to a. Personality 8. According to Duane Brown’s career model a. People have different values because they have different experiences and opportunities 9. ESTP is an example of a. Myers Briggs temperament type 10. Among the three most common types of measurement in a complete battery ability tests, you should expect to be tested on a. Psychomotor abilities 11. The College Level Examination Program is an example of a. Achievement measures 12. In assessing your skills...
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...Holland Codes This Self Directed Search (SDS) highlights the assumption that career decision is based upon personality types. This assessment tool was used to further understand and interpret how my results related to different occupational paths. After verifying several activities, competencies, occupations, and self-estimates, the results concluded that the social, enterprising, and conventional personality themes were the most suitable for me. Social theme. Also referred to as “ the helpers”, social individuals are ethical, responsible, kind, understanding, and concerned with the welfare of others. These individuals enjoy activities that involve coaching, teaching, leading discussions and group projects. They have exceptional interpersonal...
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...Assessment Reviews Self-Directed Search The Self-Directed Search, 4th edition [form R] is an assessment tool used in vocational counseling to asses an individual’s occupational daydreams, personal activities, personal competencies, occupational interest, and skill self-esteems in order to provide an individual with an idea as to what careers they would do best in (Holland, 1994). According to Plake and Impara, the Self Directed Search is “designed to identify 'a person's particular activities, competencies, and self-estimates compared with various occupational groups” (2001). The Self-Directed Search (SDS) was published by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. and it was created by John Holland in 1971, and modified by Amy Powell and Barbara...
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...Salary and Career Path Research Sarah Tiller Argosy University Part I: Internet Search of Potential Salaries My degree of choice is Information Technology and according to my research on Indeed.com, the average salary for jobs in this field is around $60,000 a year. However a degree in Information Technology opens me up to a wide range of occupations so I chose Computer Support Specialist as my occupation. Under this occupation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the salary earned is around $50,000 a year. The salary references and career information given by the BLS are very reliable to me due to the fact that it’s powered by the United States Department of Labor. It comes completed with a wide range of information choices including pie charts for various levels of the career field of any occupation. The information I gathered is also what I set my goals towards so that it remains somewhat consistent. Part II: Library Search for an Article from a Professional Journal The journal I found rather interesting was called “Technology Tools to Support Reading in the Digital Age”. It details the advances in digital technologies which were dramatically altered to make more texts and tools available to teachers and students. These new advantages have created a lot of excitement amongst those in the technological community because of their potential to be used as instructional tools for literacy education. I myself find this very useful, considering the fact that...
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...environment this allows an Individual to play to his strengths and play down his weaknesses. This sense of belonging and acceptance of attitudes, values and aptitudes allows an Individual to feel comfortable, whether that is at home, socially or in the workplace. The degree of fit with the environment in which an Individual finds himself and his view of it, Holland terms congruence i.e. compatibility. Holland uses personality traits to identify an Individuals predisposition towards certain roles. Theory suggests socially adept people will naturally find it easier to work in face to face occupations where contact with the public is a necessity, while realist types who enjoy practical applications in their employment role may be happier behind the scenes, where job satisfaction could take a physical form, for example, in the shape of the completion of a piece of furniture. This is not to say that all realists lack social skills or that all social types are good at public speaking and Holland Identifies that certain people may not clearly identify with one personality type and may share attributes found in other groups. Holland...
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...Holland’s self-directed assessment booklet allowed me to complete an exercise that demonstrated my personality type. The basic premise of Holland’s theory is that work is an expression of people’s personalities, so people will tend to seek work in environments that fit their personality types. Holland’s theory is summarized in the following statements: 1. In our culture, most persons can be categorized as one of six types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional. 2. There are six model environments: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional. 3. People search for environments that will let them exercise their skills and abilities, express their attitudes and values, and take on agreeable problems and roles. Behavior is determined by an interaction between personality and environment. (Holland, 1992) The assessment groups people into six personality types; Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, enterprising, conventional. These six types were developed by asking people about their interests, and since interests and personality are closely related, he was able to define the personalities and then build the test to help users select which personality type they were. The assessment allows users to be grouped into more than one category, as most people have some level of overlap in the different groups and uses the three most predominant ones to predict the correct occupational area for the user...
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...Strong Interest Inventory Reflection Before I completed the Strong Interest Inventory online, I thought that my Holland Occupational Theme would be conventional, social, and then enterprising (CSE), but the result that I got after completing the assessment is slightly different than what I thought. The result said that my Theme Code is CES, I still believe that it accurately reflects my work personality even though the order is a little different than the theme code that I thought I would have. My characteristics and personality match many of the interests, skills, and values of the three theme codes that I received. For example, I am interested in working with numbers, keeping records, and organizing things, which clearly match with the characteristics of the conventional theme. I have been interested in working in the business...
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...TITLE PAGE Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain the career development process and outline an approach of how to progress through it. I will choose a specific Career Theory from the textbook that fits into my personal beliefs of human behavior and career development. I will provide the main points of this theory and use examples from my life to demonstrate how this theory will be beneficial. I will also identify any potential weaknesses or aspects that I may disagree with. What Is a Career? A career can be defined as the "time extended working out of a purposeful life pattern through work undertaken by the person" (Zunker, 2012). This also includes "activities and positions involved in vocations, occupations, and jobs as well as to related activities with an individual's lifetime of work" (Zunker, 2012). A career should be a job that one benefits from not only monetarily but also in some personal way. People should be careful in choosing a career because most people spend over half of their lives working. If one chooses the right career than they can lead a happier life. So many people have what can be considered job instead of a career. A job where one works only to receive money can lead one to be unhappy and cause quite a bit of stress. Overtime this can have an effect on an individual’s overall health. This is why the idea of career development can be so important. What is Career Development? Career development can be defined as...
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...Career is an important aspect in an individual’s life, it is important to equip an individual with skills and understanding to make an appropriate career transition and support them throughout life. This is essential for an effective functioning of an economy and also for individual well - being. The job of career guidance counselling is thus very important. By facilitating successful transitions into paid employment, high quality careers guidance can also help ameliorate social deprivation and poverty: The role of career guidance is vital as there are mounting evidence suggests that an individual’s level of consumption, self-esteem, social-status, and even happiness depend to a large extent on not just income, but also social status, associated with occupational attainment. (Brown, Sessions and Taylor, 2004, p 20) This is one offered by Arthur et al (1989) who proposed that career is ‘the evolving sequence of a person’s work experiences over time’ (p8).It plays a role in raising career expectations and aspirations of pupils (Brown et al, 2004) and may also enhance broader school effectiveness (Killeen et al, 1999). Osipow and Fitzgerald (1996) postulate that the concept of career has recently undergone a transformation (p50) and distinguish between career choice as a point-in-time ‘event’ and a developmental ‘process’ over a longer period of time (p54). Whilst acknowledging that broader definitions (which include life roles and life span) have emerged, they suggest a more...
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...Assessment Tools Paper Liberty University Online Abstract The paper covers six different assessment tools used to determine children’s learning profiles. This includes his or her interests, ability/intellectual level, achievement level, and personality type. Findings contain the Strong Interest Inventory, the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS), the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5), the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the End-of-Course-Tests (EOCT), and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Each section will answer key questions and give a short description of the given assessment tool. The goal of the paper is to understand the assessment tools available to discover the differences in students so that a teacher can adapt instruction to their needs. I. Interests A. Strong Interest Inventory The Strong Interest Inventory’s theoretical framework was developed in 1974 by John Holland. This theory is represented by a hexagon with the six themes that characterize most people. The order of the themes is called the R-I-A-S-E-C order and those most closely related are adjacent and those most dissimilar are across from each other. The Strong Interest Inventory assesses which theme or combination of themes characterizes an individual. The inventory contains 291 items that cover occupation, subject area, activities...
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...ECS which stands for enterprising, conventional, and social which means my strong suit is persuasion, organization, and helping. After multiple assignments and in-class discussions from B_A102, this class has taught me that business in marketing is the right major for me as well as I am now prepared to choose my career as a strategic business developer at a corporate company. While looking at the results of the FOCUS 2 assessment, there are four...
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........................................................................................................................................ 3 Definition………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Why Intern?.............................................................................................................................................3 Types of Internships .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Academic Internship…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 Elective Internship……………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………..…………4 Steps for Your Internship Search…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…4 Self- Assessment ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Develop your resume………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...5 Search Strategies …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…5 Application Process……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………6 Follow up…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Helpful Links……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 2 What is an internship? Internships are learning opportunities that provide hands-on work experience connected to a course of academic study. An internship is designed to provide an in-depth look at a particular career field while applying theoretical classroom concepts to the workplace. They are supervised by the employer and by faculty...
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...UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION FACTORS INFLUENCING CAREER CHOICE AMONG THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH TONGU DISTRICT OF VOLTA REGION, GHANA DANIEL KWASI GAMELI AVUGLA JULY, 2011 UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION FACTORS INFLUENCING CAREER CHOICE AMONG THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH TONGU DISTRICT OF VOLTA REGION, GHANA DANIEL KWASI GAMELI AVUGLA (B.ED BUSINESS EDUCATION, ACCOUNTING OPTION) A Thesis in the Department of Psychology and Education, Faculty of EDUCATIONAL STUDIES Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for award of the Master of Philosophy (M. Phil Guidance & Counselling) degree JULY, 2011 DECLARATION STUDENT’S DECLARATION I, DANIEL KWASI GAMELI AVUGLA declare that this Thesis, with the exception of quotations and references contained in published works which have all being identified and duly acknowledged, is entirely my own original work, and it has not been submitted, either in part or whole for another degree elsewhere SIGNATURE: ............................................................................. DATE: ......................................................................................... SUPERVISOR’S DECLARATION I hereby declare that the preparation and presentation of this work...
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...Human Resource Development Review http://hrd.sagepub.com/ Workplace Commitment: A Conceptual Model Developed From Integrative Review of the Research Sandra L. Fornes, Tonette S. Rocco and Karen K. Wollard Human Resource Development Review 2008 7: 339 originally published online 30 June 2008 DOI: 10.1177/1534484308318760 The online version of this article can be found at: http://hrd.sagepub.com/content/7/3/339 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Academy of Human Resource Development Additional services and information for Human Resource Development Review can be found at: Email Alerts: http://hrd.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://hrd.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Citations: http://hrd.sagepub.com/content/7/3/339.refs.html Downloaded from hrd.sagepub.com at I-894 Ecole Superieure on February 6, 2013 >> Version of Record - Aug 18, 2008 OnlineFirst Version of Record - Jun 30, 2008 What is This? Downloaded from hrd.sagepub.com at I-894 Ecole Superieure on February 6, 2013 Workplace Commitment: A Conceptual Model Developed From Integrative Review of the Research SANDRA L. FORNES Hidden Angel Foundation, Inc. TONETTE S. ROCCO Florida International University KAREN K. WOLLARD Kelly, Wollard & Associates This article investigates the previous research and theories of workplace commitment using content analysis and concept mapping. It...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Education is the key that unlocks the door to development. Ghana as a developing country has never relented in her efforts to draw up educational programmes to meet the changing demands, needs and aspirations of her citizens as well as the nation as a whole since independence in 1957. The first initiative in education taken by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the Associated Development Plan that aimed at ensuring that every child of school going age (i.e. 6 years) receives fee free basic education. Education was therefore seen as a process of helping an individual to develop his abilities, interests potentialities and talents to the optimum so as to be useful to himself or herself and the nation as a whole. As the individuals develop fully their cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills and contribute meaningfully towards the development of the nation, then it can be confirmed that the assertion is true. In September 1987, the Peoples’ National Defence Congress (PNDC) government implemented the New Educational Reforms Programme with the ultimate aim of eradicating the defects in the old educational system. The main objectives of the Reform among other things include: 1. To reduce the period of basic education to 9 years (primary 6 JHS – 3 year). 2. To raise the quality of basic education to give all children some secondary education. 3. To encourage practical programmes which lead to the acquisition of skills for...
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