Assessments of career
Friday, May 9, 2008 | | |From Patricia Soldati
How valuable are career assessments?
Guest Author Patricia Soldati is a former president and COO of finance a national organization, which re-invented his career in 1999. As a performing career specialist, she helps professionals firms improve their working life by the two remaining within the organization and leaving it behind.
How valuable are career assessments?
About a year ago, I met a man, Michael Mulroney, a local network. Michael has devoted his career as a corporate lawyer for a large industrial company in Stratford, CT. At 59 years, it was downsized and decided to "make lemonade" by relocating to Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, and focusing its expertise on the profusion of small businesses who are here.
As soon as Michael discovered that I was a coach career, he skipped this question: "What do you think of career assessments," I felt an introduction, but I answered as honestly as j 'I could.
"Several assessments can be of great value - if you apply the filter of your own wisdom and experience."
It turned out that, as part of its package of reduction, Michael was given subcontract assistance, including a battery of assessments the result has been a strong recommendation that it should become an architect. "Can you imagine," he said, "I should throw in 32 years of legal experience and repeat as an architect? May good technically, but it is simply not realistic."
My point exactly. It is not that on departure must always be ruled out, but when you're hovering at retirement, this is not the ideal time to do what would amount to a 6 year investment business training - not to mention the time to build a sustainable practice.
Yet they are worth every penny
With 15 or 20 years of work experience, many career changers feel they already know what they are, what they like and what they dislike. And it is true that scores of May reveal secrets not surprising, they provide points of reference that can fantastic:
* You help articulate a wide range of skills and preferences much clearer, and an expanded list of options reduces the risk of a bad career choice
* Validate what you already know what that leads to greater confidence in your re-election and, very probably, the courage to change
* Open career choices are a good way for you, and maybe even better, are divided into those careers "pieces" that can provide more opportunities to consider.
* Locate your dislikes so you can better manage them (ie, do less of them, do it with humour, or not at all).
Search Results
The evaluations come in a Baskin-Robbins assortment of flavors. Some test of skills, personality or other motivations. After much research and many conversations with industry experts, here's what I found:
* There is no golden rule despite the fact that each company touts their assessment as such.
* It takes considerable time and a significant investment to create an assessment that is credible, forecasting and clear interpretation.
* Most of the Internet free absence, or at least not to publish such powers, the old saying "you get what you pay for" probably applies. Result: free online are more fun than fact, many are simply a teaser with few reports that incitement to pony for further evaluation.
* Prices Higher scores does not necessarily mean better or more valid, May they be more landlord and, therefore, need a greater level of interpretation and support.
* Career experts recommend unanimously to take a series of tests for a well-rounded, professional image. You'll be with expanded self-awareness, more options and less risky than adopting a single assessment.
* Professional interpretation of results is one of the best investments you can make in your career change process.
Good advice from the Real McCoy
Richard Bolles, author of the classic What Color Is Your Parachute?, Says that all assessments "should be handled with care. Never leave an evaluation to tell you what to do," he warns. "Its purpose is only to give you some clues about your skills and interests. You have to decide whether the indices are useful. No test is completely accurate… take two or three to get a good composite image of yourself. "
How valuable are career assessments?
Guest Author Patricia Soldati is a former president and COO of finance a national organization, which re-invented his career in 1999. As a performing career specialist, she helps professionals firms improve their working life by the two remaining within the organization and leaving it behind.
How valuable are career assessments?
About a year ago, I met a man, Michael Mulroney, a local network. Michael has devoted his career as a corporate lawyer for a large industrial company in Stratford, CT. At 59 years, it was downsized and decided to "make lemonade" by relocating to Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, and focusing its expertise on the profusion of small businesses who are here.
As soon as Michael discovered that I was a coach career, he skipped this question: "What do you think of career assessments," I felt an introduction, but I answered as honestly as j 'I could.
"Several assessments can be of great value - if you apply the filter of your own wisdom and experience."
It turned out that, as part of its package of reduction, Michael was given subcontract assistance, including a battery of assessments the result has been a strong recommendation that it should become an architect. "Can you imagine," he said, "I should throw in 32 years of legal experience and repeat as an architect? May good technically, but it is simply not realistic."
My point exactly. It is not that on departure must always be ruled out, but when you're hovering at retirement, this is not the ideal time to do what would amount to a 6 year investment business training - not to mention the time to build a sustainable practice.
Yet they are worth every penny
With 15 or 20 years of work experience, many career changers feel they already know what they are, what they like and what they dislike. And it is true that scores of May reveal secrets not surprising, they provide points of reference that can fantastic:
* You help articulate a wide range of skills and preferences much clearer, and an expanded list of options reduces the risk of a bad career choice
* Validate what you already know what that leads to greater confidence in your re-election and, very probably, the courage to change
* Open career choices are a good way for you, and maybe even better, are divided into those careers "pieces" that can provide more opportunities to consider.
* Locate your dislikes so you can better manage them (ie, do less of them, do it with humour, or not at all).
Search Results
The evaluations come in a Baskin-Robbins assortment of flavors. Some test of skills, personality or other motivations. After much research and many conversations with industry experts, here's what I found:
* There is no golden rule despite the fact that each company touts their assessment as such.
* It takes considerable time and a significant investment to create an assessment that is credible, forecasting and clear interpretation.
* Most of the Internet free absence, or at least not to publish such powers, the old saying "you get what you pay for" probably applies. Result: free online are more fun than fact, many are simply a teaser with few reports that incitement to pony for further evaluation.
* Prices Higher scores does not necessarily mean better or more valid, May they be more landlord and, therefore, need a greater level of interpretation and support.
* Career experts recommend unanimously to take a series of tests for a well-rounded, professional image. You'll be with expanded self-awareness, more options and less risky than adopting a single assessment.
* Professional interpretation of results is one of the best investments you can make in your career change process.
Good advice from the Real McCoy
Richard Bolles, author of the classic What Color Is Your Parachute?, Says that all assessments "should be handled with care. Never leave an evaluation to tell you what to do," he warns. "Its purpose is only to give you some clues about your skills and interests. You have to decide whether the indices are useful. No test is completely accurate… take two or three to get a good composite image of yourself. "
