Dr. Mary E. Askew GCDF

Comprehensive, Validated, Reliable Tests :

• Kuder Career Planning System (Low Cost)

• Myers Briggs Type Indicator
• Self Directed Search - PRINTED Form R (English) , Form R (Spanish), Form R (English Canadian), Form E, Form CE, & Form CP or INTERNET Versions
• Strong Interest Inventory
• MBTI & Strong Interest Inventory Reports ( Special Discount )

Low Cost, Informal Tests :

• Career Interests Inventory

• Transferable Skills Scale - See the connection between Holland Codes and Transferable Skills

Children, Limited Reading Ability, or Special Needs Tests :

• Paint Careers With Colors System (Children's or RIASEC Versions) & Young Person's Occupational Handbook
• Picture Interest Career Survey

Bulk Holland Code Career Assessments Tests

• Self Directed Search
  • Bulk Form CP Assessments and Finders
    (CP = Career Planning)
  • Bulk R Assessments and Finders
  • Bulk Assessments and Finders Form R (Spanish)
  • Bulk Assessments and Finders Form R
    (English Canadian)
  • Bulk R Assessments only
  • Bulk R Finders only
  • Bulk College Major Finders only
  • Bulk E Assessments and Finders
  • Bulk E Assessments only
  • Bulk E Finders only
  • Bulk Career Explorer Assessments & Finders
• Bulk Career and Life Explorers
• Bulk Career Exploration Inventory
• Bulk Career Interests Inventory
• Bulk Kuder Career Planning System
• Bulk Make a Career
• Bulk Myers Briggs Type Indicators
• Bulk Picture Interest Surveys
• Bulk Strong Interest Inventory
• Bulk Transferable Skills Scales

Holland Code Reference Books

• 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality
• Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes
• Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Occupations Outlook: An Exploration for Teens - Career Clusters and Holland Codes Handbook for Teens
• Holland Career Materials: A Practitioner's Guide
• Unlock Treasure Chest (Children's Version)
• Making Vocational Choices

As parents, teachers, and counselors, we are called to be career coaches.  We are to train our children and teens according to their interests, abilities, and skills. We must answer the following questions -

• What are our children's and teen's  vocational interests, the motivational gifts, the attributes, the endowments, and faculties?

• What are our children's and teen's destinies, courses of action, or modes of action?

• What are the steps and resources that are necessary to develop the qualities and talents that our children and teens possess?

Each child, teen, or adult receives in a seed form the vocational interests, abilities, skills, and talents that will develop into careers, jobs, tasks, assignments, or ministries.  Our interests, abilities, skills, and talents will produce earnings, wages, and spiritual rewards as we receive pleasure from knowing that we are fulfilling our purposes and potentials.

The Steps in the Career Exploration Process

Here are the steps in the career planning process. 

Step One: Self Assessment

We identify the right computerized, online, or printed career assessments.  From these assessments, we gain knowledge and understanding of our abilities, ambitions, aptitudes, identities, interests, life goals, resources, skills, and values.

Step Two: Educational and Occupational Exploration

We should gather information about -

Specific occupations

Specific programs of study

Training opportunities

The economy or labor market

Step Three: Problem solving

We solve career problems  when we -

Make educational choices

Make Occupational choices

Set achievable goals

Break down big problems into smaller, more manageable steps

Step Four: Implementation

While we implement and execute our learning and career plans -

We translate vocational interests, abilities, and skills into occupational possibilities.

We do reality testing through interviewing current workers, job shadowing, part-time employment, full-time employment, and volunteer work.

We obtain skill training, for example, social skills, resume writing, networking, and preparations for interviews.

Dr. Mary Askew

Learning for Life Resource Center
4133 E. Siesta Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85050
(602) 569-1050
(602) 569-9640 (fax)
learning4life.az@ gmail.com

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