Skills can be learned, experience acquired… but interests are revealed. They reflect what truly stimulates an individual and are among the most reliable indicators of long-term motivation at work.
An essential tool in career evaluation is interest assessments, which significantly help in understanding an individual’s professional interests and guiding their career path according to their preferences.
Career guidance assessments have now firmly established themselves in the assessment landscape, serving both to guide students in their initial choices and to assist adults in their career management.
A rethink in career often stems from a discrepancy between people’s needs and their current reality. The greater this gap, the greater the feelings of dissatisfaction and frustration, and greater the need to change course to get back onto a path that makes sense for them.
Factoring in interests within career management is beneficial on a number of different levels. In this article, let's take a look at the benefits of assessing vocational interests.
Sometimes it feels like you’re blindly following a path laid before you, moving from job to job or promotions without really finding fulfilment. All of a sudden, you look around you and you discover that you’re not truly happy or fulfilled and you’re not quite sure how you ended up there. You feel stuck and try to rationalize this career path, justifying your unhappiness because of the comfort and security you get from the position.
Conventional employees are often seen as traditional, ones who like to follow the routine, and avoid work that does not have clear directions. But a Conventional employee is more than that. In the workplace, the Conventional personality types keep the things running smoothly and take the organization to the next level. You will find that some of your most efficient and dependable finance personnel, administrators and technical writers are Conventional.
An enterprising person is defined by the dictionary as resourceful, bold and initiative — But an Enterprising personality defined by RIASEC model is much more than that. Holland’s RIASEC model puts forward that personality is key to understand work interests and it divides people into six personality-based groups, one of them being Enterprising. He also states that individuals belonging to these personality groups have a preference for certain types of tasks and interactional styles, knowledge of which shall allow you to quickly determine any individual’s career fit.
What do you think of when you hear the words “a Social employee”? Someone who’s always suggesting after-work drinks or chatting with friends and colleagues? Who cheers you up on a Monday morning, but stresses you out when you need everyone focused on their work?
Psychometric tests are widely used in business schools, in engineering institutions, and in some universities. On top of that, they are also frequently used to select students for short-term programmes for technical diplomas. "Due to the increase in interest for such tools, their use will strongly grow in the years to come," foresees Céline Jouffray."
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