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[F277]Finding A Career Test

by Don Monteith, Don

Many times you may have made wrong turns in the road but got back up again. Your future success is controlled by a willingness to never give up. None of us are guaranteed anything in the workplace. Even when we've done great work and exceeded all the usual expectations of the boss... we can still get outsourced ' downsized or simply fired for no good reason without recourse.

Get back up and go again. Your employer is the loser not keeping you as an employee. Your good attitude will carry you on to the next level of success in your career path. Nothing can stop you.

Only once in my long career was I fired from my position but it turned out to be the BEST thing to happen for me... and to their demise [failure].

You are the IN-CHARGE person to make decisions about your future career path. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. As you've heard before, if YOU don't do it then it'll never get done... understand that no one will do it for you.

Each step or action you take is one move closer to your career journey arrival... it's like a road map on your way to your destination.

Over and over.... it's all about TAKING ACTION. Everything you read is... "losers wait for a miracle while the action taker gets the job."

Which one are you? Are you a procrastinator? Take responsibility for yourself by getting up and moving forward with action?

Success may mean making 100 phone calls; 200 resumes sent into the marketplace; 20 interviews may be in your future to arrive at your new career position... does it matter? Not really if you get the end results desired.

Your #1 goal is to have SUCCESS in the search for your Dream Job. Do not let anything or anyone get you sidetracked. It's all about FOCUS, so if you have ADHD or ADD... get professional help. There's nothing wrong with asking for guidance in your career search.

Methods change - there are some who use VIDEOS - audio - the latest in marketing techniques to promote YOU to a possible new employer. There's NO guarantee that one idea or method will work better than any of the others.

DO something EVERYDAY. It may even be the wrong "something" but better than sitting around feeling sorry for yourself and wasting valuable time.

You're losing income every day of unemployment or staying in the wrong career path. Get focused on your journey now, not later.

Childhood, Adolescence, Young Adult, Mid Life, Old Age are the common stages that we all will pass through. Although the age ranges have changed; we've all heard that 50 is the new 40; the stages of life are the same for each of us.

Your career follows a similar transition path.

There are several key times in your life when you will be faced with a major decision that affects the long term success or failure of your career.

Entering College
Graduating College
Starting Your first Job
Changing Careers within your industry
Making a Career Transition
A life change - such as Marriage, Having Children or Retirement

At these junctures, you should consider career testing. There are four types of tests:

Aptitude Tests -- These test measure your aptitude or propensity to succeed at a given occupation.

Personality Tests – These tests measure your personality traits and based on your answers to specific questions;, develop a personality profile that is then linked to specific job clusters. The Personality test is based on the world famous Myers-Briggs personality model.

Note: The Personality Test can be used to evaluate your values, needs, and expectations in your personal life as well as career. A major life transition like Marriage is just as important as any career change you will make. Before you make a life decision, take as many tests as you can to develop[ a complete profile of your personality.

Occupational Interest Assessment – These tests focus on specific job titles and ask pointed questions that a person in that job title should understand and answer correctly.

Entrepreneurial Index – This test asks a unique group of questions created to measure your propensity to think like an entrepreneur.

Which Test is right for me?

Aptitude tests are perfect for high school graduates who want to find out where they fit. Sometimes the results on these tests support the results a student received on their SAT or ACT exams. Taking the Aptitude tests after college provides an interesting comparison to the SAT and ACT exam which is taken as a college entrance exam.

Personality tests can also be taken at any stage of the career cycle. As we age, our likes and dislikes change. More importantly, our values may change as well. Personality testing focuses closely on priorities, likes and dislikes. Many mid career employees would do well to take a personality test to determine if their beliefs have changed since college.

Occupational Interest tests can be useful for young people entering the workforce and mid career and older workers looking for a career transition or job change within a similar job family

The Entrepreneurial Index test is for anyone who thinks it may be time to go it alone and start their own business.

All of these tests can be taken by seniors who are making major life changes after retirement. The results of these tests can help people with new insights into their lives and careers.

Are you ready to take your test?

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Don Monteith has sinced written about articles on various topics from Careers and Job Hunting, Careers and Job Hunting and Careers and Job Hunting. Don Monteith spent 32 years as co-owner of several franchises and a personnel/staffing business. Every year, his firm placed hundreds of job candidates in their dream job. Today, Don shares his business and career expertise through his newest websites on. Don Monteith's top article generates over 2400 views. to your Favourites.

Perry Maisin has sinced written about articles on various topics from Careers and Job Hunting, Interview Questions and Careers and Job Hunting. Perry Maisin is a business communicator with 25 years of experience in resume writing, business process documentation, and technical staffing. Read informative articles on career testing, interviewing, and job tactics and strategy at. Perry Maisin's top article generates over 8100 views. to your Favourites.