Case Study: The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey

The purpose of the Occupational Outlook Handbook is to help you look for career information, education and training, and pay. One of the few things you can find in OOH is getting fist class information about a career such as how it work, what are the requirements for that career, and their income. It helps you to get a better understanding of each career so you can decide what career works best for you. Another thing found in OOH is featured occupations, it shows you a few careers that have been projected to grow in the years. The OOH also provides information about time use in america, unemployment, and employment.

Over the past week my class and I have completed surveys that are supposed to tell us what careers, we are best fitted for based on our qualities and our flaws. The first survey we did was on paper and was called Career Cluster Interest Survey, there were 16 boxes and in each

The test measures 11 different vocational interests areas that fall within 5 cluster dimensions. The 11 vocational interest areas are:

In my SII, my top three occupations are graphic designer, occupational therapist and speech pathologist. For the most part, both assessments reflected my strong interest in the artistic and social aspect of things as reflected with the careers of teachers, graphic designers, therapists and pathologists. All these suggested careers correlate quite accurately with my AIS code, which is to no surprise because all these careers are some I considered before, with the exception of speech

In determining employability, one must determine and consider a person’s current occupational profile, which includes their functional abilities, education, aptitudes, work experience and transferable skills.

The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is an occupational information system released by the U.S. Department of Labor which is an existing database that allows analysis of occupations to be completed (Hurt, & Homan, 2013; Peterson, & Jeanneret, 2007). The data collected on the O*NET includes ratings on job tasks, skills, knowledge and education needed, generalized work activities (GWA),work styles, and context areas (Donsbach, Tsacoumis, Sager , & Updegraff, 2003).

When I was first given the results for both Kuder assessments, I was not shocked the least bit. For my Interests Assessment, the top 3 scores were Enterprising, Conventional, and Investigative. These results accurately portray myself because I want to work in a career that requires critical thinking and teamwork all in a methodical way. This relates to my first major choice, electrical engineering, very well. The Values assessment seemed even more accurate where is put Innovation, Income, and Workplace and my top priorities. While I do want a career of high income, I also want to feel like I am making a difference in the world with my work, all while in a friendly workspace. This especially shows in my kuder results.

Assessment Description: Which form of assessment did you choose? What rubric categories did you use? Explain how this assessment reflects appropriate practices for ELLs?

Career assessments can be defined as the process of accessing your skills, personality traits, interest, and values. Partaking in a career assessment helps you discover careers that fit you best. These assessments allow you to see how high you score in various careers based on your answers to questions pertaining to your interests, skills, personality traits, and values. There is no right or wrong answers in these assessment. To gain a better understanding of my skills, personality traits, interest, and values in various careers, I participated in the Focus 2 assessment on the GRU career service website. Partaking in this assessment assured me that my current major has various occupations that relate to my skills, personal traits, interest,

A theoretical relationship remains throughout the assessment book with the corresponding summary codes for personal values and interests along with the characterizations of the work-place environment. The assessment booklet is sectioned off in into seven parts: Occupational Daydreams, Activities, Competencies, Occupations, Self –Estimates, How to Organize Your Answers, What Your Summary Code Means, Some Next Steps, and Resources. All of which exist to aid the individual to explore further into what he/she would like to do for work or leisure activities.

Critiques of this test were highly favorable not only as an assessment tool but also an effective intervention tool. The main issues were the cost and time it takes to give the test. The normal allowance time for a test is two to three hours where this test runs closer to six to eight hours. Ultimately what will the data be needed for is the question. If it sis solely for placement, a static and less time and cost consuming test would suffice, while this test would offer deeper and more specialized qualitative results to help ensure better interventions for education in the students future. The training to give the test was also an issue, as was the question of validity

ONET is an online occupational database tool developed for the U.S. department of Labor by the National Center for O*Net Development. The database is filled with occupational information on the skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests related to different occupations. The site provides educational requirements, local and national salary information, and a link to job openings for each occupational category. The database is free for public use and regularly updated by surveying a wide range of workers from each occupation. The site is a valuable tool for student career exploration and workers wanting to make a career change. In addition, it assists managers and human resource professionals with writing job descriptions

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Consequently, the Bridges Assessment has facilitated me to clarify my skills and preferences. The main finding of Interest Profiler Results, Work Values Sorter Assessment and Work Preferences Appraiser are a good match for a career in E-commerce Manager or Humanity Resources assistant. After this valuation, I am assured that, also I can decide in the future what the best professional way is.

The responses to this test would be both objective and subjective. This instrument can be administered in schools as well as online, however, it has to be coupled with career counselling. Trim’s Occupational Classification System can be quite helpful in helping an adolescent map out his or her next step. It can be of great assistance in helping the adolescent choose CSEC subjects and also choosing Universities and what he is she should major in based on their projected career. This instrument seeks to be a guide for adolescents who are confused about their career path or those seeking