Comments: Andrey opened up to the VAS during the second meeting together and stated that he does not understand written English well, and that since this is his struggle he can not read recipe instructions. This is partly the reasoning behind him no longer wanting to pursue cooking as a career. Once this was off Andrey’s mind he became more comfortable and interactive with the VAS during the remaining meetings. Work instructions/Learning According to Andrey he learns new tasks best by visually, using pictures, images, and spatial understanding, and physically, using his body, hands and sense of touch. Test Results The VAS administered various interest profilers, work importance locators, and additional task related assessments. Name …show more content…
Because it is pictorial, reading is not required for this assessment. The WRIOT-2 provides scores in three clusters, occupational, interest, and a score describing the individual in one of six occupational “types”: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, or conventional. The Occupational Cluster score indicates the individual’s preferences in 17 career areas and the Interest Cluster rates the individual’s needs, motives, and values as they relate to choosing an occupation. (See Appendix for scores). Interpretation Andrey’s top Occupational Interests are in Cleaning, Plants/Animals, and Build/Repairs. Cleaning – Workers in this group perform cleaning duties that make life easier and more pleasant for people. They clean things that people can’t or don’t want to do for themselves, like houses, clothes, hotel rooms, office buildings, and cars. Janitors, housekeepers, and maids keep houses, hotels, and other types of buildings clean and in good condition. Cleaning supervisors coordinate, schedule, and supervise the activities of custodians and cleaners. Workers find employment in a variety of settings, such as businesses, hotels, people's homes, car washes, schools, and airports. However, some do work on board trains and …show more content…
They work with their hands, use various kinds of tools and equipment, or operate machinery. Workers in this group also sometimes take care of animals of many kinds, and train them for a variety of purposes. In addition, certain workers supervise others, and often work right along with them. Most of the workers find employment in a variety of settings including farms, ranches’, landscaping businesses, pet shops, animal shelters, veterinarians’ offices, forests or game preserves, commercial finishing businesses, zoos, aquariums, and circuses. Build/Repair – Workers in this group use hands and hand tools skillfully to fabricate, process, install, and/or repair materials, products, and/or structural parts. They follow established procedures and techniques. The jobs are not found in factories, but are in repair shops, garages, wholesale and retail stores, and hotels. Some are found on construction projects and others within utilities such as telephone and power systems. Hina’s Holland Code is Conventional, Enterprising, and Enterprising (RCE). Andrey’s top Holland Type: Realistic
I had the opportunity to take the 16 Careers Cluster Inventory. I found the assessment very easy to take. As well, I found the inventory easy to score. My results of the assessment indicated my top three career areas were: 1. Educational and Training, 2. Health Sciences, and 3 had a three way tie between Human Services, Hospitality, and Law enforcement. I found the assessment to be dead on. Based upon the past personality inventories that I have taken I found the suggested areas very appropriate. One of the appealing aspects of the inventory was the easy of taking it! It seemed to gather accurate information without being overly pathological and test-driven.
It is safe to say that work comes in many different forms. Whether it be a fast food or a corporate, the people that surround an individual make a great impact on the way he or she may work. Singapore, by Mary Oliver, is about a young woman working as a custodian in an airport who although works alone, enjoys her work and the people she meets. Dorianne Laux’s What I Wouldn’t Do, introduces another young woman reviewing the jobs she has had throughout time and reflects on those that she liked and disliked. Hard Work, by Stephen Dunn, exemplifies a young boy working in a soda factory during his summer break. Searching for happiness in life and work is just what these individuals are doing.
One assessment cannot accurately gauge what a person should do for the remainder of his or her life. The suggested occupations from the FOCUS 2 assessment for me are not occupations in which I have a true interest. Even though I possess the skills that would help me have a successful career in that type of field, I feel like I would be bored and unhappy in such a career. The results of my career assessment proved interesting, but did not change the degree I plan to complete at Liberty
Another piece of the assessment that I liked was it provided me with careers that fit my interests and preparation levels needed. For instance, one of the categories was job zone three careers that require medium preparation, such as vocation school training, on-the-job experience, or an associate’s degree. Some of the jobs I found interesting included, electronics and mechanical engineering technicians, web administrators and developers, medical equipment repairer, and aviation inspectors. However, I’m looking more for a career that will utilize a four-year bachelor’s degree, which are identified in job zone four with high preparation needed. For example, I found the following jobs interesting, aerospace engineering and operations technicians, Biomedical engineers, computer systems engineers/architects, financial analysts, forensic science technicians, nuclear and robotics engineers and software developers. Inclusively, I found this assessment thought-provoking because it allowed me to distinguish my work-related interests and what I consider important in a
Some of those jobs can and will be on the water or in the air and most definitely on the ground, for example you can have a job doing work on commercial vehicles. Such as a city bus or construction equipment, there are a ton of this type of equipment in the country so of course there will be a lot of jobs in this field. Along with the common fields in this career if you were a small engine repair guy or just fixing the engines through a shop you are a common worker anyone can do this with a little bit a training. But, if you want to make more money and have a better career in this field then you need to find a job that takes more time to study and more schooling. Railroad mechanics make a better life for themselves because they have a better job which will let them have more opportunities in their career for a chance to move up. This is the same why with a Marine mechanic or a aviation mechanic they have more opportunities than your backyard mechanic because they went to school longer which lead to them making it out
Career Education Advisor states that welding is relatively dangerous work, done in some potentially hazardous environments. Welders work with electrical currents, large machinery, and heavy parts in conditions that include factories and construction sites. Management-level welders spend time on work sites as well as in the office (Career Education Advisor). Finally, every occupation has advantages
As a result, Julia’s perceptions of occupational challenges do not reflect her occupational environment’s demands for mastery. Consequently, Julia has developed a smaller repertoire of occupational responses. The lack of sufficient repertoire of occupational responses is affecting her engagement in occupations and the availability of occupations in play, leisure, and education contexts. She prefers stereotyped play, has very few leisure activities and social interactions. Therefore, she receives fewer opportunities for occupational adaptation and experiencing relative
Application of career theories to my own life allows for analyzing past and future career decisions. Holland’s Theory of Careers states that one’s vocation is an expression of self, personality, and way of life. There is an indisputable and fundamental difference in the quality of life one experiences if they choose a career one truly enjoys, versus choosing a career one detests. A true testament to the validity of Holland’s theory, my job/career choices reflect my interests, as well as the evolution of my personality (internal self). My first job as a fine jewelry specialist and second job as a make-up artist echo my love of the fashion world. As I matured and became less fascinated by presumed “glamour” careers, I became captivated by physical fitness, nutrition, and medicine; I received my national fitness trainer certificate so that I may become a personal trainer. Nevertheless, my career decisions do not fit uniformly into merely one career theory.
The first step of career management process is self-assessment. Self-assessment is refers to the employees using some information that help them to decide which career they really interested to pursue, ability, skills, and behavioural tendencies. According to Allen (2005), self-assessment is a process to identify skills, abilities, knowledge of the employees. During this step, the employees need to do some tests such as the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory and the Self-Directed Search. The tests help the employees to identify the value of work that they place on their work and also leisure activities. Self-assessment is also involved with some exercises which able the employees to identify their career future plan, where are they for now and also how their career match with the current situation and resource that available (Noe, 2010). After done with the exercises, career counsellors usually used to assist the employee in their self-assessment process and also provide explanation about their result of psychology tests. Then the employees assess their current skills and abilities and also capabilities they are lacking with some informa...
The assessment helped me to deeply think about my career and the things that I would want in the organization that I hope to work for. I believe it to be an accurate assessment and helps an individual put what is important to them into perspective. It is often helpful in career counseling to have an indication of where the client is in terms of career decision or indecision (Whiston. 2017). This tool
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Although I am a hard worker, I do enjoy having fun and trying new things. I am always looking for a new artist to see live or a new restaurant to eat at. I try to travel and go to festivals as much as my wallet permits me to. I strongly believe doing what is considered fun to you is when you are most present and happy. Artisans are competitive, impulsive, and adaptable. They are also too nice for their own good. Generosity and compassion are my favorite traits about myself however, at times I find it can only put me in a bad position or out of luck. Artisans also don’t enjoy being confined. They do what they want, when they want. Here again, I see the results to be very in line with my personality. I do not enjoy being bound down. I like to think for myself and do what I want to do. This definitely relates to more of the relationships in my life. Lastly, the ideal job for me would be a job where I have the freedom to “gather observations, collections of facts, and set of skills in order to do your work.” Overall, I found my results to be very on point with my actually personality. It was a tad creepy however amusing to read and relate
After taking the StrenghtsQuest and the Holland Interest Inventory I have realized a lot of points that I’ve never realized before. I have realized there are certain things that I did know about but I just never justified the interest in knowing about it. After much consideration I’m honestly not sure if my career that I’m looking into is really what is going to fit my profile. I’m going to tell you my top three scores from the Holland Interest Inventory and the top five StrengthsQuest.
According to Holland (1985), the choice of a career is an extension of one’s personality into the world of work. Individuals choose careers that satisfy their preferred personal orientations. Holland developed six modal personal styles and six matching work envi¬ronments: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enter¬prising, and conventional. A person is attracted to the particular role demand of an occupational environ-ment that meets his or her needs. For example, some¬one who is socially oriented would seek out a work environment that provides interactions with others, such as nursing in a hospital setting. Holland and his colleagues have developed a number of instruments (e.g., the Self-Directed Search) designed to assist in identifying individual personality traits and matching those traits to occupational groups. Holland’s theory assesses each individual in terms of two or three most prominent personality types and matching each type with the environmental aspects of potential careers. It is predicted that the better the match, the better the congruence, satisfaction, and persistence (Holland, 1985). Holland also elaborated five secondary assumptions which he calls key concepts that describe the theory. These assumptions