Do you know what you can do and cannot do in the world of work? Career testing will assist you to make the right career choices. It can also assist the Personal Injury Lawyer (Plaintiff and Defence) in the litigation process to determine the employment potential and residual employability of a client.
More than just an aptitude test, Vocational Evaluation/Assessment (career testing) is a systematic method of measuring an individual's work behaviors, vocational aptitudes, interests, functional abilities, work tolerances, physical capacities, motivation to work, residual employability, employment and training potential and attitudes.
Testing is done in a non-medical, client - centered approach. The results of the testing should be the determination of realistic vocational (job/career) goals.
The testing process, with computerized and paper/pencil tests is like a jigsaw puzzle. Each piece by itself doesn't mean a lot. Each test is only one tool in the process. The Vocational Evaluation / Assessment puts all pieces together.
Using the latest cutting-edge technology, the Vocational Evaluation / Assessment incorporates testing results, work history, transferable skills, and interview results into a report that is easy to read.
It is both helpful to the individual being tested, and to the referral source. The Evaluator then assists with selection of realistic job options that the person will likely be successful at performing. Recommendations are then made as to training requirements if necessary, and, if upgrading is needed, a prescription may be provided.
With the current recessionary times, jobs in the marketplace have become hard to find.
Also hard to find are good employees to fill positions. A person applying for a job, ideally,
would have the necessary interests, abilities, and aptitudes. The object
of Vocational Evaluation/Assessment (aptitude and career testing) is to establish a person's strengths and weaknesses in the world of work, and to emphasize their strengths.
Its purpose is to improve the likelihood of
an individual obtaining and maintaining competitive employment in the local job economy of his/her community.
There are approximately 27,000 occupations in Canada and U.S.A. During two days
of testing, that list is narrowed down to a select few that a person will be successful
at.. Vocational Evaluation/ Assessment (career testing) is appropriate for individuals
who are looking to make career decisions at the entry level of mid-life career
level.
It is also essential in long-term disability cases, either work-related or as a result of personal injury.