Dr LeCrone
03-24-2006, 03:06 PM
Betty wasn’t happy with her job. She was a good secretary; she was loyal, punctual and efficient. Yet the promotions always went to someone else. And she didn’t know what to do about it.
Sam was job hunting. He filled in applications, went for interviews, but all he got was rejection slips. And he was getting very discouraged.
Tom wanted to take more college courses. He thought he would like business management. Yet he wondered if he had the personality and temperament to delegate work to others, to be a leader instead of a follower. And his career goals had not yet crystallized.
Aware that industry uses psychological tests for personnel selection and career counseling, Betty, Sam and Tom sought help in measuring their skills and sorting out their career goals and interests. They felt sure they could make the right decision after a candid self-appraisal and after an objective look at their aptitudes, abilities and interests.
Psychological tests when correctly administered and interpreted, can measure vocational goals and vocational interests. Personality tests can even measure causes of feelings and actions on the job, as well as reactions to specified situations.
Betty found that she needed to develop interpersonal skills and good communication skills to advance in her career field. Career change was not what she really wanted.
It was enlightening to her to learn that her personal needs and values would be met with assertiveness and acquisition of new technical skills which would lead to added responsibility.
Sam regained his confidence when he learned he was very well qualified. What he needed was to prepare a resume that would reveal qualities employers look for, things that would emphasize his employability skills.
After learning how to respond in an interview, how to state his career goals and objectives, Sam continued his job search and landed a position.
Tom was wise to seek career counseling before investing time and money in a return to college. After a battery of tests, interpretation and consultation, Tom decided he did want business management.
His leadership experiences, hobbies and interests were strengths which correlated with many others in his career field. He found that he did have decision making skills which would help him succeed in middle management positions and lead to positions in top management if he continued to train and advance.
With confidence that he was headed in the right direction for his career planning and development, Tom encouraged others to be aware of changes in interests, skills and motivations that occur throughout life.
Because vocational changes occur at various points in life, as people adjust to aging or retirement, or simply as they strive for life goals, the time spent in career counseling is worth the effort if one wants to be happy and fulfilled in one’s work.
Harold H. LeCrone, Jr., Ph.D. Copyright 1985
Sam was job hunting. He filled in applications, went for interviews, but all he got was rejection slips. And he was getting very discouraged.
Tom wanted to take more college courses. He thought he would like business management. Yet he wondered if he had the personality and temperament to delegate work to others, to be a leader instead of a follower. And his career goals had not yet crystallized.
Aware that industry uses psychological tests for personnel selection and career counseling, Betty, Sam and Tom sought help in measuring their skills and sorting out their career goals and interests. They felt sure they could make the right decision after a candid self-appraisal and after an objective look at their aptitudes, abilities and interests.
Psychological tests when correctly administered and interpreted, can measure vocational goals and vocational interests. Personality tests can even measure causes of feelings and actions on the job, as well as reactions to specified situations.
Betty found that she needed to develop interpersonal skills and good communication skills to advance in her career field. Career change was not what she really wanted.
It was enlightening to her to learn that her personal needs and values would be met with assertiveness and acquisition of new technical skills which would lead to added responsibility.
Sam regained his confidence when he learned he was very well qualified. What he needed was to prepare a resume that would reveal qualities employers look for, things that would emphasize his employability skills.
After learning how to respond in an interview, how to state his career goals and objectives, Sam continued his job search and landed a position.
Tom was wise to seek career counseling before investing time and money in a return to college. After a battery of tests, interpretation and consultation, Tom decided he did want business management.
His leadership experiences, hobbies and interests were strengths which correlated with many others in his career field. He found that he did have decision making skills which would help him succeed in middle management positions and lead to positions in top management if he continued to train and advance.
With confidence that he was headed in the right direction for his career planning and development, Tom encouraged others to be aware of changes in interests, skills and motivations that occur throughout life.
Because vocational changes occur at various points in life, as people adjust to aging or retirement, or simply as they strive for life goals, the time spent in career counseling is worth the effort if one wants to be happy and fulfilled in one’s work.
Harold H. LeCrone, Jr., Ph.D. Copyright 1985