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CAREER ASSESSMENT DRAFT 5

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Career Assessment Draft

Stephanie Badio

Southern New Hampshire University

Introduction

The assessment scoring is based on the respondent’s answers on each trait for the case of personality assessment. Though it may be challenging to interpret these results, the answers say something about an individual. The process is determined in a standard way. For example, the personality traits are rated in terms of percentage, that is, out of 100 %.

Tony is highly extraverted because it is rated at 76%. This means that he actively interacts with and learns easily about the environment. In terms of energy, he is intuitive and directs 84 % of his mental energy by doing things and only 16 % on observation. In terms of nature, he responds to his feelings appropriately in most cases. He makes decisions based on feelings more than he does base on logic and reasoning. Tony is a prospective person and judges less. He makes decisions based on possibilities. He tries out new things whenever possible. He is highly turbulent and assertive in very few cases.

Anthony is moderately motivated and operates machines to a certain level. He does not like doing the same thing over and over again and prefers trying new things. He becomes motivated to try new things whenever something becomes a routine. He prefers a holistic approach of thinking and makes sure he analyses the situation carefully before making decisions. He is assertive and aggressive and does not fear creating social relationships in the workplace. He goes out of his way to help others and he is always advocating for people’s rights. Perception plays an important role in making decisions.

Anthony has a unique personality trait that will influence his decision on a career path. He is one person who views the world holistically and embraces change in all dimensions. He interacts with people well and expresses himself freely.

From the assessment, my interpretation is that the assessment only focused on important traits that are relevant to work. It pointed out the technical and social skills of the client and hoe he interacts with the environment. For career purposes, the personality test is commendable.

The assessment results are both valid and reliable. The assessment results can be easily interpreted hence fit to perform its results. Also, they are consistently making them reliable (Marek et al., 2019).

In terms of his future career, he needs to seek what is fulfilling both in terms of personality and career desires. His unique personality needs a good environment to maximize production. He also needs to be around people who understand him.

Tony may require additional education before seeking a new career. He needs to be well equipped with what is required in the job market. He also needs to acquire some soft skills that will help him to interact with colleagues and supervisors for healthy working and social relationships. He also needs to specialize and match the job contents very well. Anthony needs to understand job expectations and have the ability to draw a line between work and other aspects of life.

The assessment helps in identifying gaps that exist in their education level. This assessment will help in addressing the needs of a future career. For a student, one will have to focus more on the skills and units that are relevant in his specialized field instead of wasting a lot of time in things that do not really matter.

I would recommend additional resources such as books, journals, career websites, and professional guides. These resources come in handy for a person like Anthony who may have difficulties in choosing a career path.

I would recommend occupational resources such as websites, attending training, seminars, and workshops. These occupational resources will guide the client in choosing the correct career direction. It will enable him to identify his strengths and weaknesses and how they suit a particular profession.

I would recommend that the client chooses a career that does not involve routine tasks. Such careers include journalism, crafting, wildlife biology, and childcare. These careers suit his personality traits and career preferences better.

This data informs the labor market about the needs of future employees and how best the market can embrace them. Through such data, the labor market should be able to embrace diversity in terms of personality; they should also be able to understand personal preferences and aloe employees to make choices so that they can be more productive.

In conclusion, I would recommend that Anthony takes a career change. Change is one of his motivators and sticking to a routine job may make him less productive. Although he prefers running machines, doing it over and over is not fir for him. However, he may also need an educational boost so that e is well equipped with enough skills to do the right job.

References

Marek, R. J., Ben-Porath, Y. S., Epker, J. T., Kreymer, J. K., & Block, A. R. (2018). Reliability and validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2–Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in spine surgery and spinal cord stimulator samples. Journal of personality assessment.