Assessments

A wide variety of assessments are available to meet each client’s individual needs. 

$150.00 per assessment which includes on-line assessment, detailed report and a one-hour feedback session with a certified career coach to help you understand the information and draw conclusions based on the information provided.

Featured Career Assessments include:

• CenterMark

• MatchPoint

• ValueBase

• Working Styles

CenterMark

Understanding ourselves and others better is one of the keys to successful career development. The more you understand about yourself, the better your decisions will be and the more effectively you will be able to implement those decisions. Your personality preferences can help you decide what you want to do and how to improve your chances of getting what you want.

CenterMark is an assessment based on the research of Isabel Myers and Katherine Briggs.  It has a comprehensive database for each of the 16 types and emphasizes twelve areas of success in one’s work life, including:

• Unique Characteristics

• Contributions to the Organization

• Successful Careers

• Management Style

• Communication Style

• Learning Style

• Approaches to Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Conflict Resolution

• Motivators

• On a Team

• Change Management

• Opportunities for Growth

Taking the CenterMark inventory and receiving professional feedback will help you identify your unique gifts. The information enhances your understanding of yourself, your motivations, your natural strengths (when your preferences are developed) and your potential areas for growth. It will also help you appreciate people different from you. Understanding your type is self-affirming and encourages cooperation with others.

     CenterMark can be used for a wide variety of purposes:

• Self understanding and development

• Career development and exploration

• Identifying potential career fits

• Team building

• Management and leadership training

• Organizational development

• Problem solving

• Academic counseling

Matchpoint

One of the most important challenges facing individuals today is finding the type of work that will maximize their career satisfaction and productivity.  Career satisfaction has been related to satisfaction with life in general, the turnover rate within the organization, and productivity.  Individuals who are well matched to their jobs are more likely to be effective in what they do and more likely to enjoy their association with the organization. 

Based on the work of John Holland, MatchPoint is a career development tool that:

• Supports individuals in their career planning and increases their potential for job satisfaction

• Helps individuals better understand their values and goals, world view, professional contributions, developmental needs, and potential pitfalls

• Assists individuals in identifying where within the organization their interests, values and skills best fit

• Better understand how they like to be managed, how they like to manage and delegate to others, and how they prefer to interact with their peers

• Serves as a catalyst in job/career discussions between individuals and their career coach, interviewer, or manager

• Reduces work-related stress by assisting in a better job/person fit

VALUEBASE

The assessment is designed to help you identify your values and establish the important priorities at this time in your career/life.  Understanding your values and priorities give you a foundation for evaluating your career options.  This knowledge will help you decide whether the next phase of your career will be an all-out push for income and professional growth, for example, or time for more family and personal satisfiers. 

Working Styles

Based on studies in behavioral differences, Working Styles identifies four preferred behavioral styles that measure important aspects of a person’s behavior:  Expressive, Amiable, Driver, and Analytical.

Your co-workers, customers, vendors, and others you interact with in your work life fall into two general categories: ones who think and behave similarly to you, and ones who don’t.  With the first group, it often seems that you know what they are going to say (even before they say it), how they will respond, and what it will take to have them be satisfied.  The second group of individuals is harder to relate.

You are often surprised by what they say, puzzled by how they react, and uncertain about how to satisfy them.

If you want to be successful in your relationships, you will learn how to work with both groups, especially the ones who think and act differently than you do.

We call these differences Working Styles, and they reflect the various ways that people behave at work.  Understanding your own Working Style and the style of those around you dramatically improves your communications and effectiveness with your manager, co-workers, and the many others you come in contact.

Think of this as learning a new language.  When you are able to speak another person’s language, it becomes easier to understand—and be understood—by them.

Working Styles assessment includes:

• A self-assessment that measures your level of emotional responsiveness and assertiveness. 

• An overview of the four social styles:  Expressive, Amiable, Driver, and Analytical.

• A graph showing your scoring results of your assessments in order of preference.

• An in-depth description of all styles is provided including numerous techniques to help you better know your own style and recognize others’ styles.  Tips are given on how to bridge the gap between your style and theirs.

• To see how others perceive you, a co-worker’s assessment with instructions for completion is provided. 

Also included is a Summary Scoring for you to compare your self-assessment to you and your co-workers.

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Contact me today to schedule your introductory 30 minute session to put your career in motion!