The Everything Career Tests Book: 10 Tests to Determine the Right Occupation for You

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ISBN: 9781593375652 | 1593375654
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Copyright: 2/1/2007

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American workers are upwardly mobile movers and shakers who change careers often, always on the hunt for their perfect niche. But you can't follow your bliss unless you know what your bliss is. Enter The Everything[Registered] Career Tests Book-your key to determining the career path you were destined for! This engaging, accessible guide boasts ten different tests that reveal work habits, affinities, and interests you may not even realize are yours!

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Top Ten Things to Remember about Career Tests	p. x
Introduction	p. xi
Know Yourself, Know Your Career	p. 1
Self-Assessment Is Key	p. 2
Finding Your Passion	p. 2
Self-Assessment Is Your Personal Checkup	p. 4
Your Readiness for Change	p. 4
Why Take Self-Assessment Tests?	p. 7
What You Can Learn from These Tests	p. 10
Career Change Options	p. 14
Values and Your Career	p. 15
Values and Career Satisfaction	p. 16
What Are Values?	p. 17
A Short History of the Study of Values	p. 19
Why Values Matter	p. 22
Values Test	p. 24
Using Your Results	p. 30
Skills and Your Career	p. 33
Who Needs Skills?	p. 34
Who Has Skills?	p. 34
What Are Skills?	p. 35
Who Lacks Skills?	p. 38
Skills Test	p. 39
Using Your Results	p. 45
Skills of the Future	p. 47
Interests and Your Career	p. 49
Do What Interests You	p. 50
A Short History of Interests Tests	p. 51
Interests Test	p. 53
RIASEC Careers	p. 60
Using Your Results	p. 65
A Word about Job Titles	p. 67
Personality and Your Career	p. 69
Who's Got Personality?	p. 70
What Does Personality Have to Do with Careers?	p. 70
A Short History of the Study of Personality	p. 71
Types, Traits, and Temperaments	p. 73
Personality Test	p. 77
Using Your Results	p. 81
Work Environment and Your Career	p. 83
Find the Environment That Suits You	p. 84
Where Your Work Space Is	p. 84
What Your Work Space Looks Like	p. 85
How Flexible Do You Want to Be?	p. 88
The Right Perks Can Perk Up Your Career	p. 92
Dressing for Career Success	p. 94
Work Environment Test	p. 96
Using Your Results	p. 100
Location and Your Career	p. 101
Location Matters	p. 102
Live Where the Surroundings Please You	p. 102
Live Where You Have Support	p. 103
Live in an Area You Can Afford	p. 104
Live Where It's Livable	p. 105
Location Test	p. 106
Using Your Results	p. 108
Work/Life Balance and Your Career	p. 111
A Life Out of Balance	p. 112
Not Your Grandpa's Workplace	p. 113
Family Matters	p. 114
Men Want a Life, Too	p. 115
Going to Extremes	p. 115
Who Needs Balance?	p. 116
Work/Life Balance Test	p. 117
Using Your Results	p. 119
Take Action	p. 121
To Balance or Not to Balance?	p. 124
Entrepreneurial Readiness and Your Career	p. 125
What Is an Entrepreneur?	p. 126
A Short History of Entrepreneurs	p. 127
Entrepreneurs Are Made, Not Born	p. 130
Entrepreneurial Qualities	p. 132
Entrepreneurial Readiness Test	p. 134
Using Your Results	p. 137
Managerial Suitability and Your Career	p. 141
What Is a Manager?	p. 142
Good Managers Are Made, Not Born	p. 144
Managerial Suitability Test	p. 148
Using Your Results	p. 152
Emtional Intelligience and Your Career	p. 157
What Is Emotional Intelligence?	p. 158
EI Versus IQ	p. 162
A Short History of EI	p. 164
Emotional Intelligence Test	p. 167
Using Your Results	p. 171
Your Career Checkup	p. 177
Career Checkup Chart	p. 178
What Your Chart Tells You	p. 180
Informational Interviews	p. 182
Prepare to Take Action!	p. 184
Published and Online Career Resources	p. 187
Career Counseling Services and Other Instruments	p. 201
Index	p. 205
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