Managing expectations about assessment results key when working with students
Some students are looking for career tests to provide them with clear-cut answers and a-ha moments, but that's not always realistic....
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How a lightbulb moment became a powerful narrative assessment practice
How do new ways of working with clients get legitimized in the career development field? The OneLifeTools origin story offers some clues....
The role of assessment in the development of employability skills
Amid changes in the world of work, it is in the best interests of employers, career development practitioners and educational institutions to help jobseekers develop employability skills, also known as...
How career practitioners can assess themselves
We all want to deliver excellent service, but measuring the outcome of individual sessions is not easy. Many of us rely on our own intuition and experience to judge the...
Challenges and opportunities in qualitative career assessment
While qualitative assessments can serve as fun and interesting activities, they should still be held to the same standards as their quantitative counterparts....
I took five popular career assessments and here’s what I learned
In turning the assessment lens on herself – trying out new tools as well as revisiting past results – this career counsellor learned more about her own career journey, the...
The role of assessment in guided career intervention
What is the purpose of career assessment? How can career practitioners select the appropriate tools and effectively interpret client results? This article answers these questions, and more....
The power of play
Brock University’s integration of gamification and assessment has helped students discover new insights about themselves....
Finding the pieces, focusing on the patterns and finishing the puzzle
A variety of formal and informal tools along with custom/in-house procedures are used to support assessment processes. Regardless of the tool being used or what is being assessed, at some...
A musical approach to career assessment
In my opinion, our goal as career practitioners is to help the client discover who they are and help them articulate their interests, values and passions. Music has the capacity...