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customer review: "a very clear and well presented resource, providing essential information to help students looking for jobs and placements. it provides all the information you need and practice examples so that you can gain a competitive advantage over other candidates. the practice questions enable you to become more familiar with the types of questions and, best of all, also gives you the answers - what more could you want!!!" "not only does this guide give you advice on how to do well at assessment centres, it also includes an extensive range of motivation and personality questionnaires." real world
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Career, Aptitude and Selection Tests provides sample psychometric tests likely to be encountered while job seeking and demonstrates how to apply aptitudes and personal qualities as well as how to find your ideal career.
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very clear and well presented resource, providing essential information to help students looking for jobs and placements. It provides all the information you need and practice examples so that you can gain a competitive advantage over other candidates. Why not give yourself the chance to excel, have the initiative to use all resources available to you, and this book certainly gave me the opportunity to do so. Covering all the most common recruitment tests that are likely to be used, especially the larger organisations. The practice questions enable you to become more familiar with the types of questions, and best of all, also give you the answers - what more could you want!!!
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Poor format. Impractical.
8 Nov 2006
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The title and subtitle imply that the purpose of the book is to test your aptitude and skill set and then point you in the right direction as regards suitable careers. The book does contain tests but the binding of the book makes it impossible to lay it flat on the table for test-taking purposes. You need two hands just to hold it open.
The book also contains discussions about personality types that would be more appropriate for teaching a class in career counselling, than for giving someone objective advice. I also wonder about the seeming mis-match between the book's theoretical discussions and the overwhelmingly blue-collar occupations listed (eg butcher, bus-driver, miner...). I am wondering for what kind of person the book is intended. In any case it probably would do better with simple, minimalistic instructions and less discussion to convince someone of a self-identity that appeals to them.
The careers mentioned include occupations that haven't been done in the Western countries for decades or longer, or worse, have been pretty much automated out of existence (eg, embroiderer). There are also dated occupations listed that have been nearly obsoleted by changing lifestyles (milkman). There are also occupations listed whereby the number of jobs available compared to the number of potential applicants is exceedingly small (eg, actor, gamekeeper, ergonomist). And finally, there are a few careers listed that are impractical due to insufficient remuneration to make them worthwhile.
I'm disappointed, because I am frequently involved in giving career advice to young people, but have not found suitable references for making thoughtful, informed, objective decisions.
The book also contains discussions about personality types that would be more appropriate for teaching a class in career counselling, than for giving someone objective advice. I also wonder about the seeming mis-match between the book's theoretical discussions and the overwhelmingly blue-collar occupations listed (eg butcher, bus-driver, miner...). I am wondering for what kind of person the book is intended. In any case it probably would do better with simple, minimalistic instructions and less discussion to convince someone of a self-identity that appeals to them.
The careers mentioned include occupations that haven't been done in the Western countries for decades or longer, or worse, have been pretty much automated out of existence (eg, embroiderer). There are also dated occupations listed that have been nearly obsoleted by changing lifestyles (milkman). There are also occupations listed whereby the number of jobs available compared to the number of potential applicants is exceedingly small (eg, actor, gamekeeper, ergonomist). And finally, there are a few careers listed that are impractical due to insufficient remuneration to make them worthwhile.
I'm disappointed, because I am frequently involved in giving career advice to young people, but have not found suitable references for making thoughtful, informed, objective decisions.
33 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Excellent at assessing your skills
2 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
Even though I have favored the arts (writing, cooking, etc), I have been drawn to the sciences as well, but I told myself I wasn't that good in them. After purchasing this book and taking the tests, I realized that I was very skilled in areas that are used in the sciences. Now, I am considering taking food science classes and changing my career.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An excellent choice for libraries
12 April 2007
Format:Paperback
There are many tests geared to determining aptitude and offering career choices: so which one is appropriate for a particular direction? Career, Aptitude & Selection Tests: Match Your IQ, Personality & Abilities to Your Ideal Career is in its 2nd updated edition to reach intermediate users with the latest aptitude tests and their links to career direction. Chapters do more than discuss tests: they provide such tests, with the newly revised edition including several new tests, and offer tips for analysis. An excellent choice for libraries catering to businesspeople looking at career change, as well as for students seeking direction.
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