The congruence of the profile results from comparing the scales against each other and
appreciating the significance of the correlation coefficients obtained.
The inventory ends (the counsellor having made sure the respondent has understood the
logic of the instrument and how to answer) with identifying the professions compatible
with the system of preferences of the beneficiary in the list of occupations generated.
Poorly outlined or flat profiles pose interpretation problems and clients may view with
reserve recommendations of too broad professional areas, as they are presented in the
national classification of occupations (e.g. in Romania – COR: major groups, major
subgroups, minor groups); clients prefer to be given basic groups and component
occupations.
The instrument is completed with marking the choices for each item (the pairs of threes)
in accordance with the preference for the activities proposed, based on an ascending
eight-step scale, alphabetically marked (from A to H).
Interpreting the results involves studying the profile of the person tested and – according
to the scores – establishing whether the profile is:
- clear, distinct, well-outlined;
- poorly outlined;
- flat.
This classification is made according to the positioning of scores obtained for the items in
the inventory on the scale from A to H, corresponding to each Factor.
A clear, distinct, well-outlined profile implies that:
- the scores of at least two scales range from E to H or
- the score of at least one of the scales is either G or H.
In other words, a profile is well outlined if the scores range between E and H for
all scales.
A poorly outlined profile occurs when:
- the scores of at least two scales are either C or D or
- the score of one of the scales is either E or F.
In other words, a profile is poorly outlined if the scores range between C and D
for all scales.
A flat profile occurs when:
- the scores of at least four scales are either A or B, and
- the scores of the other scales are anywhere between A and D.