After obtaining the graph with personal profile, the client will access (under supervision)
the option Match occupations. According to the clarity of career objectives a match level
from 0 to 4 will be selected (0 for those occupations that correspond entirely to the
aptitude profile, and 4 for the occupations up to four levels below the client’s aptitude
level). The program will offer a list of the most appropriate occupations (for 0) for
individual aptitudes, with a detailed description of the major group, subgroup, education
and qualification requirements, as well as a comparative profile of the aptitudes proved
and the ones necessary for the occupation displayed. In the end it is possible to print out
the results. In case the list automatically displayed by the program does not include the
desired occupation, the client must select the option Search profile in the main menu,
then Major group (e. g. Specialists with intellectual and scientific occupations), then
Major subgroup (e.g. Other specialists with intellectual and scientific occupations), scroll
down to the identification of the desired occupation (e.g. press correspondent / journalist
/ artist) with the specific aptitude profile, which will be compared to the personal profile
displayed previously.
The soft version ensures the advantage of quick and easy processing of the results
automatically by the computer and comparison of the individual profile with the profile
for each occupation.
Psychological testing sites – in English (available on the Internet):
- ATP – Association of Test Publishers (http://testpublishers.org) is an NGO
representing test and assessment instruments producers, other educational or
employment services. - Canadian online counselling centre (http://www.therapyonline.ca) offers
counselling services, as well as information on the security, ethics and
attractivity of online counselling. - CRESST – National Center for Research on Assessment, Standards and
Student Testing (http://www.cse.ucla.edu/CRESSTHome.html) offers
information on alternative assessment. - ePsych (http://epsych.msstate.edu) a psychology guide offering digital
resources (java demonstrations, experiments and video clips). - ERIC – Testing and Assessment Resource Centre (http://www.ericae.net/)
represents a reference resource for psychological and educational testing and
assessment offering novelties, publications and articles in the field. A useful
instrument is the TLS – Test Locator Service realised in collaboration with
ETS (Educational Testing Service), Buros Institute and Pro-Ed Publishing
containing descriptions, and contact information of suppliers of over 10,000
psychological and educational measurement instruments. This can be
accessed at: http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp.