Transferability of Skills Analysis
There are many resources that can be utilized by students, recent graduates, and standing members of the workforce to locate employment. Many schools provide job-placement assistance that will help students find employment in their chosen fields of study. Many schools today focus on career-training, rather than the arts and humanities, and serve to prepare people for real-life jobs and then place them onto business career paths. For those not attending school, there are employment agencies and career centers that can help find a new job or help to make the switch between professions. Recruiting groups additionally can be hired by either companies or individuals seeking employment to make the perfect match. However, it is important that one understands what line of work would be the most appropriate choice before diving into a profession that will guide the course for the rest of one's life; attempting to find a career in an area that is not well suited for the individual can lead to tragic events. In an attempt to help people discover what major course of study to pursue while in college, or to guide the workforce member in choosing the best job, career assessment tests have become a widely used tool. These tests, which have been developed by school guidance counselors, career training experts, and various other organizations and...
These factors may include personality, aptitude, values, likes, dislikes, and training. Unfortunately, these tests do not always reach their potential, and it is important for a career counseling center to carefully consider the elements that will be included in its chosen career assessment tests.
One State-sponsored tool for career assessment can be found online at Maryland's CareerNet website, which is maintained by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR). This site utilizes their own "GET Process," which is a watered down version of the Career Development Model that was produced by the Maryland State Department of Education. The three steps of this process are Gathering Information, Exploring Careers, and Take Action. The career assessment would take place during the first and second steps, leading to the action that would be taken in the third. This site is, unfortunately, very poorly designed, with broken links, garishly amateur graphics, difficult navigation, and little to no actual content. The "assistance" given by this site is actually a set of links to websites that have been minimally (if at all) reviewed by the DLLR for useful content.
The first CareerNet link I followed was to…
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