Assessment & Career Planning Flashcards

A client whose Holland code is SEC is working as a laboratory researcher, a job with an IRA environment code. How would Holland describe this person-environment fit?

Answer: Low congruence

Congruence is the match between a person's type and their work environment, and SEC versus IRA is a poor match.

An ipsative assessment such as a forced-choice values ranking is MOST appropriate for which purpose?

Answer: Showing the relative order of preferences within one person

Ipsative scores rank preferences within one person, so they shouldn't be used to compare people.

Which theory treats career assessment as gathering clients' life stories through the Career Construction Interview?

Answer: Savickas' Career Construction Theory

Savickas created the Career Construction Interview to draw out life themes through narrative questions such as role models and favorite stories.

An assessment correlates highly with job performance ratings collected six months later. What kind of validity does this show?

Answer: Predictive validity

Predictive validity is shown when test scores forecast an outcome measured later.

Which reading of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in career counseling is MOST appropriate?

Answer: Using type to explore preferences and possible work-style fit

The MBTI describes preferences and supports self-exploration; it is not meant for selection or predicting performance.

In Parsons' trait-and-factor approach, what is the first step of the career decision process?

Answer: Gaining a clear understanding of oneself

Parsons' three steps start with self-understanding, then knowledge of occupations, then true reasoning about how the two relate.

A counselor gives an English-normed interest inventory to a recent immigrant with limited English. What is the main concern?

Answer: Results may not be valid because of language and cultural bias

Language barriers and a mismatched norm group can lower the validity of scores for culturally diverse clients.