An O*NET Academy Briefing: Overview of the O*NET Career Exploration Assessment Tools

1. An O*NET Academy Briefing:Overview of the O*NET CareerExploration Assessment Tools Presented by Dr. Janet Wall Senior Trainer, O*NET Academy

2. Reminders • Webinar will be archived • PowerPoint slides will be available for downloading. • Access http://www.onetacademy.com • Come in with questions at any time

3. Goals of Webinar • To introduce you to the 3 O*NET career exploration tools • Interest Profiler • Work Importance Profiler • Ability Profiler • To show you how these tools help to direct you to occupational information

4. Person – Environment Fit Assessment helps here.

5. Whole Person Assessment • The assessments are pieces of the puzzle. • No one assessment should be used in career exploration and career guidance. • Include other information as well – personality, motivation, preferences, emotional intelligence,etc.

6. Three Major Foci of Career Development Programs • What You Like -- INTERESTS • What You Value -- WORK VALUES • What You Know and Can Do -- ABILITIES O*NET Assessment Tools provide each.

7. DoL Created O*NET Assessment Tools • Developed only for career exploration, career counseling • Not for job selection or selection into job training programs

8. O*NET Career Exploration Tools

9. Review of Instruments

10. What Interests You? The Interest Profiler

11. Areas Measured The O*NET Interest Profiler and Computerized Interest Profiler measure six types of occupational interests: • Realistic • Investigative • Artistic • Social • Enterprising • Conventional

12. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Realistic: • Construction Workers • Automotive Mechanics • Electricians and Technicians • Engineers and Architects

13. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Investigative: • Computer Systems Analysts • Archeologists • Forensic Science Technicians • Psychiatrists and Surgeons

14. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Artistic: • Floral Designer • Graphic Designer • Actors and Musicians • Creative Writers

15. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Social: • Crossing Guards • Physical Therapists • Teachers • Psychologists

16. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Enterprising: • Door-to-Door Salespersons • Real Estate Sales Agents • Chefs and Head Cooks • Judges and Lawyers

17. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Conventional: • Clerks and Secretaries • Computer Operators • Accountants • Actuaries

18. Work Interest Areas R I A S E C Realistic Artistic Enterprising Investigative Social Conventional

19. O*NET Occupations Master List After self-scoring, find occupations in “Master List.”

20. Sample of Master List Note: Job Zones

21. Computerized Version Results

22. What Do You Value? The Work Importance Profiler

23. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Seeing the results of your efforts • Lets you use your best abilities • Feeling of accomplishment • Achievement: • Fire Fighters • Police Officers and Detectives • Airline Pilots • Surgeons

24. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Independence: • Sales Representatives • Talent Directors • Training and Development Specialists • Astronomers • Doing things on your own • Make you own decisions

25. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Good possibilities for advancement • High prestige jobs • Potential for leadership • Recognition: • Models • Athletes • Education Administrators • Music Directors

26. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Relationships: • Child Care Workers • Occupational/Physical Therapist Assistants • Librarians • Athletic Trainers • Co-workers are friendly • Service to others • Jobs that do not make you go against what you think is right

27. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Company stands behind it workers • Management style is comfortable • Jobs in companies with a reputation of treating employees well • Support: • Office Clerks • Retail Salespersons • Machinists • Loan Officers

28. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Working Conditions: • Telemarketers • Agricultural Inspectors • Desktop Publishers • Actuaries • Pay, life style, work style (busy all the time, work alone, etc)

29. Work Value Areas A I R R S W Achievement Recognition Support Working Conditions Independence Relationships

30. Work Values Master List Computerized version gives occupations automatically

31. Computerized Version Results

32. Combined Master List Job Zone Interest Work Value

33. The Ability Profiler • What Can You Do? • What are Your Work-Related Skills? Paper-based instrument

34. Eleven Subtests Power Speeded

35. What is Measured? (1) 1. Verbal Ability – understand the meaning of words and use them effectively in good communication when you listen, speak or write (Vocabulary) 2. Arithmetic Reasoning – use several math skills and logical thinking to solve problems in everyday situations (Arithmetic Reasoning)

36. What is Measured? (2) 3. Computation – use arithmetic operations of additional, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve everyday problems involving numbers (Computation) 4. Spatial Ability – form pictures of objects in your mind; easily understanding how drawings represent real objects and correctly imagining how parts fit together (Three-Dimensional Space)

37. What is Measured? (3) 5. Form Perception – quickly and accurately see details in objects, pictures, or drawings (Object Matching) 6. Clerical Perception – see detail in printed materials (Name Comparison)

38. What is Measured? (4) 7. Motor Coordination – quickly and accurately coordinate eyes with hands or fingers when making precise movements (Mark Making) paper/pencil 8. and 9. Manual Dexterity– quickly and accurately move hands easily and skillfully (Place and Turn) 10. and 11. Finger Dexterity – ability to move fingers skillfully and easily (Assemble and Disassemble)

39. Automated Scoring • Scoring program can be downloaded from http://www.onetcenter.org • Individual score report provided • Occupations for all 5 jobs zones are provided for the person’s profile

40. Job Zone 1 Occupations

41. Job Zone 2 Occupations

42. Job Zone 3 Occupations

43. Job Zone 4 Occupations

44. Job Zone 5 Occupations

45. Ability Profiler Supporting Materials • Online Self-Assessment Quiz ! Gauge your understanding of what it takes to successfully administer the Ability Profiler . • Downloadable Lunch and Learn Training Packet Includes PowerPoint Slides, FAQs, Administrator Checklist, and Scenarios for Group Discussion • Available from www.onetacademy.com

46. Exploring an Occupation • Select occupation to explore – based on INTEREST, WORK VALUES, OR ABILITITES • Example: Carpenters • Go to O*NET ONLINE • http://online.onetcenter.org

47. O*NET Online

48. Search for Occupational Information

49. Get List of Possibilities

50. Comprehensive Information