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Psychologists have made major breakthroughs in designing tests that you can take -- on your own -- to help you make critical decisions about your career,
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
don't buy this book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Career Tests: 25 Revealing Self-Tests to Help You Find and Succeed at the Perfect Career (Paperback)
I agree with the previous review. This book was not worth the money--in fact I returned it, and I hardly ever return a book. The title implies to me, at least, that there are tests in the book you can take, and then you can match the results to various careers. The test consist of psychological questions, and after you finish taking them, evidenly you are suppose to figure them out, with no guidance. It doesn't even give the HINT of what careers you may be suited for--there is NOTHING about careers in this book. An extremely misleading title.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
STINKS!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Career Tests: 25 Revealing Self-Tests to Help You Find and Succeed at the Perfect Career (Paperback)
This book taught me absolutely nothing I didn't already know! I'm well aware that I hate my job, thanks. And I'm also aware that I want to change careers. All this book told me was that I hate my job... and want to change careers. I'm appalled by the thing. I guess if you're not the least bit self-aware this might be some sort of help (though if you're not self-aware why you would be looking for self-help is beyond me). The tests are easy to take but often awkward or confusing to score. And the time spent in the scoring isn't in the least well spent because the results won't tell you anything that will help you determine what you might actually want to do with your life. All I got at the end of each one was frustration. There are no real assessments of career interests in this book. All the tests are vague pop psychology assessments of things like how neurotic you are (I swear! One of the tests is called "The Neurotic Scale"! If that isn't biased, I don't know what is). You will not walk away with any sense of what sorts of careers would be a good fit for you, or what interests or tendencies you have would fit with what sorts of available careers. I can't stress enough - don't waste your money or time on this book. I'd give negative stars if I could.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pop-Psychology At Its Worst,
By A Customer
This review is from: Career Tests: 25 Revealing Self-Tests to Help You Find and Succeed at the Perfect Career (Paperback)
I considered the intro to this book to be very misleading. This book will not help you make meaningful career decisions. Instead it's just a bunch of over-generalized pop-psychology tests that you can take. These tests are then followed by very weak and very general explanations of your test results that seem to be more focused on the author bragging about his extensive research than anything else. I don't recommend this book at all!
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