Test Your Own Job Aptitude: Exploring Your Career Potential, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Jim Barrett (Author), Geoff Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1992

This easy-to-use handbook features a battery of tests which assesses logical, numerical, verbal, and abstract reasoning powers, as well as technological and clerical skills. Completely revised, updated, and expanded, the guide takes into account personality, motivation, and individual interests, and matches the results against an extensive index of over 400 careers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (November 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140168346
• ISBN-13: 978-0140168341
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #528,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value -- best $ I've spent in a while!, February 19, 2000

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glassgirl10 (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Test Your Own Job Aptitude: Exploring Your Career Potential, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This well organized book includes a battery of skill, aptitude and gratification tests. The results of the tests give the user an indication of the type of person they are which cross-references to a list of occupations.

The 5 star rating reflects the value. I honestly believe that you could spend much, much more with a career counselor and know only a little more about yourself or your aptitudes than with these tests.

By spending a few hours (I did this over a few nights), plus maybe taking a Myers-Briggs test online (or one like it), and you'll have a good current assessment of yourself and a hint of a direction for less $15 (including s&h!).

tip: have a friend or your spouse help with the testing. They will be interested in your results and may be inspired to do something for themselves as well.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Great Book!, March 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Test Your Own Job Aptitude: Exploring Your Career Potential, Revised Edition (Paperback)

If you are looking for a book to help you analyze your career potential, this is the one! This book has everything you need in it--it has tests to measure your abilities, motivation, and personality. Other books on the market only have pieces of this information, and cost much more. The tests did take some time to take, but I thought they were right on the mark for me. This book is well worth the money!

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book, it helped change my life!!!, August 8, 2002

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ana (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Test Your Own Job Aptitude: Exploring Your Career Potential, Revised Edition (Paperback)

I had been injured at my previous occupation, and was eligible for vocational rehabilitation. My employer and VR were willing to help me, but I had a big decision to make. WHAT KIND OF JOB / CAREER SHOULD I CHOOSE? I hit the bookstores and there are dozens of these kinds of books. However, this one is different. It not only tests your aptitude (like other books do and then stop) but also your personality and your motivation. For me this book made all the difference in the world. In other books, I always scored high in two areas. The titles of these areas might be different in every book, so I will use research and practical. "TEST YOUR OWN JOB APTITUDE" goes one step further and crossed referenced results like this. I researched all the choices and decided on a career in Biomedical Engineering Technology. I completed a two-year degree and now have a job that I LOVE. I love to fix things, I love to help people, and I hate being tied to a desk. This career was tailor made for me. I hope this helps you, I have recommended this book to many others over the last 3 years. Some have even changed their majors because of it. I also recommend that a friend help you answer the personality section. I was depressed when I did it by myself and it threw the results way off. A friend who knew me before the accident "corrected" some of my answers. By the way - I am a 41 year-old female and 20 years ago would never have dreamed I could become an Engineer!!!