WHY USE ASSESSMENTS?
WHY USE ASSESSMENTS?
WHY USE EPICSCAREER AS AN ASSESSMENT?
- It only uses imagery, which elicits a quick response based on intuition.
- It works on personal experience and preference rather than conscious biases, recommendations, or cognitive manipulation.
- Affirms an individual’s strengths based on instinct
- Provides the participant validation of his or her self-knowledge
- Yields a direction based on unique experiences
- Can be used to set realistic and achievable goals
- Eliminates obstacles such as language, literacy and some cultural and religious biases
- Based on the RIASEC Holland Interest themes that is globally accepted
- When used in conjunction with cognitive activities, it can show how the right-brain EPICS could provide another perspective.
WHAT PERSONALITY AND STRENGTH ASSESSMENTS PROVIDE IN GENERAL
- Discovers and explains an individual’s unique construction as to their personal partialities
- Depending on the assessment it can be related to personality, needs, values, motivators, interests and environment.
- Designate individual traits in their personality, styles of working and environments to thrive in.
- Results are unbiased – no right or wrong/good or bad choices
- Contributes to one’s self-understanding
- Most are instantaneous and user friendly
- Many are bilingual or multilingual
WHAT PERSONALITY AND STRENGTH ASSESSMENT DO NOT PROVIDE OR REVEAL
- Personal problems or psychopathic disorders
- Tell you what job to pursue, what to do or what major to take
- Where to apply e.g. colleges, companies…
HOW CAN EPICS BE USED
- Career planning
- Job or career decisions
- Improving or strengthening work skills
- Selecting a major in college
- Determining the best volunteer work to have meaning
- For choosing a class, workshop or hobby
- Team building
- Improving communication skills
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT EPICS
- Uses imagery instead of words
- Based on intuitive responses
- Uses brain science to create concrete goals
- Identifies personal and professional skill and need necessary for successful career opportunities
- It separates personality and environment to understand how individuals need to express themselves in a particular environment that enables them to thrive.
- It is non-threatening for individuals’ with challenges or special needs such as language, cognitive skills, or educational levels.
- It helps encourage realistic choices for positive goal setting and validates their likes and dislikes.
- It is effortless, different and can provide confidence, as individuals intuitively respond to the images based on their own feelings and experiences.
WHO USES THE HOLLAND INTEREST THEMES BESIDES EPICS
- The US Department of Labor
- Missouri Occupational Card Sort
- Many colleges, universities, career counselors and businesses