Which Psychometric test is best for Career Development?
The most useful part of any type of assessment is the dialogue around the interpretation of the results (IMHO). Myers-Briggs and other personality-type instruments are best NOT used for diagnosis…they are best used for dialogue. Human beings are much too complex and have too many variables in their lives/histories to be summed up by a self-report, pencil-and-paper test. I prefer to start with the following assessments before a conversation about personality/working style (as well as work environment motivation): – Edgar Schein’s assessment for Career Anchors – Myers-Briggs Step II, which includes the extensive subscales or facets – Thomas Kilman Conflict Mode Indicator (<> – The Self-Directed Search by John Holland None of
