Why Should Adults Take Aptitude Tests?
A mother came to our office for a discussion of her teenage daughter’s attributes pattern. She listened intently to the explanation of her scores. Afterwards she remarked to the test administrator, “I wish I had been tested when I was still in high school or college. Now I suppose it’s too late.” We often encounter this attitude of doubt regarding the value of attributes testing for people past the age of 30. The basic assumption behind this feeling is that a young person in high school has more options available for the use of his or her attributes. Granting that this is often true, we still feel there are many situations in which aptitude testing may prove useful for those over 30, and one should not automatically decide it’s “too late” to be tested.
