Career or aptitude testing and counseling
We would like to find someone in the Bay Area who offers comprehensive career and/or aptitude testing. Our son is starting his college search and we'd like to help him understand more about himself and what kinds of college and career paths might be a good fit for him, his mind, his interests. I did this kind of aptitude testing growing up and it was immensely helpful in providing directional guidance that eventually led to a rewarding career.
He is taking the Strong Inventory and will receive an assessment from a counselor. But we are looking for other options too, ideally with more hands on, guided testing to look at the whole person.
Any recommendations or advice are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Jan 3, 2023
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Years ago, we learned of Johnson O'Connor Foundation --from BPN! https://www.jocrf.org/locations/san-francisco/ Both my sons did the two days of testing and I sat in on the debriefs In depth and covers from skills (mechanical, visualization, musical) to reasoning to personality-career implications. Reports struck my sons as useful and me as perceptive and accurate. Tests are normed to a college population.
Check out the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation. My son and I went through their testing and I thought they were spot on with their assessments and recommendations: https://www.jocrf.org/