Career Selection is a vital decision that an individual has to make. Every career needs a certain kind of aptitude or combination of aptitudes. Also, if one’s aptitude matches the career choice they have selected, it gives them a greater ability to excel in their career choice. Getting an aptitude test done before a career decision would prove to be a helpful tool for introspecting.

Having an interest in becoming a designer is very different from possessing the aptitude to become one. Therefore interest and aptitude are two very different aspects and identifying them is necessary to make a career decision.

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The test we use at EduPrism, a career and education consultancy, has domains such as abstract reasoning, verbal aptitude, logical reasoning, creative aptitude, spatial aptitude, language usage, numerical aptitude, infotech aptitude, mechanical aptitude, and perceptual aptitude.

We, at EduPrism, recommend you to appear for our multi-dimensional test, which along with an interest, personality, EQ, and orientation style gives a wholesome analysis to pursue a desired educational path.

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The various psychological assessments are used to test aptitude, interest, orientation style, personality, emotional quotient and many more.

These assessments are a very useful tool for introspection for a career selection and choosing the right education path. These tests give detailed feedback to the individual regarding the level of ability being assessed. They undoubtedly bring a change in the desired direction and mold an individual’s educational path for betterment.

When one is asked to take any psychological assessment always remember to ask these 5 questions:-

1.     Is the test a standardized one?

        – Standardized tests mean that it is free of any bias

2.     How reliable is the test?

         – Reliability means that a test should produce consistent scores

3.     How valid is the test?

         – Validity refers to whether the test measures what it claims to measure

4.     Is it based on the Indian norms or any other norms that are important?

         – Based on Indian norms means that the test has been standardized on the Indian population.  

5.     What is the objective of taking the test and how would the outcome benefit you?

         – Before taking any assessment, always ask yourself what is the objective behind it and how will the test results help you.

Every good psychological assessment always has 5 major parameters that are objectivity, reliability, validity, norms and practicability.

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The psychological assessment at EduPrism Consultancy, a career and education consultancy, evaluates 5 major dimensions which are

1. Orientation style
2. Interests,
3. Aptitude,
4. Personality and
5. Emotional intelligence (EQ). 

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The multidimensional test generates a report which would be completely based on the answers marked by the individual without any bias involved. It would be a detailed report which is 30 to 35 pages long that would have a complete analysis based on the 5 major dimensions. This report will be quantitative in nature and provide exact scoring of over 50 attributes. 

The report also provides a developmental plan which helps the student to work on their weakness under the special vigilance of EduPrism’s psychologist.

Today there seems to be an infinitely large pool of educational options. Students and parents are asked to make a lot of these hard choices since 8th standard itself. New governmental educational policies allowing students to pick and choose from a larger spectrum of subjects have made these choices even more difficult with far-reaching consequences. In times such as these, taking advice from professionals who are equipped with the right tools, analysis methods and up-to-date knowledge can make these choices easier. 

Professionals have:-

1. Right tools such as psychometric tests that analyze several factors which cannot be easily measured by talking. Up-to-date tests can help reveal several factors which can be life-changing.
2. Professionals are bound to have more updated knowledge with current trends and the future of educational paths. Paths such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing or Additive Manufacturing are more than just buzz-words and understanding them is very important before committing a student’s future to it. 
3. Good professionals give an unbiased opinion about the students. Professionals have no judgments or pre-existing notions about the children and analyze the students with a clean slate. 
4. Good professionals not only help in understanding and analyze students but also provide strong developmental plans so that the students can improve on factors that they lack.
5. Good professionals also have degrees that are recognized by medical associations, international universities and governmental organizations.

We highly urge parents and students to check the credentials and qualifications of professionals before committing to one. Good counselors will generally have more than just certificates from organizations. Most of these certificates are just a few days’ courses that are very misleading which can never be compared with degrees given to graduates that have studied even small details for years. It is also very important to choose the right experts to help the students and parents. Experts who have themselves followed the educational paths can give a detailed explanation of what are the advantages, disadvantages, scope and future of the field when compared to a generic counselor.