The Career Quest Success Process
CQS utilizes the Career Direct® assessment to assist you in understanding yourself and planning a career path that aligns well with who you really are. Career Direct® assesses four essential components of career selection: personality, interests, skills and values. As a result, it is one of the most comprehensive guidance systems on the market today.
The assessment involves a multitude of carefully designed questions. In the sections for Activities, Education Subjects, and Occupations you respond on a scale from “Dislike very much” to “Like very much”. In other sections, you respond similarly to: Skills, The Work Environment, Work Expectations, and Life Values. This online tool can be completed in a private location of your choosing, in less than an hour. Your consultant may ask you to provide some additional information in a preliminary questionnaire.
After you complete the assessment component, your consultant will contact you to schedule a meeting with him, to review the results. Usually, you meet with your consultant within two weeks, and there you will review the detailed assessment report. He will help you understand the report’s measures and explain further how it can serve you in developing your personal action plan.
For many years, CQS has productively utilized distance technology for meetings, when appropriate.
CQS Consultation Types
Career Quest Success recognizes that the needs of someone embarking on an education program can be quite different from those of someone considering a mid-career transition. This will affect how your consultant approaches the assessment results and plans the consultation.
Why Invest in a Career Direct Assessment?
One of the most important quests in life is finding an occupation that aligns with your personal make-up. When this happens, your full person is matched with your daily work activities. Your success in that field is much more likely when your personality, interests, skills and values are in sync with your work. However, a mismatch can result in years of frustration and disappointment through the wrong academic path or occupation. The financial costs of poorly choosing a college major or occupation add to the potential losses.
The time and investment of a Career Direct® assessment is relatively minimal, when contrasted with the investment of years leading up to a career path choice. Further, college students average at least one change of major and many make several such changes. These issues are often caused by the individuals misunderstanding how they are uniquely made and how that affects long-term success in the workplace. A Career Direct® assessment through Career Quest Success can increase the likelihood of finding a good career match and avoiding the costs of a flawed choice.
As described above, the CQS consultation is tailored to your current situation. If you have finished school or have been in the workforce for some time, then an Occupational Assessment and consultation are called for. If you are in high school or college and are most immediately looking for education direction, then an Education Assessment and consultation are more appropriate.
An investment in a CQS assessment and consultation has a current upfront cost of:
Occupational Assessment $300
Educational Assessment $300