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Career Assessment

Orison Professional Services offers a number of assessments and career profiling tools for career management and career decision-making purposes.

We use four career assessment tools with our clients: The Knowdell ™ Career Assessment and Profiling program, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI ®), the CPI 260 ® Leadership Assessment, and the Personal Style Indicator ©, described below:

Knowdell™ Career Assessment and Profiling

Using the Career Development Model developed by Richard Knowdell, we offer a four-step career profiling process to help you to:

(1)

Understand your:

			*Career Values* (by identifying and ranking 50 variables of work satisfaction – such as time freedom, precision work, power, technical competence and public contact) ,
			Motivated Skills (by ranking 48 transferrable skills that are central to personal and career satisfaction and success),
			*Vocational Interests* (chosing from more than 100 high-appeal jobs and fields), and
			*Personal Style* (your way of responding to people and to tasks .

	(2)	Explore your full range of possible career options, using the data we’ve gathered in the profiling exercises;
	(3)	Focus on the best and most attainable career option(s) for you; and
	(4)	Develop a plan to reach your goal(s)

The Career Decision-Making Profile uses Knowdell™ Card Sorts, and includes administration of either the MBTI ® (described below), or the Personal Style Indicator © (described below).

We will provide up to two hours of in-person or telephone consultation to evaluate your results and explore career options. Our fee for Career Profile administration, interpretive materials, and evaluation of results is $400 using the MBTI ®, or $350 using the Personal Style Indicator ©.

To order the Career Decision-Making Profile assessment and consultation, click here.

Myers Briggs Type Indicator ® MBTI ®

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® is one of the best known and most trusted personality tools available today. The MBTI ® can be used to understand an individual’s preferences for drawing energy from others or from within, receiving and communicating information, decision-making, and life style /work style choices. The MBTI ® can also be used to better understand individual differences and uncover new ways to work and interact with others.

The MBTI ® assessment is provided online, and usually takes about 20 minutes to complete. A 1-hour in-person meeting or telephone consultation is provided to evaluate results. Our fee for MBTI ® administration, interpretive materials, and evaluation of results is $225.

To order the MBTI ® assessment and consultation, click here.

CPI 260 ® Leadership Assessment

The CPI 260 ® Assessment contains 260 carefully selected items that are used to measure three vector scales (Interpersonal Approach, Intrapersonal Values, and Level of Satisfaction) and more than two dozen scales in five broad categories: (1) Dealing with Others, (2) Self-Management, (3) Motivations and Thinking Style, (4) Personal Characteristics, and (5) Work- Related Measures.

Additional interpretive results are provided pertaining to leadership capabilities, under five Core Performance Areas: (1) Self-Management (2) Organizational Capabilities, (3) Team Building and Teamwork, (4) Problem Solving, and (5) Sustaining the Vision.

The CPI 260 ® Leadership Assessment is provided online, and usually takes about 20-30 minutes to complete. A 1 1/2 to 2-hour in-person meeting or telephone consultation is provided to evaluate results. Our fee for CPI 260 ® Leadership Assessment administration and evaluation of results is $325.

To order The CPI 260 ® Leadership Assessment and consultation, click here.

The Personal Style Indicator © is a scientifically developed, self-scoring learning and communication instrument which can help you to (1) understand your basic personal style of responding to people and to tasks, (2) gain a better understanding of how your personal style impacts others, (3) understand and accept other peoples' style tendencies, and (4) develop a plan to increase your effectiveness in working with others.

We will mail you the Personal Style Indicator © and self-scoring interpretive materials, and provide a 1-hour in-person or telephone consultation to evaluate results. Our fee for Personal Style Indicator © administration, interpretive materials, and evaluation of results is $150.

To order the Personal Style Indicator © assessment and consultation , click here.

ORISON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC.

"Inspiring people to accomplish great things!"

Hamburg / Buffalo, NY: (716) 649-0094

Pittsburgh, PA: (724) 941-7151

Website: www.orisonservices.com
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Client Notes

“Thanks to your help, I have found a new career. You may remember that you worked with me on a resume and sent it to a list of retained recruiters... this week I signed a contract to become Chief Operating Officer [of a leading manufacturer] in Anaheim, CA. Your help was invaluable.”
– S. Carroll

“You did an excellent job of providing career development counseling and advice. Your knowledge of the search market provides a real advantage during the search process and when developing long term career development plans.”
– D. Workman

“You do an excellent job of listening to your clients' needs and articulating their experience in an effective mannor. You helped me write in a style that allowed my authentic voice to come through.”
– E. Valaitis