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On this week's show we were joined by Dr. David Litton. David is a licensed Psychologist and consultant with expertise in career and executive counseling, change management, psychotherapy, EAP counseling, and critical incident debriefing. David joined us to talk about career assessments like the Campbell Interest & Skills Survey, the Birkman, and Edgar Schein's Career Anchors. He also shared with us groundbreaking work like Martin Seligman's Positive Psychology. Read the rest of this entry »

Taking stock of your career assets includes taking a look at your personal traits. Traits are not the same as personal values, nor are they the same as skills. Traits specifically describe how we do our work in the world. Create a list of your traits – you can find traits online, of course, but the best list I’ve ever seen is in What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Bolles. Round up what you think are your top 5 traits and then, if you dare... Read the rest of this entry »

Reviewing and comparing the results of two or three assessments can give you a great understanding of career direction. In this post, we talk about the DISC, Strong Interest Inventory, and Clifton StrengthsFinder assessments to help you find the work you love. Read the rest of this entry »

Using a behavioral assessment can be very helpful for validating what you might be already sensing are your strong propensities. They can also cause you to see things creatively by bringing more underlying common threads into focus. However, I want to caution you to not rely solely on the results of these "tests." Assessments don’t decide... Read the rest of this entry »

Finding out that you may enjoy "speaking in front of crowds" and feeding off their energy could open up commonly thought of "stage positions" such as Actor, Speaker, Politician, Comedian, etc. Read the rest of this entry »