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Online Assessments
As part of the registration and assessment process, ReadyMinds clients complete
an in-depth questionnaire, the ReadyMinds General Survey. This qualitative
assessment tool gives each individual an opportunity to share important
background information with their ReadyMinds Career Counselor. The General
Survey seeks expressed information in the following important areas which
relate to career planning:
- current/prior educational and employment experiences
- family career history
- interests, skill and values which are important to the client
- client's motivation and goal setting style
- most important accomplishments to date
- client's self-report with respect to needs in career planning: assessment,
exploration, decision-making, self-marketing
- barriers to career success
- specific expectations from ReadyMinds career counseling
- current resume
After completion of the General Survey, clients complete the SDS®
(Self-Directed Search). The SDS, which is the most widely used interest
inventory in the world, is a guide to educational and career planning
first developed by Dr. John Holland in 1971 and subsequently updated three
times. It is based on extensive research about how people choose careers.
The SDS Interpretive Report helps you and your counselor learn about yourself
and your educational and life/career choices. It is based upon the theory
that people can be loosely classified into six different groups: Realistic,
Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional (RIASEC).
Can RIASEC letters be used to classify jobs and other things?
Yes. Jobs, occupations, fields of study, and leisure activities can be
grouped into RIASEC areas. It is helpful to think of these as environments
that are more comfortable, friendly, and beneficial for some Holland types
than for others. For example, if you are a Social type, you will probably
like a social environment most because social jobs require activities,
values, abilities, and self-views that you have or prefer. In general,
people who find environments that match their type are likely to be the
most satisfied and successful.
Why is it important for your counselor to analyze your report?
Your counselor will be provided with your code and SDS report. The SDS
report has taken your code and searched lists of 1,309 occupations, over
750 fields of study, and over 700 leisure activities. This was done to
increase awareness of potentially satisfying occupations for you, and
to provide you and your counselor with a better understanding of your
future career possibilities
By integrating the General Survey with the results of the SDS, the
ReadyMinds Career Counselor is able to begin the process from a very informed
and personalized point of view.
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