El Inventario de Examen de Carreras, Segundo Edicion (Career Exploration Inventory, Spanish edition)

This is the Spanish edition of the Career Exploration Inventory.

The IEC asks test-takers to consider their past, present, and future activities by reflecting on 120 brief activity statements. Test-takers then indicate whether they enjoyed or would enjoy that activity. A simple self-scoring grid totals the responses and provides an immediate graphic picture of interest levels in 15 career clusters. And here is the good part: test-takers unfold the device to its Work, Learning, and Leisure Activities Guide. Here they find a chart with information on each of the 15 career clusters. Using the results of their inventory, they can focus on two to three career clusters of greatest interest to them.

The IEC is packed with useful information for each of the 15 career clusters, including: 

• Related Occupations. A complete list of all job titles from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) related to each career cluster. This ties the IEC to a major source of additional information on jobs via quick lookup of descriptions in the OOH.
• Typical Leisure Activities. Lists leisure activities related to each career cluster. Those with limited work experience relate to the career cluster, which helps guide them to school or leisure activities related to their interests.
• Related Education and Training. Names specific high school and college courses, college majors, or training programs related to the career cluster.
• Related GOE Interest Areas and Work Groups. Lists the new GOE Interest Areas and Work Groups related to the career clusters. And the GOE then cross-references to all O*NET jobs, providing access to the most up-to-date of all occupational information sources.

John Liptak, Ed.D., has written several books and best-selling assessments for JIST. He is one of the leading developers of quantitative and qualitative assessments in the country and is the associate director of the Experiential Learning and Career Development office at Radford University in Radford, Virginia.

He provides career assessment and career counseling services for students. He also helps them develop portfolios and search for employment and internship opportunities that match their interests and values. Liptak focuses on teaching students about the connections between career development and learning, leisure, and work experiences.

He consults on the development of assessments for schools and agencies around the country and has developed specialized assessment instruments for use with clients. He is a regular speaker at national and international conventions on assessment development and is also a JIST-certified trainer.

For interview requests or questions about Liptak, contact Selena Dehne at sdehne@jist.com or (651) 215-7548.