What is a vocational test?
10/04/2023 ● Sandra Ruiz Mello
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It is a tool used to help us understand more precisely how to choose a profession that best fits our personality, aptitude, attributes (particularities, qualities and characteristics).
We may not see it, but we all have one or more vocations in life, a natural and spontaneous disposition that guides us in our choice of activity.
It's very common to look for these tests at the time of the entrance exams in order to find out more about which degree course we're going to apply for, using this help to make sure we don't make the wrong choice.
The vocational test has already helped thousands of people find the professions that most appeal to them.
There are cases in which a person has worked for many years in a company in a certain position, but no longer feels happy in that position and so seeks out the test to better understand if it is just a passing phase or if they really no longer want that job and see in it that another profession will make them happier and more fulfilled, thus finding in the vocational test an answer to their doubt.
The vocational test is sought after both by students who are unsure of which profession to choose, but also by professionals who want to change careers.
How do vocational tests take place?
There are many digital platforms that you can research and choose the one you like best, they are usually free, but there are exceptions.
Vocational tests can also be taken at schools themselves and are administered in person, in which case they are usually paid for.
How do you take a vocational test?
Most of the time these tests are designed by professionals in self-knowledge, such as psychologists.
It can be done in groups or individually.
There are essay questions and also multiple choice questions in which the candidate chooses the ones they identify with the most and has a more assertive result.
The candidate can also undergo sessions with a psychologist, who will take a reading of the candidate's personality and through the diagnosis trace their personality indicating the profession best suited to them.
If you are in doubt about what profession to follow or if you want to change professions or jobs, a vocational test is very worthwhile, because it will give you the opportunity to get to know yourself better so that you can study and work in something that gives you satisfaction and happiness as a result.
Good luck.
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