Career Testing and Assessment

Career Compass Report

The Career Compass is the only commercially available report of personal values that has been developed, validated, and normed for use in business contexts. It is based on Hogan Assessment System's Motives, Values, and Preferences Inventory. It is designed to provide career guidance to those already employed but seeking career advancement or change, unemployed individuals looking to become more competitive in the job marketplace, as well as graduate-level college students who are seeking their place in the workforce. Performance Programs is an authorized distributor.

"This report can be a revelation for someone going through the career planning process," said Dr. Joyce Hogan, Hogan Assessment Systems' vice president and developer of the Career Compass report. "It's the right tool for those seeking a change in career because it can literally tell a person what type of organization and position he or she will best fit into. This can help narrow the job search and reduce the possibility of taking a job for which the person may not be suited."

The Career Compass answers three key questions for those considering possible career changes. First, it clarifies a person's values, which are often unconscious. Second, it provides information about how well a person will fit into different organizational and occupational cultures. Finally, it describes the kinds of people with whom a person would enjoy living or working.

"Large corporations and small organizations alike can see real benefits when using Career Compass with their employees. For those who may be looking to shift their career focus within the organization, this tool can provide some added guidance regarding where the person will fit best," said Hogan. "In addition, as companies are challenged to do more with less, this too can help companies determine which individuals may be more useful in new, challenging capacities outside of their traditional specialty area."

"In today's job market, a tool such as Career Compass has reach far beyond the corporate world. It can also help the unemployed or graduate students approaching commencement determine where their best opportunities for employment may lie," explained Hogan. "This report tells people what types of jobs and work atmospheres are right for them, based on their own personality and work styles, and that is one of the greatest benefits of the Career Compass."

The Career Compass is unique among other occupational assessment reports in that it is scientifically normed on more than 10,000 employed adults from a variety of occupational and organizational backgrounds, including blue-collar workers and senior executives. This makes the report a valid tool for identifying a range of possible jobs for persons with varying degrees of education.

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Hogan Assessment Systems pioneered the use of personality measures for making organizational decisions. Designed specifically for the workplace, Hogan tests illustrate a person's natural advantages, or "edges," and their potential problem areas, or "risks" in a job or business setting. We help you relate these edges and risks to the context of particular jobs for both hiring and training and development purposes. Performance Programs is a distributor and certification trainer for Hogan Assessment Systems. Their assessments are the result of 30 years of development, refinement, and validation. They predict on-the-job performance, particularly those aspects of performance normally associated with "attitude." HAS assessment tools identify the personal and motivational characteristics needed to perform well in various occupations. The assessments also provide valuable information for in-depth developmental feedback.

Performance Programs is an authorized distributor and certification training provider for Hogan Assessment Systems.