Career Aptitude tests are exams that individuals can use to determine their level to succeed in any given pursuit. The invaluable information that an aptitude test can provide helps any professional on the career hunt. Test results give scientific results of a professional’s strengths and weaknesses. Aptitude tests, specifically a test like the Highland Ability Battery, take on a whole-person approach to testing. Establishing a foundation for career coaches, testing gives an accurate assessment of a person’s capabilities.
The Highland Ability Battery (HAB), is based on extensive research by prolific scientist Johnson O’ Connor. O’Connor and the Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation, devoted research to truly understanding that every human is born with a rare set of skills that makes them who they are. This assessment is unique because it measures abilities based on the person’s performance in the tasks provided. HAB exercises are tasks performed under time constraints, which removes any room for prejudice from the administrator of the test.
Consisting of 19 virtual work samples, the Highland Ability Battery works to assess basic human abilities. For example, one ability that the HAB measures is Visual Proficiency, which is how a person uses visual speed and accuracy to retain information. Visual Proficiency serves people that have a large amount of rapid visual information and can help with processing paperwork. Strong Visual Proficiency helps a busy accountant or an insurance processor. In the current digital world, there are more careers than ever that value Visual Proficiency.
According to the HAB, there are five specialized abilities that help a person take in and recall new information. Visual learners who recall the most from charts, pictures, and two-dimensional information are referred to as High Design Learners. This differs from people who learn from reading. Although both are visual, this is the ability to recall what a person reads. High tonal memory represents the capacity to recall information from auditory mediums. Whether it is from podcasts or lectures, High Tonal Memory learners recall information for listening.
High Rhythm Memory is a trait that people learn through movement. These people become competent through being physical. For example, learning to play a song by physically playing an instrument while learning a song. The final HAB ability is High Number Memory. This ability allows someone to recall fairly long sequences of numbers. If someone has this ability they have excellent rote memorization when it comes to numbers. Overall, finding out where someone’s strengths lay in these different abilities only helps to find a career that would best suit them.
One of the most amazing parts of the Highland Ability Battery is after a client takes the 19 work samples, your report is tailored to explain one’s acumens. The results, referred to as individual analysis report, is more than 30 pages long. This lengthy document breaks down the minutiae of what comprises a professional. It reveals the ability scores and how it relates to personality, how someone learns, motivating factors, solve problems, communicate, and make decisions. All this information is affiliated with careers to explore. The HAB takes away all the guest work in finding a profession.
When it comes to an aptitude test, there is none better than the Highland Ability Battery. It cuts out any biases that exist in other tests and provides extremely detailed results. This assessment is the foundation for finding the career which best suits a new professional. Working with a career coach who uses the HAB will cement happiness in any client’s career choice.
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