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Can I show my report to an employer?
You can if you wish but remember that not all employers are familiar with psychometric tests or reports. It's probably better
to check with your Career Analyst first.
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What would happen if I did the tests again?
If you did the tests again after a reasonable period of time had passed, you might
well get slightly higher scores. But it is unlikely that the 'shape' of your profile would have changed.
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Do people go into the jobs you suggest?
People go into jobs for all sorts of different
reasons, and background, opportunity and luck can play a big part. However,
that being said, we have conducted surveys that suggest that 70-80% of school
students go into courses that are linked to our career suggestions.
The information for adults is far less clear as both your personal values and
your circumstances play a much bigger part in career decisions as you get older.
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Why have you included things I 'double-crossed' on the questionnaire?
If your test results suggest that you should consider a particular career we will include it, even
if you have said you aren't interested.
This is because test results are usually more reliable than those from questionnaires. It might be
also that you don't have an accurate picture of a particular job.
The same goes for those jobs that you 'double-tick'; you might be interested but
your test resuLts suggest something completely different and so we exclude them
from your selection.
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I didn't feel well when I was tested, will this have changed my results?
If you weren't feeling well and couldn't concentrate your results may well be lower
than they should be. This is something you will need to discuss when you have your
feedback interview; and in a few cases a re-test may be the answer.
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I was very anxious at the beginning, do you take this into account?
It's usual to feel a little nervous at the start of
a test. In fact it can be quite useful as it helps to tune up the senses and
make you work quicker. However too much anxiety will get in the way of you
doing your best. Obviously we cannot alter your scores but you can
discuss your feelings with your adviser when you have your feedback interview -
he/she can then tell you what effect it might have had.
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I'm colour blind, will this have affected my results?
The first test, the Compound Series, uses sequences of shapes of different sizes
and colours. The colours have been chosen to be easily distinguishable by the
majority of colour-blind people.
Research shows that there is no difference between the performance of colour blind and
non-colour blind people. However if you are anxious about the use of colours
talk it through with your careers adviser.
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do test results change with age?
There is some evidence to suggest that test performance decreases with age.In
Morrisby terms, the tests that seem to be the most affected are the Compound
Series (solving problems from first principles), Perceptual (diagrammatic
reasoning), Shapes (moving two-dimensional shapes in three-dimensional space),
Speed & Accuracy and Manual Speed. In addition, flexibility seems to
decline.
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Is the order of job suggestions important?
No, the order is not important. The 12 job suggestions in your report fit your results in various different ways. The
twelfth suggestion is as good as the first.
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My first language isn't English, can this affect my results?
This really depends on your fluency with English.
If you have a reading age in English of 10 years or greater then your results
should not be markedly affected. If you don't, the three tests that are most
influenced are the Verbal (understanding and reasoning with simple words),
Mechanical (which contains descriptions of mechanical situations) and Speed
test-3 (making up four letter words).
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I didn't finish the tests, does it matter?
No. The tests are designed so that there is plenty to do whatever your level of ability. It's
very unusual to finish all the tests.
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I guessed lots of the answers, what will the effect be?
There are a number of answer options for each question and so it is unlikely that you will have
guessed many correct answers. If anything because you weren't thinking about
the answers you will not have got as high a score as you would have done usually.
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How do you interpret the results?
We know what our tests measure because they have been compared to tests and other
ways, such as examinations, of measuring the same thing. We also know that
certain patterns of results are characteristic of particular occupations or
careers.
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What does it mean if the results are off the end of the scale?
Sometimes clients produce extremely high scores that appear to go off the end
of the scale. In reality these results are in the top 1% and the bar represents
the estimate of the scale score above 20.
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Can I redo the questionnaire?
All of us at any age can change our interests but the younger you are, the more
likely it is that your view of different work activities will change.
If
you think that the questionnaire does not reflect your current interests then
it is possible to do it again. Your updated information can be merged into your
original test data.
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What about things like musical interests?
People have all sorts of different skills and interests, some of which are difficult
to assess using psychometric tests. If there are things that you think may not
be taken into account, make sure you discuss them with your careers adviser.
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