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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life
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~ Confucius
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the most widely used and best researched measure of occupational interests in the world. It has been used in educational settings, public institutions, and private organisations for nearly 80 years...
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Why take an Online Career Assessment?


With well over 35,000 kinds of careers it will suggest more career possibilities than you ever knew existed.

It is inexpensive and will actually save you money by helping you into the right career path, first time round.

Used by career counsellors around the world it is the gold standard in career interest assessments and unlike many career assessments is based on solid research making it a valid and reliable tool.

It can be taken online in the comfort of your home with a comprehensive report written and sent to you in 12 to 24 hours. View a sample Strong Interest Inventory or Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

 

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“I didn’t know what I wanted to do after  I finished high school last year.  I tried a lot of career questionnaires on the internet but this was by far the best.  I found the test was easy to complete and the report gave me a list of career options matched to my interests. I’m now in my second year of a marketing degree and loving it.  Now a few of my friends have also used the questionnaire and I’d recommend them to anyone unsure about what they want to do.”

- Rachel, 22, Sydney

 

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- John, 33, Melbourne

 

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- Kim, 28, Montreal

 

 

History of the CPI 260® Instrument


The goal of the CPI 260® assessment, which is derived from the full 434-item California Psychological InventoryTM (CPI™) instrument, is to give a true-to-life description of the respondent in clear, everyday language (Gough & Bradley, 2005). The CPI 260 assessment measures 29 distinct psychological constructs grouped into 6 scale categories:

• 7 Dealing with Others scales, focusing on the manner in which social participation is expressed
• 7 Self-management scales, assessing self-discipline and acceptance of societal rules
• 3 Motivations and Thinking Style scales
• 3 Personal Characteristics scales
• 6 Work-Related Measures scales, assessing disposition at work
• 3 High-Order Measures scales, assessing personal orientations

The attributes of the CPI 260 instrument come from the language of everyday life, more specifically from what may be called “folk concepts” (Gough & Bradley, 2005). A folk concept is a construct about personality that all people everywhere use to comprehend their behavior and the behavior of others. The CPI 260 instrument was designed to assess a sufficient number of folk concepts so that any consequential, recurring form of interpersonal behavior can be forecast, either from a single scale or from a combination of scales.

The scales of the CPI 260 instrument were developed empirically—that is, scale items were selected on the basis of associations with external or nontest specifications of the attribute to be assessed. This method emphasizes validity over reliability and was used to design scales capable of predicting important criteria such as managerial performance and a worker’s dependability.

As discussed in the manuals for the 434-item inventory (Gough & Bradley, 2002; Gough & Cook, 1996), abundant empirical and theoretical source material exists for the CPI instrument, which enjoys more than 50 years of usage, translations and study in more than 40 languages, and a bibliography of approximately 2,000 titles. Because of the very strong correlations between CPI 260 scales and their corresponding measures on the 434-item CPI instrument, data found in the CPI™ Manual and research literature can be safely applied to interpretation of the CPI 260 scales. The CPI™ Manual reports internal consistency (alpha) coefficients for the CPI 260 assessment scales based on a random sample of 3,000 males and 3,000 females, ranging from .54 to .86 with a median of .75. Test-retest correlations for high school students over a one-year interval range from .52 to .73 with a median of .66. Test-retest correlations for adults over a 10-year interval range from .49 to .85 with a median of .77.

 

Excerpted from www.cpp.com

 

CPI 260 Data Sheet

CPI 260 Technical Brief

CPI 260 Case Study Identifying Military Leaders

Research Report:CPP Human Capital Reportr - Workforce and Succession Management in a Changing World

References

Gough, H. G., & Cook, M. (1996). CPITM-434 manual. Oxford: Oxford Psychologists Press.

Gough, H. G., & Bradley, P. (1996/2002). CPITM manual (3rd ed.). Mountain View, CA: CPP, Inc.

Gough, H. G. & Bradley, P. (2005). CPI 260TM Manual. Mountain View, CA: CPP, Inc.

 

CPI 260 Extended Bibliography

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