The Work Suite

CareerScope User Certification

Welcome to the CareerScope User Certification Assessment   Over 3000 individuals have visited The Work Suite's CareerScope Training Site on the web.  We now offer CareerScope User Certification to CareerScope users and administrators who demonstrate their knowledge of the system.  All information required for passing the assessment is located at the CareerScope Training Site.   This is an open-web test  - you can take your time to find the answers on the internet.   Anyone can take the test and related training, but you must pay a fee of $35 via PayPal or Purchase Order (directions at end of this page) before your test results are reviewed.   A score of 80 percent is required for passing.  If you do not pass on the first try, you will be given feedback with hints on where to study, and you are welcome to take the assessment one more time for $20.  When you do pass, your suitable-for-framing CareerScope User Certificate will be mailed to you.  Click the CareerScope Training Site link below and it will open in another window.  Everything you need to know is located at, or through, the CareerScope Training Site.  If you would like to begin the testing process after reviewing the CareerScope Training Site, return to this window and begin to fill in the form below.  Note: you should only have one window to the training site and one window to this assessment page and then click to toggle between the two - be careful not to open additional browse windows to this assessment page.   CareerScope User Certification means that you understand how to use CareerScope, what type of assessment CareerScope performs, and what the reports mean.  It does not mean that you are a certified career counselor or vocational evaluator - only that you understand this one assessment and it's reports.

Click here if you do not already have the CareerScope Training Site open in a separate browser window.

Ready to Take the CareerScope User Certification Assessment?  This is an untimed assessment, but once you begin, it is important that you keep your computer on and finish all 20 questions and then click the grey Submit button at the end of the test - your computer will not save your responses if it is turned off before you click Submit.  Expect to spend about 30 minutes taking the test.  You will learn useful information about CareerScope and you can get a certificate that shows you have demonstrated this knowledge.  Good luck!

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Begin CareerScope User Certification Assessment - Use the drop-down arrows to select only one answer for each question. If you have not already done so, click here to have the CareerScope Training Site open in a separate browser window - follow the bold links to find the answers - and then click back to this assessment page.

1 According to the CareerScope Training Site which should now be open in a separate browse window; where can the CareerScope "User Guide" - the 100+ page keyword-searchable comprehensive user manual - be found for CareerScope version 7.2 and above?

a. In the Assessment section b. In the Multimedia Orientation c. In the CareerScope Management System d. Only at the VRI Web Site

2. When using CareerScope, if someone is interrupted while taking the assessment - what is the best way to end the session so that it can be continued later?

a. Press the "Esc" key b. Press Ctrl and E keys simultaneously c. Type "Exit" d. Turn off the computer

3. What is the recommended minimum reading level for the CareerScope test taker?

a. Second Grade Reading Level b. Fourth Grade Reading Level c. Sixth Grade Reading Level d. Eighth Grade Reading Level

4. When taking CareerScope, what else will the test taker need besides a computer with the CareerScope assessment software loaded on it?

a. Pencil and Paper b. Nothing c: Calculator d: Stop Watch

5. If it appears a person does not understand what they are supposed to do on a CareerScope aptitude sub-test, what command keys will help them become more familiar with the sub-test before starting?

a. Press "Esc" and talk with them b. Press "Ctrl E" and end the assessment c. Press "Ctrl P" to repeat the practice exercises d. Press "Ctrl B" to get back in the CareerScope assessment

6. If the test taker is not familiar with using the computer mouse, where is the mouse practice utility found?

a. On the Desktop, or in the CareerScope Group in your Start/All Programs menu b. CSMouse subdirectory of the CSCOPE directory c. At the mouse manufacturer's web site d. In either a or b above.

7. What is the most efficient way to give a concise description of what to expect, how to use CareerScope, and what the test taker will get after the assessment?

a. Memorize the CareerScope User Guide b. Print out the Start-up Guide c. Use the 5-minute multimedia orientation d. Do not instruct them on anything

8. The Career Exploration Work Sheets, located in the CSCOPE subdirectory under Counseling Tools, are probably best suited for:

a. Assessing aptitudes when a computer is not available b. Working with K-12 students or youth programs c. Finding related job openings d. Finding college web sites

9. If you lose or forget your password for getting into the CareerScope Management System, you should:

a. Purchase a new CareerScope system b. Look in the User Guide in the Management System c. Ask a computer-savvy student to get you back in the system d. Use the serial number on the CareerScope installation CD as a password

10. Double Points:  It is after five pm and your tech support has left for the day - you can Print Preview in CareerScope but you can't Print.  Your client really wants their report!  You decide to check the Frequently Asked Question at the VRI web site (lhttp://www.vri.org/careerscope/faqs.html ).  The tech message related to Printing CareerScope Reports at http://www.vri.org/careerscope/faqs.html tells you "what it means and how to fix it" when "Print Preview works but Print Reports does not" and it reads, in part::

a. Check the Default settings in the Management system to ensure Evaluee Printing is enabled. b. Make sure the printer is plugged in/turned on/installed on the computer/is the default. c. Windows has crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams d. Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down.

You are half way done.  Now we will focus more on the CareerScope interest and aptitude categories, and understanding CareerScope reports.

11. According to the CareerScope Training Site, aptitude is best defined as:

a. A "common language" describing skills that individuals need or have already been trained in b. Innate learning ability; ability to benefit from training, a natural or acquired capacity for a particular activity c. Learned behavior and educational skills that have been taught in school d. The type of work, or work activities, that you are most drawn to

12. The General Aptitude Test Battery, or G.A.T.B . was developed by the U.S. Employment Service in

a. the 1930's b. the 1940's c. the 1950's d. the 1960's

13. The U.S. Employment Service developed 12 precise interest categories called _______ while another six-category popular system of categorizing work interests are called ________ .

a. O*NET, Holland Codes b. GOE - Guide for Occupational Exploration, Holland Codes c. Career Keys, GOE-Guide for Occupational Exploration d. Career Choices, GOE-Guide for Occupational Exploration

14. In the CareerScope Interest Inventory report, the letters IPA stand for:

a. Investigative Persuasive Artistic b. Individual Profile Analysis c. Internet Provider Account d. Initial Plan of Attack

15. An aptitude standard score of 100 is:.

a. nearly impossible b. above average c. exactly average d. not relevant

16. The "G" aptitude - General Learning Ability - is determined by a combination of which subtest, or CareerScope Task, scores? (You can Google "General Learning Ability" if you can't find it in the CareerScope report legend.)

a. Pattern Visualization, Word Meanings, Numerical Reasoning b. Clerical Matching, Computation, Word Meanings c. Abstract Shape Matching, Pattern Visualization, Numerical Reasoning d. Finger Dexterity, Interest

17. The vocational recommendations in the CareerScope Assessment Profile can be displayed as:.

a. U.S. DOE Career Clusters, Pathways and Specialities b. U.S. DOL O*NET Occupational Units c. U.S. DOL DOT Job Titles d. All of the above

18. CareerScope makes vocational recommendations and lists DOT Job Titles based on:

a. Individual Interest b. Individual Interest and High-growth Job Outlook c. Individual Interest, meeting Critical Cut Scores for Aptitude, and High-growth Job Outlook d. Individual Interest and High Achievement Test Scores

19. If correctly interpreted, the Adjusted Score in the CareerScope Counselor Report can be used to show where the test taker only came close to meeting one or more of the aptitude critical cut scores.  CareerScope gave them the "benefit of the doubt" and recommended occupations using a statistical method called:

a. Standard Error of Measure b. Statistical Error Manipulation c. SEMester of College Needed d. Standard Error of Meaning

20. If correctly interpreted, the I and A columns in the CareerScope Summary Report mean:

a. Investigative and Artistic b. Incidents and Accidents c. Individual and All d. Interest and Aptitude

Your Comments (optional):

Finished?  If you think that you scored at least 80 percent (no more than four  possible wrong), click the following "Submit" button.  You can still review and change your answers before submitting them.  Do not close this browser window before clicking Submit or all of your answers will need to be re-entered.

CareerScope User Certification Assessment $35.  Includes test results processing and mailing of 8.5 x 11 CareerScope User Certification document, signed by John F. Reeves, MA  Midwest Training Representative for the Vocational Research Institute, makers of CareerScope.