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Name of the counselee: Madhura G
Address: Lokhandwal Complex, kandivali
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 03/03/1989
Age: 31
Marital status: Married
Educational qualifications: PGDM
Marital status: Married
Staying with: Joint family, husband, son, Father in Law and Mother in Law
Parents: Yes
Spouse: Yes
Siblings: Yes
How many siblings: none
Your position in siblings: only child / eldest / middle / youngest - NA
Anyone in family suffering from physical / psychological disorders? No
Symptoms or factors of the problem - No
Onset of the family members problem? No
How intense is the problem? No
Any counseling taken? No
How does this problem affect you – personally / professionally? NA
Your relationship with:
Spouse – Fairly good apart from regular conflicts of interests
Child: Regular as child is very naughty and active.
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[email protected] Father in Law – normal, conventional
Mother in law- normal, conventional
Sibling - NA
Do you have any psychological concerns? Concerned about current job and want to change.
Symptoms or factors of psychological concerns: since lockdown was announced.
Onset of your psychological concerns. Since lockdown was announced due to covid.
How intense is the psychological concern? No financial gain has burdened the family’s finances,
hence constantly worried.
Do you want your psychological concerns addressed by a psychologist? No
Educational History:
How were you in studies?
In school - Good
In college- Good
With classmates / teachers / authorities – Good relationship
How was your overall performance? Not really
Work history:
Current company: Education
Current role: Asst. Manager
How regular are you at work? Regular
What complaints do you have with regards to work? No salaries being paid hence want to look for
another job. Confused and worried about own capabilities.
Your boss’s perception about you? – Consistent at work
Your peer’s perception about you? - good
Previous work experience – describe: Coordination and counseling for admissions
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[email protected]Reasons for changing previous job? – No salaries being received due to covid lockdown which is
causing strain in the domestic finances.
Describe your objective or purpose of taking the test: Would like to understand capabilities and
skills and which type of job responsibility will I be most suitable in.
What is your perception of this assessment?
Your personality: Fairly easy going and friendly
Your learning styles: not paid much attention to this
Your career choice: Counseling, placements
Your interpersonal / intrapersonal relationship: Good at making and maintaining relationships
Do you, on your own, consent to undertake this counseling? YES
Your name: Madhura G Place: Mumbai
Mental Status Examination Reports:- Madhura is professionally highly experienced and
confident woman, who came across as confident person offering a confident handshake,
stable voice tonality and had an air of expectations of experiencing career counseling for
the first time in her career life.
1. Appearance: well dress, confident gait, good and balanced body language, expectant
expressions, enthusiastic and eager to know about self.
2. Behavior/psychomotor activity: good and balanced body language, expectant expressions,
enthusiastic and eager to know about self.
3. Attitude toward examiner (interviewer) – Open to listen and converse about self, where
and why her job is causing her a great concern.
4. Affect and mood: Pleasant and composed
5. Speech and thought: pleasant tonality, composed, confident and clear speech and thoughts.
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6. Perceptual disturbances: What will happen is she doesn’t get a job and remuneration
suitable to her abilities and aptitude.
7. Orientation and consciousness – stable, balanced and well composed.
8. Memory and intelligence- good memory and intelligent person.
9. Reliability, judgment, and insight- good reliability, judgment and insight. Professional
approach.
Mental Status Report description: Madhura is highly concerned loss of salary, but not
job, due to covid, which has caused lot of financial strain domestically as both, she and
her husband are facing same issue. This has caused her to repeat about the loss thereby
reinforcing her own thought. She also wanted to explore job opportunities basis of her
abilities, aptitude and skills, hence was curious to know them before finalizing on other
job opportunities.
Psychometric Assessment for Career PROCESS
Career Assessment Test
Interpretation of Career Assessment Report is interpreted based on three sections
Career Interest:- Career interest test is basically a process for discovering / learning about one's like,
dislike, interest, relating to a particular activity / thing or a job title. Which is then interpreted into
his/her career
Example: If a child likes playing outdoor games more than the indoor games, then it can be
interpreted that a child may have an interest in making a career as a footballer, cricketer etc.
Aptitude Test:-
Aptitude is an innate or for learning. An aptitude test is taken to determine a person's ability in a
particular skill or field of studies. This test is divided into seven parts which it measures seven
different abilities of a person such mathematical, verbal, mechanical etc. Often, the discovery of
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potential leads to the development of new interests. No prior knowledge is assumed, as the tests seek
to determine innate ability at a particular competency.
Personality Test:- Although you behave in different ways, depending upon the Circumstances you are
in or the people you are with, you nevertheless have a personality that remains identifiable. If this
were not true, people would not be able to anticipate your reactions; the very fact that there are
aspects of you which are predictable testifies to your personality. This is not to say that your
personality will never change. It may well do so, especially if you make efforts to become aware of
your potential and give yourself experiences which are developing.
Our Career Assessment Approach:- Top to bottom approach
Step 1: Shortlist suitable career title, eg, Job interviewer, computer programmer, marketing executive,
etc.
Step 2: Device a plan to pursue a Job, internship, degree, course, in order to get into that particular
career.
Step 3: Which College, University, entrance exam, study abroad to choose.
CAREER INTEREST Career interest test is basically a process of discovering / learning about one's
like, dislike, interest, knowledge etc relating to a particular activity / thing or a job title. Which is then
is interpreted into his/her career interest . Example: If a child likes playing outdoor games more than
the indoor games, then it can be interpreted that a child may have interest in making a career as a
footballer, cricketer etc.
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Creative-words - Your score is: LOW
A person with a high score in this career interest may have enjoyed English or other 'wordy' subjects,
such as history, at school. Their aim is to use words creatively or are drawn towards careers which in
some way involve them with information and communication. More structured and predictable
careers arise in journalism or public relations. There are other careers which are often suited to this
area of preference, such as legal work and librarianship.
Finance & Management your score is: AVERAGE
People falling under this category generally like to work with people and ideas more than things. They
Like to lead and persuade people. They like to sell, manage, and influence. They generally avoid
activities that require careful observation and scientific, analytical thinking. They are generally
described as outgoing, optimistic, energetic, ambitious, and sociable Examples: Salesperson, lawyer,
Paralegal/Legal Assistant, politician, accountant, business owner, executive or manager, travel agent,
music or sports promoter etc.
Social Your score is: LOW
A social person generally like to work with people more than things. Likes to do things to help people
-- like, teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing information; generally avoids using machines,
tools, or animals to achieve a goal. They like helping people and solving their problems. Example:
Teacher, nurse, coach, counselor, fitness trainer, police officer, social worker, salesperson, customer
service officer, waiter, secretary etc.
Administrative Your score is: LOW
People under this career interest generally like to work with papers, numbers, records, or machines in
a set, orderly way; generally avoids ambiguous, unstructured activities. They prefer working indoors
and at tasks that involve organizing and being accurate, following procedures, working with data or
numbers, planning work and events. They are typically described as practical, careful, orderly and
persistent.
Creative (Arts & Design) Your score is: LOW
High score in this category indicates a person is imaginative and spontaneous. They have talent in one
or more art forms. They are usually described as an open, Creative, independent, emotional, impulsive
and original. Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing;
generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities. Examples: Actor, illustrator, photographer,
songwriter, singer, instrument player, Choreographer, writer, editor, hairdresser, fashion designer, Art
Director, Graphic Designer, Animator, etc
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Physical Your score is: AVERAGE
A person showing interest in this area, prefers concrete tasks. They generally prefer to work with
things than with people. People under this category likes to work mainly with hands, making, fixing,
assembling or building things, using and operating equipment, tools or machines. Often likes to work
outdoors. They like to make things. They like to work alone. They have wonderful manual and
mechanical skills. Examples:- Engineer, Pilot, farmer, horticulturist, Medical Technician, armed
services personnel, mechanic, Landscape architect, electrician, computer technologist, sportsperson
etc.
Research Your score is: AVERAGE
People falling under this category likes to work with abstract ideas and concepts more than with
people or things. They like to discover and research ideas, observe, investigate and experiment, ask
questions and solve problems. They are good at math & science and they have good observation
skills. They really prefer to work independently
PERSONALITY
Although you behave in different ways, depending upon the Circumstances you are in or the people
you are with, you never - The less have a personality that remains identifiable. If this were not true,
people would not be able to anticipate your reactions; the very fact that there are aspects of you which
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are predictable testifies to your personality. This is not to say that your personality will never change.
It may well do so, especially if you make efforts to become aware of your potential and give yourself
experiences which are developing. However, it seems practical to take your personality as it is now in
order to see how it may relate more successfully to one career than another.
Introvert/ Extrovert - Your score is: LOW A LOW SCORE MEANS, YOU ARE INTROVERT: -
People who falls under this personality trait are likely be very specific and firm in their way of doing
things. -They like working alone and avoid comprises of viewpoints. These people are also likely to
be reserved, detached and aloof in their day to day life. This kind of personality is useful for jobs that
require people to work in isolation or within a specific routine.
Submissive/ Dominant Your score is: HIGH A HIGH SCORE MEANS, YOU ARE DOMINANT: -
People under this category are believed to be assertive, self-assured and independent- minded. They
get their point across, are determined, take risk and often get what they strive for. - They are
competitive and sometimes may come across as bossy and aggressive. - Senior level job positions like
CEO, departmental head etc requires this kind of personality trait where a person need to have the
ability to get work done from his subordinates or members of the team
Calculative/ Enthusiastic your score is: HIGH A HIGH SCORE MEANS, YOU ARE
ENTHUSIASTIC: -
Lively, open-minded person but impatient and emotionally sensitive people are likely to fall under
this category. Their enthusiasm and sparkling energy inspires others and sweeps them along. -
However, their nature of quickly getting bored and moving one to another makes it difficult for them
to stick to one thing or to finish what they started. - Careers in advertising, media, films etc where
they work on new projects with new enthusiasm after every three- six months would be suitable for
them.
Realistic/ Imaginative Your score is: HIGH A HIGH SCORE MEANS, YOU ARE IMAGINATIVE :
-Imaginative people are usually absorbed in thought, oblivious to particular people and physical
realities. -Their individuality may cause them to get rejected in group activities. - Even though they
come across as unconventional and unconcerned over every day matters, but they do possess positive
traits like being self- aware, self- motivated, highly creative and concerned with “essential’ rather then
getting engrossed in unnecessary matters
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APTITUDE "Aptitude" is something very important especially for students who are trying to enter
corporate world or going to write any competitive exams. I Personally Feel "Aptitude is not
Knowledge or Skills that one has learned over the years, it's a 'natural talent' that someone posses."
However, it can be explored and developed within by us and that can be achieved by understanding
and practicing the concepts of aptitude. ( Please refer to page no. 13 to read "Tips to improve
Aptitude" ) An individual with good aptitude skills are considered better than others because they are
fast at their mind and good at problem solving skills. Thus aptitude has become the most important
soft skills these days.
Mathematical Ability Test (16-18 years age) your score is: LOW
This test contains questions that test your knowledge of percentages, ratios, number sequences, data
interpretation. Numerical Reasoning is important for succeeding in careers such as mathematics,
physics, chemistry, engineering, etc. High score in this test implies a possible success in occupations
like bookkeeping, laboratory work, carpentry and tool making.
Conceptual Reasoning Test (16-18 years age) Your score is: LOW It is a non-verbal way of testing
your reasoning ability. It tests how well an individual can reason with geometrical patterns or design.
This type of conceptual reasoning is important in courses and occupations that require the ability to
see relations among objects in terms of their size, position, shape, and quantity. Examples include
fields as computer programming, car repair, drafting and mathematics.
Mechanical Reasoning Test (16-18 years age) your score is: AVERAGE. It measures the ability to
interpret the basic mechanical principles of machinery tools and motion. Each item consists of
pictorially presented mechanical situation and simply worded question. Items require reasoning rather
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than special knowledge. Those who do well in this test usually find it easy to learn how to repair and
operate complex devices.
Speed & Accuracy Test (16-18 years age) Your score is: AVERAGE. This is a test to see how quickly
you can compare number combinations. The test items do not call for reasoning skills, rather the
emphasis is on speed. Good score in this test may indicate success in certain careers like technical,
scientific data and Routine clerical tasks such as filing or coding.
Logical Thinking Test (16-18 years age) Your score is: LOW Logical reasoning test includes broad
categories questions ranging from time distance, seating arrangement, blood relation etc. This aptitude
test which measure a person’s problem solving ability. Logical ability is useful in many careers but
particularly required in careers that need significant problem solving ability or higher use of logic.
Careers under this includes Anthropologist, Business Consultant, Career advisor, Forensic
Psychologist, Doctor of Medicine etc.
Visual Skills Test (16-18 years age) your score is: AVERAGE. This test requires you to hold an
object in your mind, while also turning it upside down, around and pulling it out of shape. The ability
to do this is associated with success in the area of design, where a sense of shape and form would
obviously be required. Occupations in which an individual is required to imagine how an object
would look if made from a given pattern include art, clothing design, dentistry, drafting, carpentry and
architecture.
Verbal Ability Test (16-18 years Age) Your score is: AVERAGE. Verbal ability tests tell us how well
a student can understand and work with meaning, information and interpret from the given text. This
aptitude is useful in areas of work where words are used in analysis and in precision of
communication. Literary careers would demand this aptitude, as would education, legal work,
business, journalism and some areas of sciences.
Writing Skills Test (16-18 years age) Your score is: AVERAGE. This test measures the students
ability to find errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation. The ability to spell is the very basic skill
required for many academic and vocational careers. High score in this test implies a possible success
in careers like teaching and writing.
Conclusion, suggestions and Guidance:
Madhura came across as an stable minded, confident, sensible woman who intends to perform well as
well as be a good and pleasing person for all. She has this tendency of repeating statement that she
wants to emphasis on, a number of times. She is a person whose defence mechanism comes to
conscious play the very instant she’s been pointed out of her repeated thoughts and statement as she
goes into explaining the sequel of her actions even when it is not necessary and uncalled for. Here,
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she becomes emotionally unstable and reveals a side which is not visible in the first instance. She
defends her stance as to the fact that no salary has caused her great financial inconvenience and it’s
the end of the world for her, because of which she was of impression that she is unsuitable for the
quality and quantity of work she’s been doing, hence had the need to visit the career counsellor. Upon
deconstructing her reports, I highlighted her aptitude strengths in mechanical, verbal and writing
abilities basis of the conversation despite her scores displayed average. She had his innate knack of
grabbing and retaining attention when she was speak and her body language supported her overall
aura. Using nuances of SFBT, I informed of her repetitions of statements to emphasise a specific
statement which are negative in nature and are the ones that reinforces her negative thoughts, to
which, at first she first accepted, then defended and then reflected on it and accepted it again saying
that such repetitions is doing herself more harm. I also told her to pay extra attention to the urge of
repeating a statement, reflect on her thoughts, categories them into positive or negative and choose the
appropriate thoughts if she get an urge to repeat a specific thought. She thoughtfully agreed and
mentioned that she realized that perhaps this repetition is casing her additional anxiety and to
overcome this she’ll work on this suggestion diligently. Basis of her personality scores, she’s scored
good and was in line of her present state, she comes across as dominant, enthusiastic and realistic
person. However, her score is high indicating as imaginative, but in the sense being, she imagines
herself to be perfect and hence is unable to accept criticism which causes her to be defensive. The
same was brought to her notice, which at first she refused, then reflected on our discussions from the
beginning and expressed that that was her innate nature. She mentioned that she’ll work towards
working on her emotional thoughts and be more acceptable to taking things in the light of constructive
criticism rather than just criticism. Madhura, is an intelligent person who prefers to work things
herself rather than being dependant on others, which reflected well from her scores in mechanical
reasoning. She can be classified as a person having a dominant kinaesthetic learning ability and in
combination with higher average scores in verbal and writing abilities, can enhance her career / job
related performances to a higher levels.
Bases of her scores in aptitude and personality, she was advised to be in her current profession and
utilize her strengths by accepting more activities that requires her to have detailed conversations [as in
counselling] with her students. With a proper check on her innate repetitive behaviour, she is sure to
do very well in a counselling and placement profession that she is currently in.
