Psychometric and Aptitude Test in Surat: The Career Fit Assessment
What is the Career Fit assessment?
Career Fit is the psychometric and aptitude assessment developed and used at Global Careers in Surat. It looks at three things: what a student is interested in, what the student is able to do, and how the student prefers to work. Dr. Manish Mittal and his team then go through the results with the student in person, and Dr. Mittal writes the report himself. It is not generated by software.
Our principle is simple: science provides the evidence, experience makes the decision. A test score should never decide a career on its own. Career Fit gives us evidence. The recommendation comes from putting that evidence together with the student’s marks, favourite subjects and goals, and a conversation with the student and parents.
The three parts of Career Fit
- Interests. This part is based on Holland’s RIASEC model, which is used in career guidance around the world. It shows which of six areas a student is drawn to: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional.
- Aptitude. Timed tasks with right and wrong answers that measure abilities such as verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning.
- Work style. Questions based on Jungian type dimensions that show how a student prefers to work: for example alone or with others, with facts or with ideas, to a plan or by adapting.
The three results are read together. An interest without the ability to support it is not a career recommendation, and neither is an ability the student has no wish to use.
How Career Fit differs from a free online career test
- Results are verified in person. A counsellor presents the results to the student in a live session and checks them against what the student says. This corrects for rushed answers, misread questions and answers given to please someone else.
- The report is written by Dr. Mittal. It is not an automatic print-out and it is not written by AI.
- The results are verified in person. Dr. Manish Mittal and his team go through the results with the student before anything is discussed with the family.
- It is one input, not the verdict. The results are weighed together with marks, favourite subjects, the student’s goals and the family’s circumstances.
Who should take it
Career Fit is used with students from Grade 8 to Grade 12. The best time is well before a decision, so that the student can explore what the results show:
- at the end of Grade 8 for IGCSE and ICSE students, who choose their subjects for Grades 9 and 10;
- in Grade 9 or 10, before choosing a stream and board (see stream selection in Grades 9 and 10);
- before choosing IB Diploma subjects, which have to match the intended degree;
- in Grade 11 or 12, before choosing a course and college (see course and college selection in Grades 11 and 12).
Students in Surat verify their results at our office. Students elsewhere do it on a video call. See how online career counselling works.
Who developed it
Career Fit was developed by Dr. Manish Mittal, founder of Global Careers. He holds a PhD in Psychology (Career Counselling) and has guided students since 2000. He is also a certified practitioner of the MBTI®, the Strong Interest Inventory® and Multiple Intelligences.
Career Fit is an independent assessment. It is not the MBTI® or the Strong Interest Inventory®, which are trademarks of their respective owners.
How to take the assessment
Career Fit is taken as part of career counselling at Global Careers. Book a session and we will arrange the assessment for you.
Call +91 99250 33239 or +91 95105 33239, or send us a message. Our office is at S-8, 3rd Floor, Central Plaza, opposite St. Thomas School, New Citylight, Surat 395007.
Frequently asked questions
No. Career Fit is our own assessment. Its interest section uses Holland’s RIASEC model, its work-style section uses Jungian type dimensions, and its aptitude section measures reasoning abilities with timed tasks.
No test can, and no test should. A good assessment narrows the field and gives the student, the parents and the counsellor reliable evidence to discuss. The decision is made in the counselling session, with the family.
From Grade 8. The best time is Grade 9, well before the stream decision, so that there is time to explore what the results suggest. It can be taken later, but the later it is taken, the less time there is to test the findings.
The assessment is taken online. The results are then verified with the student in a live session, at our office in Surat or on a video call.
No. Dr. Manish Mittal and his team verify the results with the student, and he writes the report himself.
An introductory session with our team, in which we explain how our counselling works, is free. A consultation with Dr. Manish Mittal is paid and is by appointment only.
Call +91 99250 33239 or +91 95105 33239, or use the contact page. Our office is at S-8, 3rd Floor, Central Plaza, opposite St. Thomas School, New Citylight, Surat 395007.
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