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Using Readiness Assessment to Improve Career Services: A Cognitive Information‐Processing Approach
Author(s) -
Sampson James P.,
Peterson Gary W.,
Reardon Robert C.,
Lenz Janet G.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2000.tb00556.x
Subject(s) - conceptualization , psychological intervention , cognitive information processing , process (computing) , psychology , applied psychology , cognition , career portfolio , selection (genetic algorithm) , knowledge management , process management , career development , medical education , computer science , business , medicine , social psychology , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , neuroscience , operating system
This article begins with a review of the use of readiness assessment measures as a strategy for improving career services. A 5‐step process model for readiness assessment is then proposed and current readiness measures are identified. Although considerable research has been conducted on career decision‐making readiness and numerous measures have been developed, there has been limited literature available on the application of readiness assessment in selecting career interventions to meet specific client needs. This article continues with a theory‐based conceptualization of readiness and then links readiness assessment to the selection of career interventions designed to meet clients' needs.