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Major Change in Career Test Results
#1
Four or five years ago, I took the Dewey Color System Color Career Indicator Test. It's supposed to be extremely accurate, but I took the test again today and received very different results. IIRC, when I first took the tests, I was attracted to the bright colors. This time around, I was attracted to the cooler colors (as opposed to warm colors). I still think my results were accurate the first time around; it's just that I'm older and have been exposed to many new things.

When I first took the test, I had already been a computer science, business, and criminal justice major. I was also working in private security. These were my top 25 results.

1 Policeman or Patrol Officer
2 General or Operations Manager
3 Fire Fighter
4 Network and Computer Systems Administrator
5 Computer Equipment or Operations Specialist
6 Automotive Body or Repairer
7 Legal Secretary or Support Assistant
8 Marketing or Advertising Manager
9 Artist-Fine, Craft, Multi-Media, or Animator
10 Computer Software Engineer
11 Athlete or Coach
12 Engineer
13 Truck Driver, Heavy or Tractor-Trailer
14 Computer Programmer
15 Graphic Designer
16 Social Worker
17 Office/Administrative Manager or Supervisor
18 Computer Support Specialist
19 Manager Service Industry
20 Human Resource, Training, or Labor Relation Specialist
21 Secondary School Teacher (not special or vocational education)
22 Bookkeeping, Accounting or Auditing Clerk
23 Customer Service Representative
24 Employment, Recruitment, or Placement Specialist
25 Reg School Nurse

Since then, I have discovered that I will probably never make it through a computer programming course, and that psychology and the health sciences are more interesting than criminal justice. I've also developed a strong interest in higher education and natural healthcare. For the past couple of years, I've been wishing I were younger and had less student loan debt so that I could pursue a career as a nurse practitioner. My work experience since that first test included being a security supervisor, working in a civilian position for a law enforcement agency, and teaching college courses. These are my results from today.

1 HEALTH CARE: Registered Nurse
2 MANAGEMENT: CEO, Chief Executive Officer
4 SUPPORT SERVICES: Child, Family or School Social Worker
5 EDUCATION: Elementary School Teacher (not special education)
6 LEGAL: Legal Secretary or Support Assistant
7 SUPPORT SERVICES: Bookkeeping, Accounting or Auditing Clerk
8 MANAGEMENT: Manager Service Industry

9 EDUCATION: Teacher Assistant
10 SUPPORT SERVICES: Executive Secretary or Administrative Assistant
11 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTIVE: Office/Administrative Manager or Supervisor
12 SUPPORT SERVICES: Social Worker
13 EDUCATION: Preschool teacher (not special education)
14 EDUCATION: Secondary School Teacher (not special or vocational education)
15 DESIGN: Artist-Fine, Craft, Multi-Media, or Animator
16 SUPPORT SERVICES: Customer Service Representative
17 EDUCATION: Educational, Vocational, or School Counselor
18 SUPPORT SERVICES: Counselor
19 SUPPORT SERVICES: Receptionist or Information Clerk
20 OPERATIONS: Accountant or Auditor
21 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTIVE: Human Resource, Training, or Labor Relation Specialist
22 OPERATIONS: Tax Examiner, Collector, or Revenue Agent
23 MANAGEMENT: Marketing or Advertising Manager
24 HEALTH CARE: Medical Assistant
25 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS: Psychologist

The bolded occupations are overlapped. For some reason, #3 on the second set of results came up blank. After a Google search of the numbers that did show up, I think it's General and Operations Manager which would be another overlap.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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#2
"Four or five years ago I took the Dewey Color System Color Career Indicator Test. ... but I took the test again today and received very different results. IIRC, when I first took the tests, I was attracted to the bright colors. This time around, I was attracted to the cooler colors (as opposed to warm colors). I still think my results were accurate the first time around; it's just that I'm older and have been exposed to many new things."

either that or your eyesight has gotten worse over the years Smile
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#3
I'm still young. I'm just not young enough to start down the path of becoming a nurse practitioner unless I wanted to start a new career in my mid 30s.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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#4
Hi Sanantone,

Do you have a link for this exam? I couple days ago we had someone who had no idea what to major in, and this is a much more specific test than the exams I have taken. This might help that person out and would make me feel a lot more comfy if I go for that additional BA in Humanities. I am an RN, and I am glad I picked nursing as a career. Like your job/jobs it's very versatile. Have you ever thought about getting your RN and then a certificate in Nursing Informatics? That's the buzz word lately in my field.

Thomas Edison State College: Nursing Informatics Certificate

Check it out,
T
Tara

I'm done!Smile Thanks to InstantCert, Study.com, ALEKS, CLEP and a LOT of work on my part and a lot of support from hubby and family. If I can do it, so can you! 

Degrees:
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - Bachelor of Science Nursing; RN, BSN (Graduated in the top of 1/4 of class with Sigma Theta Tau honors)
+ 3 courses completed towards MSN.
Excelsior College (EC) - Associates in Applied Science (passed NCLEX- RN exam and became a Registered Nurse)


The test's Passed (CLEP'S, DSST's, ALEK's, etc.):
Credits/Course
3          Introduction to Sociology
3          Lifespan and Developmental Psychology
3          Humanities (64)
3          History of the United States I (60)
3          History of the United States II (65)
3          American Government (54)
6          Biology (58)
6          Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
3          Principals of Management (72)
3          ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra
3          CLEP Intro to Psych
3          ALEKS: Statistics

YOU CAN DO IT!!![Image: smile.png]
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#5
It's a division of CareerBuilder. You do have to pay $20 for the results. Their results are based on occupations listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They also give you statistics on expected growth and a link to the occupation's BLS page.
Color Career Indicator 4.0 | Career Tests | CareerPath.com

I think it would be too much of a hassle for me to go for an RN. It's too difficult to do while working full-time unless I do the online paramedic to Excelsior RN path. Neither one of those programs qualify for financial aid, so I would have to come up with about $10k-12k out of pocket.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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#6
Thanks for the link/info. This link could be a very helpful tool for many.

Hmmm... Back before Nursing Informatics became the hot new Masters Degree, they would take people with computer and heathcare degrees to help run the IT/computers on the hospital/clinic floors. I am not sure if that still exists, but technology and and medicine will ALWAYS be needed, so there's got to be something out there...just not sure what it would be called or which department to search under.

Best of luck, and if any ideas pop in my head or if I come across any openings I'll post you a message.

Thanks again for the link,
T

sanantone Wrote:It's a division of CareerBuilder. You do have to pay $20 for the results. Their results are based on occupations listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They also give you statistics on expected growth and a link to the occupation's BLS page.
Color Career Indicator 4.0 | Career Tests | CareerPath.com

I think it would be too much of a hassle for me to go for an RN. It's too difficult to do while working full-time unless I do the online paramedic to Excelsior RN path. Neither one of those programs qualify for financial aid, so I would have to come up with about $10k-12k out of pocket.
Tara

I'm done!Smile Thanks to InstantCert, Study.com, ALEKS, CLEP and a LOT of work on my part and a lot of support from hubby and family. If I can do it, so can you! 

Degrees:
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - Bachelor of Science Nursing; RN, BSN (Graduated in the top of 1/4 of class with Sigma Theta Tau honors)
+ 3 courses completed towards MSN.
Excelsior College (EC) - Associates in Applied Science (passed NCLEX- RN exam and became a Registered Nurse)


The test's Passed (CLEP'S, DSST's, ALEK's, etc.):
Credits/Course
3          Introduction to Sociology
3          Lifespan and Developmental Psychology
3          Humanities (64)
3          History of the United States I (60)
3          History of the United States II (65)
3          American Government (54)
6          Biology (58)
6          Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
3          Principals of Management (72)
3          ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra
3          CLEP Intro to Psych
3          ALEKS: Statistics

YOU CAN DO IT!!![Image: smile.png]
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#7
Thank you for the suggestions. I know there is health informatics, but I just see it as an IT job in a health setting. I wouldn't mind working with servers and networks, but I do not want to do any coding or database work. I'll just continue down the path of doing something in education whether it be administration, higher education, secondary education, or school counseling. With my PhD, all I have to do is take the certification test to become licensed as a chemical dependency counselor. I have been flirting with the idea of taking the enrolled agent exam, though.

I was trying to think of a way you could mix humanities and nursing. You could become a psychiatric nurse practitioner and offer play therapy, music therapy, dance therapy, or recreational therapy.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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