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Plan your career path, plan for success.
The key to being successful in business is knowing where you want to go and then planning the steps you need to take to get you there. No matter where you are in your career, the CareerLeader® assessment can help you plan your way to success.
What is it?
CareerLeader®—an interactive, online, self-assessment tool that translates powerful insights about your skills and passions into concrete recommendations for business career paths that are right for you. The tool was developed by two Harvard Business School career counselors, with 40 years of collective experience in career services, to help students and others interested in careers in business make the right choices to acheive their goals. So, whether you are trying to enhance or change your career or just trying to find the job that suits you best, the CareerLeader® assessment will give you knowledge you can use to plan your next steps.
How will it help me?
I'm interested in a career in business and I know that I want to get my MBA, but I'm waiting to decide on the actual career until I get to school.
That's great—knowing what you want to do is the first step on the path to success. However, the schools we work with say that the best way to maximize an MBA is to decide what you want to do before you get there. The knowledge you gain from the CareerLeader® assessment can help you to choose a career, evaluate the MBA programs that will help you launch that career, craft winning applications, and successfully navigate the interview process. In fact, CareerLeader® is so helpful that more than 200 leading MBA programs insist that their students make it part of their plans.
I know that I want to get my MBA and know exactly what career is best for me.
Congratulations! It’s important to know what you want and strive to achieve it. But what motivates your career choice? What types of companies might best suit your personality? The recommendations generated by the CareerLeader® assessment can help reinforce your choice and pinpoint what it is about that career that makes it right for you. Then you can focus on finding the best companies for your talents and MBA programs that have recruiting relationships with those companies.
I'm not planning on getting my MBA—I'm just interested in finding or changing jobs.
CareerLeader® works for more than just prospective MBA students; it’s designed for anyone interested in a business career. Whether you’re starting out or you’re a high-level executive, CareerLeader® results can help you target the best jobs for you. If you like what you do but are unhappy at work, CareerLeader® can help you understand why and define the type of work culture you need. If you know what you like but can’t seem to find a job that suits you, CareerLeader® will pinpoint the jobs that can make the best use of your skills.
How does it work?
You take a series of three tests online. The answers you provide give you results about your ideal career paths. The specific tests are:
- The Business Career Interest Inventory (BCII)
- The Management and Professional Reward Profile (MPRP)
- The Management and Professional Abilities Profile (MPAP)
Whereas the BCII defines the range of careers you might be suited for, the MPRP narrows this universe by assessing the value you place on certain work-related rewards. The MPAP further focuses you on your ideal career paths by systematically evaluating your business skill strengths and weaknesses with regard to specific careers.
What do the results look like?
The CareerLeader® results, derived from the three tests, are extensive and unique to you. There are 26 different major business career paths in the database from which your specific results will be compiled. We encourage you to look at some sample results before you make a purchase.
How long does it take?
The developers of CareerLeader® suggest that you take your time to do the assessments. On average, people have told us that it takes them about 90 minutes to complete all three tests. Why does it take this long to complete CareerLeader®? Because the tests are comprehensive (more than 100 questions in each assessment). Because some of the questions are thought provoking. Because investing more time in your answers will yield better results.
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