Card Sort Career Assessment Instruments Available in Canada from Elite Resumes (Prices quoted in Canadian Dollars. Applicable sales taxes extra)

CAREER VALUES KIT

A simple tool that allows clients to prioritize their values in as little as five minutes! Forty-one variables of work satisfaction - such as time freedom, precision work, power, technical competence and public contact - are listed and described. This is an effective tool for job seekers, those fine-tuning their present jobs, and career changers at all ages and stages. The kit includes guidelines for counsellors and group facilitators, an overview of values and their role in career decision making, explicit instructions for the individual user, and supplementary activities for further clarification of career values.

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MOTIVATED SKILLS KIT

The quick and easy way to identify the motivated skills that are central to personal and career satisfaction and success. Based on experience, feedback and instinct, the client uses the cards to assess his or her proficiency and motivation in 48 transferable skill areas. Complete instructional manual includes counsellor guidelines, an overview of achievement motivation and its role in career decision making. Instructions for the individual user and a series of supplementary activities for further clarification of one’s motivated skills and achievement patterns are included.

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OCCUPATIONAL INTERESTS KIT

A low-cost technique for quickly identifying and ranking occupational interests. Clarifies the high-appeal jobs and fields, the degree of readiness, skills and knowledge needed; and competency-building steps for entry or progress. The kit includes 110 occupational cards and a manual with guidelines for counsellors and group facilitators, an overview of interests and their role in career decision making, detailed instructions for the individual user and optional activities for clarifying career-related interests.

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RETIREMENT ACTIVITIES KIT

An easy to use and friendly aid in transition from formal employment to a meaningful retirement lifestyle. Forty-eight common pastimes - from cultural events to meditation, from entertaining to group leadership - are listed and described. Cards can be used to determine current frequency as well as preferred activity patterns. The manual provides explicit instructions for using the card sort, an overview of the concepts and issues of retiring, summary and worksheets for processing the exercises and eight supplementary activities for dealing with aging and retirement.

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CARD SORT VIDEOTAPE

This 38-minute videotape describes and demonstrates each of the four instruments.

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CARD SORT OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES

A set of 19 overhead transparencies designed for use in a group setting. Presented in a three-ring binder.

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EXPANDED TOOL KIT

A complete package with Cards, Manuals, Videotape and Overheads

To assist career practitioners to use card sorts more effectively, we have packaged everything into an Expanded Tool Kit. The kit includes:

• One CAREER VALUES KIT (one deck of cards with manual)
• One MOTIVATED SKILLS KIT (one deck of cards with manual)
• One OCCUPATIONAL INTERESTS KIT (one deck of cards with manual)
• One RETIREMENT ACTIVITIES KIT (one deck of cards with manual)
• A set of 19 overhead transparencies for group training sessions
• One copy of the 38-minute videotape in which Card Sort developer Richard Knowdell guides two individuals through the administration and interpretation of each of the card sort instruments.

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