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Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Assessment Should You Make A Career Decision Based Upon A Career Quiz? I'm about to graduate High School and I don't know what I want to be "when I grow up". Do you think that a career quiz might help me decide? Jul 24, 2005, 02:39 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Assessment Necessary Psychological Skills When Working in the Executive Protection Field The “hard” skills necessary for an executive protection specialist (EPS) and/or personal protection specialist (PPS) are often perceived as being that of a policeman or (elite) soldier. Though there can be certain similarities i.e. the use of handguns, hand-to-hand combat and the ability to control a vehicle, most people having worked both in executive protection and either of the latter careers, will deny that the skills are parallel. They may look alike but the methodology of each skill differs from segment to segment. Jul 23, 2005, 01:50 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Assessment The Fallibility of Psychological Testing Psychological Testing has become rampant across industries, more so in the case of Information Technology, BPOs and ITES companies. These tests are used to ‘throw up’ personality profiles and competency descriptions that would help companies recruit the ‘right’ candidate. The Human Resources department in most organizations is responsible for the administering of Psychometric tests. Jul 22, 2005, 09:25 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Assessment Can You Actually Fail A Personality Quiz? Can You Actually Fail A Personality Quiz?. Q. I didn't get a job that I interviewed for. The employer told me that I had "failed" the personality quiz. How is that possible? Does this mean that I have no personality? Apr 4, 2005, 03:57