CareerLeader: Guided Tour:

CareerLeader™ Guided Tour

Management and Professional Abilities Profile

Section I

Read each pair of statements, and select the response (left or right) that best represents your appraisal of your relative strengths in the two abilities. Click on whichever button which represents the ability which is your greater strength.
Be as honest as possible. Do not respond in terms of what you believe your abilities should be or what your would like them to be, but rather in terms of what they actually are.

Note: this is an example only

Question 21

Feel and project self-confidence: I can be persuasive even in uncertain and difficult situations. or A team player, cooperative, work well as part of a group.

Question 22

Able to juggle many ideas, responsibilities and projects at once. or Have a quick intellect: I pick up new information and ideas easily and can "think on my feet."

Question 23

Ambitious, forceful, competitive, comfortable with using power and taking risks. or Skillful in using quantitative analysis to understand business issues.

Question 24

Listen well. Write and speak to individuals and groups in a clear and effective manner. or Able to lead, motivate, and directly manage other people effectively.

Section II

In this section you will appraise your abilities as they compare to those of your peers. Read each item carefully and select the response that best describes your assessment of your abilities in that area. Be as objective as possible in making your assessments -- neither too generous nor too critical. Do not respond in terms of what you believe your abilities should be or what your would like them to be, but rather in terms of what they actually are.

1. Notably Poor: This is an underdeveloped skill area.

2. Needs Improvement: I have some capability in this area but am not consistently strong.

3. Strong: I am consistently able to perform well in this area. This is a reliable skill that others see as a strength.

4. Very Strong: A very highly developed skill area. Most people would see me as being in the top 15% of my peer group in this area.

Question 83
Action-oriented: I am someone who makes decisions and then makes sure they are implemented.	1 2 3 4	No response
Question 84
Able to think critically (define a problem and determine the information needed to solve it; understand unspoken assumptions; form and test hypotheses; and judge the validity of conclusions).	1 2 3 4	No response
Question 85
Feel and project self-confidence: I can be persuasive even in uncertain and difficult situations.	1 2 3 4	No response

Of course, the above is only a small segment of the entire inventory, to give you a flavor of what it's like. After filling in your responses, you would click a button to submit your responses and have the inventory scored.

Next, let's look at a hypothetical MPAP Score Summary.