Designed by Crown Financial Ministries, Career Direct® is a thorough, well-tested, and validated assessment that looks at four key areas of your design: Personality, Skills, Interests, and Values. Most similar tests only look at one or two areas. In addition to being one of the most comprehensive guidance systems on the market today, it is one of the few assessment tools that approaches the field of career guidance from a Biblical perspective.

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Clients begin by taking a comprehensive online assessment. The result is a 35-page customized report that reflects your individual 4-part design. View a Sample Career Direct Report.

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The assessment can be taken by itself. However, combined with personal review from a trained Career Direct Consultant, clients will receive the most benefit from their results.

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The assessment plus consultation costs less than what one college course will cost. This process can help students make important decisions, saving them significant amounts of time and money.

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Pricing: $295

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Appointments are scheduled up to, but not more than, 6 weeks in advance.

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Your Consultation Package includes:

• Career Direct online assessment

• 35-page personalized report

• Comprehensive 3-hour consultation - meeting at my home-office in Andover, MN or via Video Conferencing.

• Follow-up Action Plan

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Recommended Age Career Direct is recommended for ages 16+. In general, vocational assessments are most valuable to students who have a level of maturity to be self-aware (they can answer questions about themselves honestly), and they have a curiosity about the world of work and how they fit in.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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To learn more about how the Career Direct assessment was developed and the thousands upon thousands of people it has helped, please check out the Career Direct website.

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What makes Career Direct unique?

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• Career Direct is one of the few assessment tools that approaches the field of career guidance from a Biblical perspective.

• Most career assessments examine just one or two areas. Career Direct examines four essential components of career selection: personality, interests, skills, and values. As a result, Career Direct is one of the most comprehensive guidance systems on the market today.

• Career Direct was developed over a 10-year period and has been rigorously tested and validated, using standard psychometric principles of testing and measurement.

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How long does it take to complete the Career Direct assessment?

The assessment itself takes about an hour, and the consultation an additional 2.5-3 hours. Individuals are advised to then utilize all of the Career Direct Resources in the full Guidance System to get the most out of the process. This often takes several weeks to work through all the steps including informational interviews.

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Are there key points in a person's life when you would recommend this?

Certainly at the beginning of career selection is a critical time, either in high school beginning at age 16, or early in the college experience, in order to select an appropriate college or technical school major and course of study. Before one enters the workforce, Career Direct can help narrow the focus of jobs that will best match one's patter. Mid-career assessments can help to make critical mid-course corrections to help best use the prime income-earning years. And even at retirement age, it is helpful to know what options for paid or volunteer work would best use the talents and accumulated experience to benefit others and provide enjoyable and satisfying work.

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Does my student have to be 16 years old to take the assessment?

The recommended age for taking the assessment is 16 because often that is when students have had a broader academic history (exposure to higher-level math and lab sciences), are more self-aware, and more mature. You may want to ask your consultant for guidance in determining if an early assessment is a good fit for your student.

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If the Career Direct assessment/consultation faith-based?

Short answer? Yes! The assessment was designed by Crown Financial Ministries and comes from a Christian perspective. That said, the questions themselves, are not religious in nature. The consultation itself is where the faith elements really come in. This is where you have a chance to talk with a fellow believer about how God has given you these gifts, and how you intend to steward them.

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Why is a financial organization like Crown in the career guidance business?

Crown Financial Ministries, founded in 1976 by Larry Burkett, is the world's largest Christian financial ministry, dedicated to helping people through personal financial, career, and business channels. The proper management and use of one's talents is a foundational aspect of stewardship. Life and talent management is directly related to stewardship of finances derived from work. Larry Burkett initiated the Career Pathways program as part of Christian Financial Concepts in 1990. The Internet-based Career Direct Complete Guidance System was released in 2006.

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Will Career Direct tell me what job I should be in?

No, and no assessment can or should do that. Career Direct will help you identify your design and guide you in your research of occupations to narrow your choices to those that best match your design.

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Does Career Direct help people who have disabilities?

Career Direct has not been tested with a disability population and does not take into account any adjustments or allowances needed for particular disabilities. A qualified counselor experienced in the particular disability is the best choice for help in determining career direction.

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What are the Biblical principles of career planning?

• Each person is a unique creation of God.

• God blesses each person with work-related talents.

• We are to be excellent in our work and an example to others. Excellence comes from development of our God-given talents.

• Our larger calling is to be witnesses for Christ and a light unto the world. This is greatly enhanced when we are experiencing the joy of using our talents at work.