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Johnson O'Connor Aptitude Testing
Posted on 4/5/16 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 5:22 pm
I had asked about this a while back. My 18yr old and I recently had this done in ATL.
The premise behind the testing is this: everyone has natural aptitudes that make them better at some things than others. The idea is to match you up with careers that utilize some or all of your aptitudes thus keeping you engaged, challenged, and happy in that career. The testing covers every thing from hand strength, to manual dexterity, to spacial acuity, to vocabulary, and everything in between. It is extensive.
As a mid-career person making a change, it was extremely helpful in giving me some direction in regards of careers to peruse and, more importantly, some careers to avoid. I would highly recommend it to anyone and will be taking my high school junior to be tested over the summer. While the testing is expensive ($700), your aptitudes don't change over time. They are the same at 16 as they are at 60. So, unlike an interest inventory or psych profile, it doesn't change over time and only needs to be done once.
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The premise behind the testing is this: everyone has natural aptitudes that make them better at some things than others. The idea is to match you up with careers that utilize some or all of your aptitudes thus keeping you engaged, challenged, and happy in that career. The testing covers every thing from hand strength, to manual dexterity, to spacial acuity, to vocabulary, and everything in between. It is extensive.
As a mid-career person making a change, it was extremely helpful in giving me some direction in regards of careers to peruse and, more importantly, some careers to avoid. I would highly recommend it to anyone and will be taking my high school junior to be tested over the summer. While the testing is expensive ($700), your aptitudes don't change over time. They are the same at 16 as they are at 60. So, unlike an interest inventory or psych profile, it doesn't change over time and only needs to be done once.
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Posted on 4/5/16 at 5:24 pm to Aubie Spr96
What's the optimal age to take a child there?
Posted on 4/5/16 at 5:26 pm to Aubie Spr96
An attorney in my office wants me to do this.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 5:28 pm to SabiDojo
quote:Why would you want to be anything other than a lawyer?
An attorney in my office wants me to do this.
Wealth, check.
Status, check.
Luxuries, check.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 5:29 pm to Womski
Meh
Posted on 4/5/16 at 5:32 pm to Aubie Spr96
I went when I was about 20 years old and my strengths were things that people who work in Finance and Accounting also showed strengths. I ended up majoring in Accounting and I am an auditor now.
Johnson O' Connor is one of the legit ones. It was a great experience.
They also told me things that would compliment my strengths. For example, I tested higher in tone differentiation and musical-type tests than any other area. They said that while this didn't mean I had to become a musician or be a sound engineer, they did recommend using this to supplement my other strengths (i.e. I might do better work while listening to classical music in the background), or have my hobby be a musical one, etc.
EDIT: Now that you mention it, I think i remember your last thread and I think I said something similar.
Another Edit: My younger brother and my cousin went when they were also about 19 or 20. My cousin tested similarly to me and she is in the same occupation and my brother tested high in areas that folks in construction management tested high in and he graduated in that and is beginning work for a firm in May. I should also add this was more or less coincidental and we didn't purposefully pursue the field that Johnson O'Connor had indicated would play to our strengths. It wasn't like we came home and said, okay time to switch majors.
Johnson O' Connor is one of the legit ones. It was a great experience.
They also told me things that would compliment my strengths. For example, I tested higher in tone differentiation and musical-type tests than any other area. They said that while this didn't mean I had to become a musician or be a sound engineer, they did recommend using this to supplement my other strengths (i.e. I might do better work while listening to classical music in the background), or have my hobby be a musical one, etc.
EDIT: Now that you mention it, I think i remember your last thread and I think I said something similar.
Another Edit: My younger brother and my cousin went when they were also about 19 or 20. My cousin tested similarly to me and she is in the same occupation and my brother tested high in areas that folks in construction management tested high in and he graduated in that and is beginning work for a firm in May. I should also add this was more or less coincidental and we didn't purposefully pursue the field that Johnson O'Connor had indicated would play to our strengths. It wasn't like we came home and said, okay time to switch majors.
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 5:35 pm to PSU2LSU
They say as early as 14, but I'm waiting until 16 with my youngest.
It did tell me two things I didn't know about myself. I scored really high in Color Descrimination. It's the ability to perceive subtle changes in color shades and is useful in a variety of occupations. I also scored really high in two of the three Tonal Aptitudes. I've always been able to instantly recognize a song or tune and now I know why. They recommended incorporating music into my life either through a career or hobby.
I totally bombed other things like Spacial Acuity. I'll never be an engineer or surgeon where thinking in 3 dimensions is important.
It did tell me two things I didn't know about myself. I scored really high in Color Descrimination. It's the ability to perceive subtle changes in color shades and is useful in a variety of occupations. I also scored really high in two of the three Tonal Aptitudes. I've always been able to instantly recognize a song or tune and now I know why. They recommended incorporating music into my life either through a career or hobby.
I totally bombed other things like Spacial Acuity. I'll never be an engineer or surgeon where thinking in 3 dimensions is important.
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 9:10 pm to Aubie Spr96
Is there a fee? Couldn't find one on their website.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 9:25 pm to Clutch Cargo
It's about $700 per person.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 9:37 pm to Aubie Spr96
I did this test and my family has done it for everyone before college. It's worth every penny. I was looking into going into a career that I would have struggled in and probably burnt out early with a lot of time and money invested. Now my career track fits my aptitudes and instead of feeling like I'm struggling, I'm at the top of my class and the outlook is bright
Posted on 4/5/16 at 9:38 pm to Upperdecker
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I'm at the top of my class and the outlook is bright
What is fire watcher school like?
Posted on 4/5/16 at 9:41 pm to Aubie Spr96
FWIW, there's a lady in town that does these tests individually and reads the results to you and discusses your options for careers. I used her and she only charged $500. Uses the same tests and everything and very experienced in the field and gave me really good advice
Posted on 4/5/16 at 9:47 pm to Upperdecker
What does the test involve? Why so expensive?
Posted on 4/5/16 at 10:53 pm to SabiDojo
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SabiDojo
An attorney in my office wants me to do this.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 10:58 pm to lynxcat
Part of it is a Rorschach Test.
That licensing is expensive.
WHATEVER you do, don't say this image looks like a human Chinese Fingertrap!
Try a bat (the mammal) or a butterfly.
That licensing is expensive.
WHATEVER you do, don't say this image looks like a human Chinese Fingertrap!
Try a bat (the mammal) or a butterfly.
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 11:09 pm to LoveThatMoney
he does. He had all his children tested. 
Posted on 4/6/16 at 8:15 am to Aubie Spr96
I did the Johnson O'Connor testing right out of college. It was great experience and I've kinda weaseled my way into a career that matches some of my aptitudes. Anyone want to post their scores? I'll have to dig mine out.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 8:19 am to Aubie Spr96
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The premise behind the testing is this: everyone has natural aptitudes that make them better at some things than others. The idea is to match you up with careers that utilize some or all of your aptitudes thus keeping you engaged, challenged, and happy in that career.
I took this as a senior in high school. It said I should be an accountant. I would rather stab my eyeballs with a fork on a daily basis than has to take part in accounting practices as a job.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 8:51 am to Aubie Spr96
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Our current fee is $675 in ten of our locations and $750 in New York.
People are crazy paying this kind of money for a test.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 9:14 am to TheDeathValley
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People are crazy paying this kind of money for a test.
It's a pretty thorough battery of test, measuring everything from tweezers dexterity to rhythm memory. I takes two days and I thought it was worth the $.
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