What Is a Self Assessment?
什么是自我评估？

A self assessment is the first step in the Career Planning Process. During it one uses a variety of tools, sometimes erroneously referred to as career tests, to gather information about himself or herself. The purpose of obtaining this data is to use it to find occupations that are a good fit for the individual. People sometimes work with career development professionals who can help them with this.
职业规划的第一步就是自我评估。在这过程中，我们需要运用到各种各样的测试方法，但有时候会为了获取个人信息错误地参与了一些职业测试。不过职业测试的目的在于利用这些信息去寻找符合自己的工作。为了解决这些问题，人们有时候会寻求职业发展专家的帮助。

In order to be effective, a self assessment must take into account an individual's values, interests, personality and aptitudes. Let's take a look at the types of tools you can use to accomplish this.
为了使自我评价更有效地发挥作用，个人价值观，兴趣，个性和能力都应该纳入考虑的范围，让我们来看看自我评价的各种方法吧。

Value Inventories
价值评定

Value inventories measure how important different values are to you. Examples of these values, which play an important role in one's job satisfaction, include autonomy, prestige, security, interpersonal relationships, helping others, flexible work schedule, outdoor work, leisure time and high salary.
价值评定所测试的是不同价值观对你的重要性。评测的内容对于工作满意度起着重要的作用，其中包括工作的自觉姓，个人威望，安全感，人际关系，乐于助人，工作日程安排灵活性，外出工作，休息时间以及丰厚的薪水。

Interest Inventories
兴趣评定

The questions in an interest inventory ask about your likes and dislikes regarding various activities. The premise of this self assessment tool is that people who share similar interests will also enjoy the same type of work. Examples of interests are reading, running, playing golf and knitting.
兴趣评定是一项测试你对不同活动的喜爱与否的测试。测试的前提是彼此的兴趣爱好相似并喜欢同类型的工作。评测的例子包括阅读，跑步，打高尔夫球甚至是针织。

Personality Inventories
个性评定

A personality inventory looks at an individual's traits, motivational drives, needs and attitudes. A very popular one is The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). A qualified person such as career development professional or psychologist must administer it.
个性评定包括个人性格，动机，需求和态度。其中有一个很有名的个性测试叫做Myers-Briggs Type Indicator。像职业发展专家或心理学家等符合资格的人都必须主导这个测试。

Aptitude Assessment
天资评定

Aptitude tests can help you figure out what your natural talents are. One may have an aptitude for math or writing or may have manual dexterity or good spatial abilities, for example. It is important to keep in mind that even if you have an aptitude for something, that doesn't mean you will automatically like it. When you are choosing a career, pick one that requires skills that you have and that you enjoy using.
能力评测能够帮助你发掘自己的才能。例如，一个人可能在数学或写作方面有一定的能力，或者拥有熟练的动手能力，又或者是出色的空间表现能力，但是，即使你在某方面拥有天赋，并不意味着你就会喜欢。所以在你选择职业的时候，请选择一份你拥有相关技能的并且你乐意运用该技能的工作。
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