Vocational Preference Inventory Analysis

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Section B Vocational Assessment
Client Introduction
The vocational assessment is prepared for Christina Rooney who is a 41 year old female from Greece. She has a background in fashion and owning her fashion business in Ireland for 7 years before up skilling to study Psychology in NUI Galway. She has been living in Ireland since 1997 where she met her husband and has a daughter aged 9.
Tests Administered
VPI
The vocational preference inventory (VPI) is used to assess career interests that are composed of occupational titles assessing personality orientations. This measure produces a broad range of information about expression of interests, interpersonal relationships, values, self-conceptions, coping behaviours, and identifications. The inventory
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She values scientific or scholarly activity, achievements and independence, as well as traits, such as intellectual and logical. She is open to new ideas and would have a range of interests. Sees herself as analytical, curious, scholarly and broad minded. Enjoys thinking about solutions to problems and finds frustrating persuading others about a course of action. She seeks challenging problems and relies on thinking information that gathers careful analysis. Overall, Christina would like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve …show more content…
In addition the Masculinity-Femininity scale repre¬sents identification with stereotypical male and female occupational roles. Christina has a low scor¬e indicating preference for traditionally female occupations.

CII Results

The scores indicate high interest in the occupational areas of Fine Arts (40), Social Services (38), Educational Services (36), Management (35) and Clerical Services (35).

Consistent with the occupational areas of interest are the highly preferred subject areas. These include: Computer technology, Word processing or typing, Book keeping or Office practices, English or foreign languages, Journalism, Mathematics or Science, Health care, Business law or Management, Creative writing, Speech and drama, Cooking or Sewing, and

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