Job Seekers
Assessment Descriptions
Barriers to Employment Success Inventory / BESI
BESI, also referred to as the Barriers to Employment Success Inventory, will give you insight as to barriers that may be holding you back from promotions or job opportunities. Sometimes we don’t see things about ourselves that may be obvious to others and this assessment will help individuals identify major barriers to obtaining or securing employment.
Register for the Barriers to Employment Success Inventory Assessment.
Choices CT (Career Transitions)
Choices CT (Career Transitions) will equip you with tools to select the assessments that are most useful to you. You may want to identify your interests, work values, basic skills, or transferable skills and abilities. When you complete a self assessment you will be able to review occupations that match up with your results. You can also customize a list of occupations which use many of your criteria. Choices has labor market information easily accessible for you as you conduct occupational research. You can save the results of everything that you do on the system for future access and sharing.
Register for the Choices Assessment.
Career Decision Making / CDM
Career Decision Making, or CDM, is an assessment that will help you to identify career clusters you like most, school subjects you do well in, and life experiences that you enjoy. You will consider what brings you satisfaction on the job, what your strongest abilities are, and how that relates to your future plans. Using Dr. John Holland’s interest inventory to identify your strongest characteristics, you’ll be able to focus in on career clusters that would be a good match for you.
Register for the CDM Assessment.
Colors
Colors is a personality assessment which helps you discover who you were born to be. There are four basic personality types which are identified as GREEN, BLUE, GOLD, and ORANGE. This assessment will help you identify your top talents and focus on jobs that will capitalize on your strengths. Colors will help you to identify individuals of other colors in your professional or personal life, improve your communication skills, and increase your successes in many areas.
Register for the Colors Assessment.
Easy Computer Basics
In Easy Computer Basics, you'll learn how to use the computer. The class is designed specifically for the job seeker who is new to computers. Easy Computer Basics will give you a “quick start” introduction to computers including: computer equipment hardware, software, terminology (computer “speak”) and how to navigate the internet to advance your online job search.
Register for Easy Computer Basics.
Job Search Attitude Inventory / JSAI
Job Search Attitude Inventory, or JSAI, is an assessment that will assist you in identifying your attitudes about finding and retaining employment. It may come as no surprise that our attitude toward job search is built upon previous job search experiences. JSAI offers an action plan for you to constructively adjust some of those attitudes so you can be more effective in your job search.
Register for the Job Search Attitude Survey.
Keyboarding and Troubleshooting
Keyboarding and Troubleshooting sessions have been developed with three people in mind: individuals who want an overview of the computer, keyboard, and mouse, individuals who would like to practice typing speed to prepare for typing tests, and individuals who would like to learn how to use simple commands in applications for effective job search.
Register for Keyboarding and Troubleshooting.
KeyTrain
KeyTrain is a self-paced computer-based skills program that was developed as a pretest for WorkKeys and the CareerReady Colorado Certificate. It can be used to review and improve skills in reading, applied mathematics, locating information, as well as six other work related skill areas. The program can also be used to upgrade skills for TABE and GED tests.
Microsoft Tutorials
Microsoft Tutorials allow you to learn technical computer skills through self-paced computer tutorials. Tutorials may help you to enhance or refresh your skills within Microsoft Office programs like Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Tutorials also include Peachtree Accounting and Quickbooks Pro, and all are useful training tools for the individual who learns well in a structured online environment.
Register for BAC Total Access.
ProveIt!
ProveIt! Anyone who has faced a test during the application process knows that this can be unsettling if you are unprepared. It is best to know what level of skills you have to offer a business so you can present your skills accurately as you apply for jobs. Are your skills beginning, intermediate or advanced? This is an internationally used testing program used by large and small companies to verify whether or not you have the skills you claim and can let you know what level of skills you have. You must complete assessments in the Business and Assessment Center. Over 1,000 assessments are available including industrial, software, legal, medical, call center, clerical, and more!
Register for BAC Total Access.
Pre-GED
Pre-GED tests can be taken free of charge by anyone registered with ConnectingColorado.com. After completing five Pre-GED tests you will be able to schedule your actual testing at one of the authorized testing sites in Colorado. KeyTrain can be used to prepare for the GED. The official GED test is not administered at Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
Register for BAC Total Access.
Self-Directed Search / SDS
Self-Directed Search, or SDS, is an assessment built upon Dr. Holland’s theory which states that most people can be loosely categorized into six personality types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Understanding your unique 3-letter personality code can help you find careers that best match your interests and abilities. The Self Directed Search Assessment Booklet comes with an Occupations Finder booklet, which includes an alphabetized list of 1,309 occupations common in the United States as well as single-digit numbers indicating the level of education or training an occupation requires.
Register for the Self-Directed Search Assessment.
Testing Sessions One or Two
The following tests will be administered in two hour sessions:
- WorkKeys– there are three tests and each one takes approximately 55 minutes to complete. Successful completion of all three tests will result in obtaining a CareerReady Colorado Certificate
- Prove It! there are over 1100 vocational tests (which vary in length from 1 minute to 1 hour) these tests can be used to verify your vocational skills for your job search
- Pre-GED these tests are useful in preparing for the actual GED test
- KeyTrain –pretests in Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics and Locating Information. These are useful to prepare for WorkKeys tests.
Register for a Testing Session.
Total Access Sessions
Total Access sessions are open sessions for anyone who needs assistance with the following:
- Basic skills upgrade
- Pre-GED testing (non standard testing environment)
- MS Tutorials
- Set up for KeyTrain
- KeyTrain Pretests, Practice and Quizzes
- Prove It! testing (non standard testing environment)
- EMSI usage
- Follow up use of Choices (after completion of a Choices Session)
Register for BAC Total Access.
WorkKeys / Career Ready Colorado Certificate
WorkKeys/CareerReady Colorado Certificate is an online assessment composed of three standardized tests which includes reading for information, applied mathematics, and locating information. The assessment was created by American College Testing Program (ACT) to measure cognitive abilities in a wide range of areas. A CareerReady Colorado Certificate is awarded for anyone who scores at level 3 and above in three critical business skills areas. The CareerReady Colorado Certificate is awarded at Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Levels. Taking this assessment will result in a clear identification of skills for both job seekers and businesses. This is a great credential to reference on a résumé or in a job interview.
Register for a Testing Session.
