Career Anchor
Career anchor is ‘that one element in a person’s self-concept that he or she will not give up, even in the face of difficult choices’. Below is the result of my career anchor test.
SCORING TABLE:
Q#
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AU
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Q#
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SE
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Q#
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TF
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Q#
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GM
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Q#
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EC
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Q#
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SV
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Q#
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CH
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Q#
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LS
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3
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6
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4
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2
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1
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4
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2
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4
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5
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4
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6
|
4
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7
|
4
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8
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6
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11
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6
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12
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6
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9
|
6
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10
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6
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13
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1
|
14
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6
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15
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6
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16
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2
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19
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2
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20
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2
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17
|
3
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18
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1
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21
|
5
|
22
|
2
|
23
|
5
|
24
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6
|
27
|
1
|
28
|
2
|
25
|
5
|
26
|
2
|
29
|
5
|
30
|
5
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31
|
5
|
32
|
2
|
35
|
2
|
36
|
6
|
33
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6
|
34
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2
|
37
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6
|
38
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2
|
39
|
1
|
40
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5
|
T
|
17
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T
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18
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T
|
24
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T
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15
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T |
21
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T
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19
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T
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21
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T
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21
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Carrier
Orientations Inventory
Importance Rating
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My Career Anchor
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5(Most Important)
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Technical
Function
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4
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Entrepreneurial
Creativity
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3
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Life
Style
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2
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Pure
Challenge
|
1
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General
Management Competence
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My
Scores
Technical Function
|
24
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Entrepreneurial
Creativity
|
21
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Pure Challenge
|
21
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Life Style
|
21
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General Management
Competence
|
15
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Autonomy/Independence
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17
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Security/ Stability
|
18
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Service dedication to
a cause
|
19
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Career
Anchor
Technical Function
The
primary concern in this area is the actual technical or functional content of
the work being done. The self-image of people in this group is tied up with
their feeling of competence in the particular area they are in. They are
therefore not interested in management peruse, though they will accept
management responsibility within their technical or functional area of
expertise. But it is the area of work that really turns them on and career
growth means continued advancement within that work area only.
Entrepreneurial Creativity
This anchor is characterized by the overarching need to build or create something that is entirely your own product. People with this anchor find that none of the other anchors completely matches with their key motives and values, but that there is a degree of overlap with several or the anchors,i.e. Autonomy, managerial competency, freedom to exercise special talents, and a desire to build wealth for security.
Life style
These people want and need to integrate their personal and family concerns into their career. they look for an integration of work/play/social life. people who anchor in lifestyle also value their autonomy and have in many cases also a high concern for independence.
Pure Challenge
People in this group define their careers success by overcoming impossible odds, solving the unsolvable problems, winning out over the competitors.
General Management Competence
The anchor is a combination of three competencies:
Analytical competence: the ability to identify, analyze and solve problems under conditions of incomplete information and uncertainty.
Interpersonal Competence: the ability to influence, supervise and lead people at all levels of the organization toward the more effective achievement of organization goals.
Emotional Competence: the capacity to be stimulated by emotional and interpersonal crises rather than exhausted or debilitated by them, the capacity to bear high levels of responsibility without becoming paralyzed, and the ability to exercise power without guilt or shame.
Conclusion:
With the help the Career Anchor test i realized that i am best at being in the Technical function area. The primary concern in this area is the actual technical or functional content of the work being done.
So, overall the test was a great experience.
Entrepreneurial Creativity
This anchor is characterized by the overarching need to build or create something that is entirely your own product. People with this anchor find that none of the other anchors completely matches with their key motives and values, but that there is a degree of overlap with several or the anchors,i.e. Autonomy, managerial competency, freedom to exercise special talents, and a desire to build wealth for security.
Life style
These people want and need to integrate their personal and family concerns into their career. they look for an integration of work/play/social life. people who anchor in lifestyle also value their autonomy and have in many cases also a high concern for independence.
Pure Challenge
People in this group define their careers success by overcoming impossible odds, solving the unsolvable problems, winning out over the competitors.
General Management Competence
The anchor is a combination of three competencies:
Analytical competence: the ability to identify, analyze and solve problems under conditions of incomplete information and uncertainty.
Interpersonal Competence: the ability to influence, supervise and lead people at all levels of the organization toward the more effective achievement of organization goals.
Emotional Competence: the capacity to be stimulated by emotional and interpersonal crises rather than exhausted or debilitated by them, the capacity to bear high levels of responsibility without becoming paralyzed, and the ability to exercise power without guilt or shame.
Conclusion:
With the help the Career Anchor test i realized that i am best at being in the Technical function area. The primary concern in this area is the actual technical or functional content of the work being done.
So, overall the test was a great experience.
Good job. Please add the description of other career anchors as well. (5 to 1)
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