Birkman Method Offers Solutions to Quarter Life Crisis.HOUSTON -- The Birkman Method[R] of personality assessment helps pull struggling and confused twenty-something's out of their "quarter-life crisis This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. ," and helps them find their strengths, their passion, and their direction. Out of college and headed into the job market many young people are discovering that the choices they have made do not reflect their true callings, and that the way in which they work is a mismatch mismatch 1. in blood transfusions and transplantation immunology, an incompatibility between potential donor and recipient. 2. one or more nucleotides in one of the double strands in a nucleic acid molecule without complementary nucleotides in the same position on the other with the companies or work environments they have chosen. "The marketplace is flooded right now with 22-29 year old recent college graduates with no direction," said Katherine Collins, a Birkman consultant in Houston. "They are working in careers that they either stumbled into by way of a college major or that their parents picked out for them long ago. Young people - even doctors and lawyers - have gone into their jobs because they felt pushed into it, and now they find themselves miserable." Collins' consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , Pathways to College, uses the Birkman Method's behavioral personality assessment to ascertain a person's interests, stressors, strengths, and weaknesses, and then provides them with a set of career choices and job families that match. This is all put together in a user friendly format called the About U Report. "The Birkman Method should be a vital part of the job search for young adults who feel trapped or isolated in a vocation that they didn't give much thought about, beyond money and prospects," said Collins. "People may discover that the kind of life they want depends upon many different factors that they haven't even considered." The "quarter-life crisis" refers to a period of life marked by loneliness, depression, and rootlessness experienced by many after transitioning into the adult world of career and responsibility from college. Young adults are forced to fend for Verb 1. fend for - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" defend, support argue, reason - present reasons and arguments themselves in a job market that often leaves them under- or mis-employed and overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. . Many people muddle through mud·dle v. mud·dled, mud·dling, mud·dles v.tr. 1. To make turbid or muddy. 2. To mix confusedly; jumble. 3. To confuse or befuddle (the mind), as with alcohol. their quarter-life crisis bouncing around from job to job, experimenting without finding a fit. With many jobs that provide financial security requiring 60 - 80 hours of work a week, and highly-competitive achievers giving employers what they are asking for this can be a costly and time consuming mistake. "The Birkman Method gives people a way to cut through the mire mire (mer) [Fr.] one of the figures on the arm of an ophthalmometer whose images are reflected on the cornea; measurement of their variations determines the amount of corneal astigmatism. mire n. and look for the jobs that will fit them best," said Collins. "It is like saving yourself from five years of hard labor HARD LABOR, punishment. In those states where the penitentiary system has been adopted, convicts who are to be imprisoned, as part of their punishment, are sentenced to perform hard labor. ." The Birkman Method behavioral personality assessment is a technology originally developed to help the Air Force find the best fighter pilots and that now permeates the upper echelons of both the corporate and non-profit world. For over 50 years, corporate human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. professionals, independent consultants, executive coaches, educational institutions and other not-for-profit organizations have used The Birkman Method with over 2.5 million individuals. "If your life is a confusing mess, don't give up," said Collins. "Take control by learning why, find your passion and then learn how to find a career in which it can be expressed." About U The About U Report brings the power of the Birkman Method[R] to students to help navigate the difficult road towards higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . Individuals can make better decisions by determining their interests, effectiveness, and stressors. For more information contact Katherine Collins at www.pathways2college.com. Also visit www.about-u.com for to learn more about the About-U Report. About Birkman The Birkman Method [R] has been in use for over 50 years and has been used by over 2 million people and 5,000 organizations worldwide, including corporations, not-for-profit organizations, governmental agencies, and individuals in their hiring, retention, motivational and organizational development activities. The assessment accurately measures social behaviors In biology, psychology and sociology social behavior is behavior directed towards, or taking place between, members of the same species. Behavior such as predation which involves members of different species is not social. , underlying expectations of interpersonal and task actions, potential stress reactions to unmet expectations, occupational preferences and organizational strengths. For more information: www.birkman.com or 1-800-215-2760. |
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