| Barriers to Employment Success Inventory (BESI), Second Edition |
User
Level: D
The
Barriers to Employment Success Inventory (BESI) is a self-assessment
tool that helps an individual to identify barriers and challenges to
obtaining and succeeding on a job. The BESI takes 20 to 30 minutes
to complete and is comprised of 50 items
rated on four-point scales. It is written at the eighth grade
level and is suitable for both high school and adult populations.
The BESI is useful as a
screening instrument for persons seeking employment. It provides a
fast and effective way to identify those persons who need
immediate intervention or special assistance, uncovers barriers
that may be missed in conventional screenings, and helps
test-takers to identify their problems and develop action plans to
overcome them.
What the
BESI Measures
The BESI
assesses the following factors which may act as barriers to employment:
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Personal |
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Physical
and Psychological |
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Career
Planning |
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Job
Seeking Skills |
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Education
and Training |
A score is provided for each set
of barriers and coupled with suggestions about to how to develop
an action plan to overcome it.
Barriers to
Employment Success Inventory, Second Edition and BESI are copyrights and marks solely owned
by JIST Publishing, Inc.
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