Bloom's Psychometric Assessment Services

As psychologists we understand the value of using psychometric tests in helping our clients move forward with their career decision. We understand how learning more about our values, strengths and preferences can help shape the right career decision. But we also understand the limitations of such tests, and we'll coach you to use and interpret the results in the right way.

By confronting you with tough questions about how you want to direct the course of your career and life, we bring your own meaning and life experience to the fore. They don’t provide the answers, you do!

For our Career services, we use the following tests:

• Career Storm Navigator™ is an internationally respected web-based career development tool which draws on contemporary best practice in positive psychology, career counselling and career psychology. See here for details of our special offer.
• The Hogan and NEO Personality Inventories are valid, reliable and in-depth personality assessments (cost from £70)
• FIRO-B provides in-depth analysis of how people interact with others and within teams
• Strengthscope is a revolutionary personality assessment tool that provides a comprehensive measurement of your strengths and talents, and the extent to which these are productively applied at work. It was developed by psychologists through research into strengths, personality, preference, values, ability and positive psychology.
• Aptitude tests – we have a number of objective assessment tests for verbal, numerical and spatial reasoning

How does it work?
Our tests are generally completed independently, but our psychologists will help you to interpret and make use of the findings.

All our psychometric tests follow the three-step Bloom Career process:
1. Where are you now? Identify what you most enjoy, and what your main interests, abilities, skills, resources, purpose and values are.
2. Where are you going? Evaluate past career (and life) positions and identify future goals in all aspects of your life.
3. How will you get there? Use your results to compare potential options and set new career / life goals as part of a new action plan.

The Philosophy
We don’t believe in simply matching people to occupations, or that there is one single career development path that suits an individual best. Indeed, people often have the resources to pursue many alternative (and even simultaneous) career paths.

Similarly, the perfect career opportunity is not necessarily being advertised in the Saturday Guardian, but individuals can use their unique resources and experiences to create new and better opportunities.

By using psychometric tests, Bloom empowers you to engage in meaningful and transformative dialogues about your career and life. We focus on what you want out of life, so you are the subject of the evaluation, not the object.