What types of assessments are best to determine if someone is right
for self employment?
Answer:
Griffin-Hammis Associates does not believe in assessments
as a form of predicting someone’s suitability for business
ownership. There is no data existing that justifies such expensive
time-wasting. Assistance not assessment!
Formal
paper and pencil tests, vocational evaluations, and assessments
that measure interests, vocational skills and traits, or that suggest
predictive validity in certain careers through psychometrics are
not particularly useful or advised in self employment.
Person-centered
evaluative approaches to identifying unique gifts, talents, learning
styles, hopes and dreams, financial opportunities through Social
Security benefits, family support, and other individualized inventories
work best.
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- The VCU-BARC Self-Employment & Social Security Pages
have been developed in conjunction with Griffin-Hammis
Associates, LLC. The contents do not necessarily represent
the policy, interpretations or opinion of the Social Security Administration
(SSA). The information contained here is intended to inform readers
of issues that may affect Social Security and/or other public assistance
benefits. Because individual circumstances differ, the reader should
not rely on any information here as being specifically applicable
to an individual's situation. Readers are encouraged to contact
a BPAO benefits specialist to discuss her or his specific situation.
