Experience Category: Adults
Career Change: From Stay-At-Home Parent to Politician
Shanti Landon was a stay-at-home parent and blogger in Northern California when she and her husband came in for aptitude … Continued
Anna Stephenson: Life Coach
“I had never been sure what a fulfilling career for me would be. In college I changed my major multiple … Continued
Payne Family: Three Generations of Aptitude Testing
A Family Tradition Helen Payne contacted the New York office to obtain her test results. In the course of her … Continued
Career Change: From Oceanography to Economics
“I took your aptitude tests before entering college. I thought I wanted to be an oceanographer. Your tests directed me … Continued
Career Change: From Hospitality to Design
A former small business owner in the hospitality industry was looking for a career change. A few months after her … Continued
Aptitudes Focus: After 2 Days and 20 Tests, I Knew the Answer
by Anita Cheng My teaching career I’m a teacher. It took three student loans, six years of school, countless interviews, … Continued
How Big Are Your Pixels?
by Dr. Joel Orr, Reprinted from Computer-Aided Engineering It’s not that our marriage was really at risk, but there was … Continued
The Examined Life—A Report from the Front
by Paul F. DuFlo Today’s job and career marketplaces are more competitive than ever. Downsizing, restructuring, out-sourcing, and—dare I say … Continued
Personal Reflections on Testing
by Robert A. Pease Once upon a time there was a very smart guy—let’s call him Bob—who was getting lousy … Continued
Are You in the Wrong Job?
by Chris Dupin Do you find your job fulfilling? Are you able to summon seemingly boundless reserves of energy and … Continued
Elise Girard: Software Industry Professional
A different motivation Elise Girard came to the Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation when she was in between jobs and was … Continued
Career Change: From Unhappy Manager to Consultant
When Daniel Adam came to the Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation, he was the Director of Payroll for the city in … Continued
Will McIntyre: Photographer and Filmmaker
Peter Schultz, the president of Photo Researchers Inc. in New York, invited me into his office in the mid-1980s when … Continued
John Alderman: Sixty Years of Guidance
An Interview We encourage clients to let us know how they’ve made use of their testing results, and it is … Continued
Hope Grant: Setting Goals in Psychology
I am in that phase of life where the question keeps popping up, “What should I do with my life?” … Continued
Career Change: From Store Designer to Museum Specialist
In the Beginning… I’ve never truly known what it is I wanted to be. I had the typical desires that … Continued
Career Change: From Marketing Professional to Private Investigator
An Interview with an Investigator After graduating from a West Coast State University with a BA in Communication Theory, I … Continued
Law Firm Owner
Finding My Place in Law I am so pleased to recommend the Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation’s aptitude testing. A psychiatrist … Continued
Five Veterans
Grushenka A., Army, New York The JOC assisted in reassuring me that I was focusing on the correct civilian path … Continued
Garth E. Johnson: Statistician
“It has been some time since my evaluation; however, your assessment has stuck with me, continuing to influence my academic and career directions. When … Continued
Dr. Huntington Lyman: Educator and Dean
In 1983, shortly after my graduation from college, I invested two days in Johnson O’Connor’s aptitude testing program. It was … Continued
Career Change: From Programmer to Teacher
I was tested at your Seattle facility sometime in the late winter of 2013. Your tests said I would be … Continued
Career Change: From Teaching to Restoration
“Thanks to your analysis of my aptitudes and your guidance in what kind of jobs to look for, I have … Continued
Robin: Challenging my Aptitudes
A few friends had recommended the testing for our 14-year-old daughter, Victoria, who we homeschooled until fifth grade. She’s always … Continued