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Our offices in Boston, New York, Chicago, Washington, Denver and Seattle are open; Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will remain closed through September. Be aware that quarantine restrictions are in effect for some of our open offices.

We are doing our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The safety of our staff and our clients is very important to us. Because of this, we have made some changes to our testing process. Here are some of the safety precautions you can expect:

  • Masks & barriers - Clients and testing staff will wear masks. There...
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Challenge Your Aptitudes with these Fun Video Games

By Will Eells 

For many students, summer means one thing: more time to play video games. And with many areas still under stay-at-home mandates, children and adults alike may find themselves reaching for the controller more frequently. But despite the worries of many parents, recent studies show that playing video games might provide several psychological and cognitive benefits—often in areas closely related to...

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10 Ways to Spot an Eco-Friendly Company

Are you an individual specialist or a collaborative generalist?  For the specialist, finding that company, industry, or mission you feel personally connected to can be the difference between love and hate when it comes to career satisfaction. Individual specialists (we call this approach “Subjective”) can make amazing advocates for the causes they feel passionate about. More than ever, a cause on many peoples’s minds is protecting the environment and reversing climate change. 

Not everyone has the aptitudes or appetite for full-time environmental advocacy work, but there are still...

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In Memoriam: Linda Houser-Marko (1970-2020)

It is with deep and profound sadness that we announce that our friend and colleague, Linda Houser-Marko, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020. 

Linda joined the Research Department in the fall of 2007 after completing her doctorate in Social Psychology at the University of Missouri and a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her contributions to our work over the past dozen years have been significant, including many validation studies regarding person-job fit, aptitudes and STEM fields, creativity, and much more. Perhaps her most important and long-...

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Aptitude Testing in Austin, Texas!

We're excited to announce that we now have representation in Austin, Texas! Testing will begin on December 16.

Interested? Contact Michelle Dahlenburg at austin@jocrf.org or (512)-522-1384 for more information. See you there! 

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Make Your College Application Stand Out with Aptitude Testing
College Application

When almost twenty million students enroll in American colleges and universities every year, one of the biggest challenges in the admissions process is how to make your application stand out. Admissions officers are looking for a well-rounded freshman class (not just well-rounded students) and that means your dream college wants to know what makes you unique. Your application should tell a story about your strengths, passions, and plans. But, that’s easier said than done when you’re still exploring your...

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Free Testing! (Temporarily Suspended)

We are conducting a study of the aptitudes of video game designers.

The video game industry has come a long way from its beginning in the early 1970s. Today, games are almost ubiquitous, with games on our cell phones, in our web browsers, installed on our computers, and in our living rooms on our TVs. According to Newzoo, a company dedicated solely to video game and e-sports analytics, global video game consumers (nearly 2.3 billion individuals) will spend approximately $137.9 billion on video games in 2018. Consumers are expected to spend as much as $180 billion by the year 2021....

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Study of Translators and Interpreters (Temporarily suspended)

We are currently seeking translators and interpreters for a research study. The goal of this study is to gather data about the aptitudes of satisfied translators and interpreters.

Translation is a rapidly growing professional field according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and working in a multilingual setting is an increasingly valuable skill. Learning more about this field will help the Foundation in its mission to provide accurate information to clients about their natural gifts and what aptitudes contribute to success in learning and using languages. 

For free,...

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Research as a Process

JOCRF is in a unique position as a research organization because our clients are our research participants.

The majority of academic psychological research is done on the convenience sample of college students who are in Psychology 101 classes. Generally this limitation is acknowledged and yet tolerated. Research studies on adults who are in their early, mid, or late career are highly regarded.

For that reason JOCRF is fortunate to have such a wide and deep “basin” of data from thousands of past client-participants. Our tests are evaluated and age-normed upon those thousands...

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