Different assessment tests are used in evaluating candidates, including cognitive ability tests, aptitude tests, and personality tests, among others. What does Holland's self-direct search test for?
A)Cognitive ability
B)Learning capacity
C)Personality
D)Career interest

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Holland's self-directed search test inventories career interests; it is based on the idea that there are most people can be categorized in one of six occupational types (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional). This test is not a good predictor of job success, but is positively correlated with job satisfaction.

Different Assessment Tests Are Used in Evaluating Candidates, Including Cognitive