There are so many career choices these days for youth entering the workforce making it daunting to “find yourself”. If you add to that the shift to automation, a new remote work culture, and increased value/acceptance of certifications vs. degrees, it’s enough to make your head spin. So, I invited my friend Magda Vargas-Battle, Founder and President of Performance Improvement to be my guest in this episode of I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY to share specifics about digital career assessment tools that serve as a compass for youth.

With over 20 years of experience in Business Consulting, Recruitment, Talent Management, Behavioral & Skills Assessments, and Professional Development, Magda is very adept at helping humans reach their full potential. She realized that there was a void in supporting today’s youth using competency assessments that could help guide them, especially Latino students and their families. Magda is on a mission to share the availability of Tu Talento Finder (Your Talent Finder), an online, customized, and validated bilingual tool to successfully identify skills and gaps to direct youth toward the career paths that will bring them joy. It determines which jobs (out of 400+) will best align with each student taking into account three factors: their Cognitive Abilities, Personality Traits, and Interests.

My daughter Catalina who is 13 already knows the career path she wants to take, so I asked her to take the assessment (worth every penny and it didn’t break the bank). She completed the Tu Talento Finder assessment in 45 minutes and within seconds she had her reports. We marveled at how spot-on the results were: she will find joy and will excel working in production within a creative field. Magda says that the reports are helpful for both students who are unsure about the professions they want to explore, and those who are decided. “It helps boost their confidence, self-esteem, and sense of security in the choices they make, alleviating uncertainty, anxiety, and self-doubt,” she emphasizes. To learn more about Tu Talento Finder, visit: https://www.tutalentofinder.com