Client Experiences
Although our testing is completely confidential, these former clients have graciously consented to share their stories. Some have chosen to use pseudonyms.
Adults
A Natural Brainstormer
"Years ago, I took the renowned Johnson O'Connor aptitude test at a time I was feeling a bit "at...
Read StoryMeant for Something Different
What I wouldn’t give to have known about Johnson O’Connor in high school and had my aptitudes tested before heading...
Read StoryCareer Change: From Insurance to Public Speaking
"I was 26 years old with a B.S.B.A in Quantitative Methods and five years trapped in a corporate maze. I...
Read StoryCareer 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...
Read StoryAnna Stephenson: Life Coach
"I had never been sure what a fulfilling career for me would be. In college I changed my major multiple...
Read StoryPayne 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...
Read StoryCareer 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...
Read StoryCareer Change: From Hospitality to Design
". . . having your voice in my ear saying '3-D design, creative, long range goals, work deeply with a...
Read StoryAptitudes 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,...
Read StoryHow 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...
Read StoryThe 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...
Read StoryPersonal 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...
Read StoryAre 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...
Read StoryElise 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...
Read StoryCareer 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...
Read StoryWill 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...
Read StoryJohn 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...
Read StoryHope 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?"...
Read StoryCareer 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...
Read StoryCareer 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...
Read StoryLaw Firm Owner
Finding My Place in Law I am so pleased to recommend the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation's aptitude testing. A psychiatrist...
Read StoryFive Veterans
Grushenka A., Army, New York The JOC assisted in reassuring me that I was focusing on the correct civilian path...
Read StoryGarth 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...
Read StoryDr. 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...
Read StoryCareer 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...
Read StoryCollege Students
Informed Educational Decisions
This semester I began my last year of classes as a student in Northeastern University’s M.S. Biotechnology program. In this...
Read StoryAlexa Pagel: My First Job
When Alexa came in for testing, she was in her final year of college, and making post-graduation plans. Her major,...
Read StoryCarly Summer: From Pre-Med to Music
"My name is Carly Sumner and I am a college senior, double majoring in Psychology and Pre-Med. I was tested...
Read StoryFollow-up Survey
For this survey, we sampled clients who tested with us three years ago who were not employed at the time...
Read StoryHigh School Students
Lisa Goss: Testing Three Daughters
Having your teen take the Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation aptitude test is, hands down, the very best thing you can...
Read StoryHigh School Testing Program in Sterling, Illinois
Chicago’s WGN aired a cover story about a unique testing program in our Chicago office. For over a decade, an anonymous...
Read StoryThree Students: Setting Up Personal Goals
We asked Mary and David Reece, two educational counselors with whom we’ve worked for several years, to update us on...
Read StoryLucy Lewis: Choices, Choices Everywhere
Were you born with the mission of saving the whales? Do you actually know what you want to be when...
Read StoryVictoria: 14 Year-Old Home Schooler
I was really excited when my mom told me about the aptitude testing—it was a cool idea, and I thought...
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