Career assessments, counselling and support is a very cloudy area for much debate, particularly for its real world worth and practicality to an injured party, who can be stuck, avoidant and/or emotional.
The end point needs to be highly realistic and attainable, available and accessible. But most importantly – be seen by the injured person as a worthy job option to act on.
My experience comes from knowing the real job market and the potential entry points where an injured party can re-establish a ‘viable’ employment path.
It is extremely easy to prescribe ‘Uber driving’ as a vocational option to an injured party who was once an architect… I’ve seen this happen, a lot. “The jump is easy Bob, just go do it!”
or
“You were a bus-builder for 24 years Greg that isn’t an option for you now, so how about you go drive one of those buses you built – it’s the same field… sort of”
There are obvious problems to poor assessments, besides the money spent to get them. The above shows this clearly, and I am sure you have read dozens of examples yourself. Some you could have easily come up with in an instant – all without the cost. It is disappointing to read ill-advised options.
Let’s face it, the strike rate for an injured party to want to freely engage or go back to work before settlement – is slim. A pricey vocational report that summarises, ‘just go drive an Uber’ doesn’t really help.
So what then?
Give me a call or email and let’s chat. You may be surprised that not all vocational experts are experts. Cheers David.