Knowledge Management: the Development of Testing Portal for Selection of Profession

Abstract

Nowadays, knowledge management is one of the most important components of success in life and quali-tative performance of all persons and organizations. According to Andrew Carnegie, “The only unparalleled asset of the organization is the knowledge and capaci-ties of its people. Efficiency of this capital depends on how effectively the people share their competence with those who can use it.” Seeing as Barclay (2000) told when quoting Francis Bacon (1597), that "knowledge is power” and Peter Drucker (1993) - that knowledge is "the sole meaningful resource today" - this implies that for quite some time businesses were encouraged to manage the knowledge effectively. Field of knowledge management helps to orient in the flow of information when choosing a profession. A person can find inner fulfillment, like his work, improve and ameliorate it only if he chose a job that matches his psychic, physical capabilities and aptitudes. It is rather difficult to make a suitable choice of profession. Often this necessitates an advice, encouragement to pursue the set objective. That is why consultants who are able to manage knowledge have to help the pupils to assess their vocational suitability, determination, interests, capabilities, will, etc. more adequately, to advice how to practically verify the legitimacy of their choices and \to consult on all the aspects pertaining to finding of their vocations. Analysis of factors that affect choice of profession of students was carried out in comprehensive schools in the cities and districts of the region of Panevėžys and the developed student testing portal is presented. Selection of profession is one of the most actual problems, the resolution of which determines the growth of people„s personal as well as public welfare. Only selection of such a vocation that complies with the indi-vidual„s spiritual and physical capabilities and propen-sities will enable the person to find inner fulfillment in the job, care for it, improve and perfect it. It is rather difficult to select a suitable vocation. Often, advice or encouragement to seek for the set objective is necessary. Therefore, consultants have to help the pupils to assess their vocational aptitude, determination, interests, abili-ties, desires and other factors more adequately, advise how to verify the motivation for such a decision in prac-tice and consult on all aspects of finding one„s true vo-cation. Analysis of factors affecting the choice of pro-fession of Panevėžys urban and regional comprehensive school pupils has been carried out and the developed testing portal for pupils is presented.