Development and Validation of the Career Competencies Indicator (CCI)

• Published in: Journal of Career Assessment Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 227 - 248
• Main Authors: Francis-Smythe, Jan, Haase, Sandra, Thomas, Erica, Steele, Catherine
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2013
• Subjects: Bartletts Test of Sphericity; Careers; Competence; Factor Analysis; Factor Structure; Foreign Countries; Measures (Individuals); Multiple Regression Analysis; Online Surveys; Personality Traits; Test Construction; Test Reliability; Test Validity; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; competency measurement; career development; career self-management; career competencies; scale development; career success
• ISSN: 1069-0727; 1552-4590
• DOI: 10.1177/1069072712466724

This article describes the development and validation of the Career Competencies Indicator (CCI); a 43-item measure to assess career competencies (CCs). Following an extensive literature review, a comprehensive item generation process involving consultation with subject matter experts, a pilot study and a factor analytic study on a large sample yielded a seven-factor structure; goal setting and career planning, self-knowledge, job performance, career-related skills, knowledge of (office) politics, career guidance and networking, and feedback seeking and self-presentation. Coefficient α reliabilities of the seven dimensions ranged from .93 to .81. Convergent validity was established by showing that all 7-CCs loaded substantially onto a single second-order factor representing the general CC construct. Discriminant validity was established by showing less than chance similarity between the 7-CCI subscales and the Big Five personality scales. The results also suggested criterion-related validity of the CCI, since CCs were found to jointly predict objective and subjective career success.