Career path
Probation Officer
Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- AgreeablenessCentral
How cooperative, trusting, and oriented toward others' interests you are.
- Social InterestsCentral
Your interest in helping, teaching, and working with people in supportive ways.
- ExtraversionCentral
How energized you are by social interaction and external stimulation.
- RelationshipsCentral
How much you value co-worker connection and helping others through your work.
- Risk PreferenceImportant
How you trade off potential gains against potential losses under uncertainty.
- Enterprising InterestsImportant
Your interest in leading, persuading, and pursuing business or organizational goals.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Public sector & NGOs
- Job titles you'll see
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
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