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The ESTE® Assessment Helps Identify Innate STEM and Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Young Students.

The Problem

The abundance of information has become overwhelming, making it difficult to support students' natural skills and traits.

As a result, helping students prepare for college and their future careers becomes more difficult every day.

We understand the challenge of keeping students engaged and constantly seek ways to connect with them and help them succeed.

At the same time, the gap between girls not sticking with STEM as they grow into adults and women professionals not advancing is a gender bias problem that impacts both girls and boys and our society as a whole.

How it Works

Students take ESTE’s psychometric self-assessment to identify their Creative Thinking Mode (either Entrepreneur, Scientist, Technologist, or Engineer).

Based on their results, they will choose their career goals to create their personalized Career Exploration Roadmap.

They access resources, opportunities, and career inspirations (role models) to help them connect to potential career goals and acquire the skills, knowledge, and experience required before entering the job market.

How this is different

ESTE’s Framework suggests that Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math are rooted in natural abilities.

Developing both skills (STEM and Entrepreneurship) offers an improved method for helping students grow and connect them with new emerging careers.

ESTE’s Framework is based on the principle that what you want to do is more relevant than what others say you can do.”

Grounded in Science

The ESTE Assessment is grounded in scientific research and theory. It draws on Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to offer an empirically supported framework for understanding and fostering career development in entrepreneurship, science, technology, and engineering.

Its foundation in psychometric research and consideration of the dynamic nature of interests and personality traits ensures that the Assessment is current and relevant to contemporary career development practices.

Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT)

McKenzie et al. (2015)

My Story

As a kid, it seemed like the more I tried to pursue what I loved, the more I felt like an outsider and master alienator. I wanted to be a smart enough kid to be liked by all, disliked by no one.

For years, after decades as an aerospace engineer and scientist, I searched for a framework that helped me overcome a sea of fixed-minded thinkers.

Throughout my career, I’ve launched multiple early-stage startups that have attracted $7M in investments and generated companies $10M+ in new business several times.

After realizing that there is a connection between interests and careers and the four primary ways we think, I created the ESTE Framework (Entrepreneur, Scientist, Technologist, and Engineer) to help others discover and trust their natural curiosity and interests, nurture them, and protect them from stereotypes, gender, and any other bias and fixed mindset. 

Would you like to discover your innate STEM and Entrepreneurial Mindset?

ESTE’s psychometric self-assessment takes 15-20 minutes to complete.

It can be taken by students, adults, teachers, and parents.

After completing the Assessment, you will receive your Affirmation Roadmap.

The Affirmation Roadmap contains:

  • Your ESTE Avatar

  • Your ESTE Creative Thinking Mode

  • Your Creative Feeling Mode

  • Practices and Tips for Daily Growth

Schools interested in incorporating ESTE’s psychometric self-assessment and personalized Career Exploration Avatar for their students can contact us directly.

Every curriculum, career suggestion, pathway, and content is carefully personalized to help students meet School requirements and Academic Standards.

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If you have any questions or want to know more about ESTE’s psychometric self-assessment and personalized Career Exploration Avatar, we’ll be happy to assist you.

  • ✔️ Built by educators and psychologists

  • ✔️ Funded by The National Science Foundation

  • ✔️ Trusted by education institutions worldwide

FAQs

  • Following completion of the Assessment, you will receive a personalized informative, educational, and actionable Affirmation Roadmap as a basis for exploring potential careers.

    The Professional Affirmation Roadmap is a data-driven personalized report that identifies your inner Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, and Engineering thinking modes.

    The results will reflect who you are and suggest careers that would suit you.

  • We are launching the ESTE’s psychometric self-assessment at an introductory cost of $20.

    There are no hidden costs or additional packages to purchase.

    For access to the online dynamic employability curriculum get in contact with us.

  • The Assessment takes between 15- 20 minutes to complete.

    Once completed, you will receive an immediate email with your inner traits.

    Within 24 hours, you will receive your personalized Affirmation Roadmap.

  • The Assessment was born after discovering the STEM Innate Theory Framework, which enabled the systematic incorporation of diverse forms of domain knowledge into learning.

    The Professional Affirmation Roadmap will help you discover and trust your inner traits.

    The ESTE Leverage team consists of entrepreneurs, scientists, and technology experts with domain expertise in education and psycho-metrics across multiple deep-tech emerging industries.

  • If you have any questions, or if schools and Parents are interested in accessing the online dynamic employability curriculum, you can contact us directly!

    Send an email to paty@esteleverage.com, and we’ll get back to you.