Research

Evidence, honestly scoped.

Self-published evidence briefs and whitepapers on the Personal Competency Score (PCS) and game-based career-fit assessment. Every numeric claim carries its provenance; we mark clearly what is peer-reviewed and what is not.

Labor-market signals, live

Three production-data points on how AI is reshaping work — the evidence behind a behavior-based profile.

v1 draft · not peer-reviewed

PCS Validation Whitepaper — v1

The theoretical foundation, scoring methodology, and current state of validation for the Personal Competency Score. A living document; §1 Introduction available now, further sections in active development.

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v1 prebuild · ko-KR

한국 PCS Validation 페이지 — v1

한국 사용자 대상 PCS 타당성 검증 surface — 한국 진로상담 실무에 유의미하도록 설계된 정직-scoped evidence brief. KSCO 2017 + WorkNet KNOW 통합 + 한국 데이터 검증 현황을 담은 한국어 컴패니언.

페이지 보기 →
v0 outline · pre-draft

PCS Methodology & Citations — SIOP-Aligned Framework

The SIOP-aligned construct-validity outline that accompanies the PCS Validation whitepaper. Pre-draft scaffold with section-level honesty markers; full sections fill in alongside the v1.0 whitepaper.

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whitepaper · draft v0.1 · not peer-reviewed

AI-Era Career Displacement

A public whitepaper on the AI-era career-displacement landscape — which occupations are exposed, which are resilient, and how competency measurement (PCS) addresses it. Draft v0.1.

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quarterly trend · draft v0.4.3 · not peer-reviewed

Quarterly Trend Report — AI-Role Emergence Radar

The latest leg of Talentopian's quarterly labor-trend report (v0.4.3): which specific AI job titles are rising, stable, or newly surfacing in postings, from weekly momentum snapshots. Builds on prior versions (v0.1–v0.4.2).

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Companion Chapters

Focused chapters and addenda extending the PCS Validation whitepaper — psychometrics, trainability, cross-cultural validity, sector intelligence, and relevance to Korean career-counseling practice. Living documents; not peer-reviewed.

companion · Korea relevance

Korea Career-Counseling Companion Brief

Maps the PCS validation evidence to the practice context of the Korean career-counseling community — a companion designed to be relevant to Korean counseling practice.

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companion amendment

Korea Companion Amendment — WorkNet Occupational Bridge

Bridges the PCS to Korea’s WorkNet (KNOW) occupational framework.

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companion · not peer-reviewed

Psychometric Validation Addendum

Reliability, structure, and construct-validity considerations for the Personal Competency Score.

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companion · not peer-reviewed

Cross-Cultural Validation Considerations

How PCS validity travels across locales, and what must be re-checked per market.

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companion · not peer-reviewed

Trainability Audit

Which competency dimensions move with practice, and which are stable signals of fit.

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companion · not peer-reviewed

AI-Graded Creative Games — Highest-Validity Chapter

Evidence that AI-graded creative game tasks are among the highest-validity PCS signals.

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companion · not peer-reviewed

Trainability Audit — Final (44/44 + Honest Negative Finding)

The complete trainability audit across all 44 games in the library, including an honest negative finding.

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companion · not peer-reviewed

Sector Intelligence Chapter

How PCS dimensions map to sector-level opportunity intelligence.

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