Important Fact to Remember!

Assessments will NOT tell you what careers or majors you "should" choose; rather they will help you explore your personality and suggest types of work you might enjoy.

 

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Career assessment is the process of learning about your personal and work values, personality characteristics, interests, skills, and lifestyle choices.

All of this information is an essential first step in the career planning process.The following tools will help you consider important aspects that you should consider when making a choice about a major or career.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): 

The MBTI helps you identify your personality preferences, including how you focus your attention and energy, acquire or gather information, make decisions, arrive at conclusions, or make judgments, and how you relate to the outer world. Knowing and understanding your preferences can help you to make career and occupational choices consistent with what is most interesting and satisfying to you.

Strong Interest Inventory (SII):

The Strong Interest Inventory measures your level of interest in occupational areas, activities, subjects of study and work environments, then compares your interests with working professionals in a wide variety of occupations.

Values Card Sort 

The Values Card Sort can help you organize your skills and values in order to give you more information about yourself and the type of work environment that might be a good fit for you.

 

Note: In order to take any of the above assessments, you must first meet with a professional staff member in the Career Advancement Center. To schedule an appointment, please call 847.735.5235.