Career Assessment Resources

CES offers a number of assessment resources to help you explore your career interests, values, lifestyle preferences, etc. Depending on your needs, a career advisor will recommend the resource(s) that are most appropriate. Those most frequently used in our office are described below.

We encourage you to use them in conjunction with other CES tools, as assessments alone will not provide you with all the information you need to make the best career decisions. We especially recommend the career library in Howarth 101, and informational interviews with people involved in career fields in which you have an interest.

Strong Interest Inventory (SII)
The Strong Interest Inventory compares a person's interests with the interests of people happily employed in a wide variety of occupations. When a person's interests are similar to the interests of the people in the sampling, some general prediction can be made about what careers seem most compatible with the person's career interests. The profile can also help a person to organize interests into patterns (e.g., types of environments and people with whom he/she is comfortable). It measures interests not aptitude or intelligence, and it is used best as a tool to assist individuals in making curricular or occupational choices.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
MBTI is the world's most used indicator of adult personality patterns. Based on the theories of Carl Jung, it describes 16 different preferred styles of dealing with the world. The MBTI is extensively researched, non-judgmental and easily understood. It is an excellent companion to the Strong Interest Inventory in career planning.

Students receive a confidential personal profile and will learn how this information may be applied to issues such as:

• Choosing college majors or career directions.
• Appreciating differences in interpersonal relationships.
• Setting goals that reflect meaningful personal motivations.
• Anticipating joyful or stressful work or school environments.

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