Assessment

When you are unsure about what you want to do with your life, it is common to want to look for an easy, “objective” answer. You may have heard about so-called “career tests” that provide answers about what to do with your future. Unfortunately, there is no test/assessment that gives magical answers about what your perfect career would be.

However, there are assessments that can give you insight about yourself, which is the first step in helping you identify a satisfying career. As you begin developing greater self-awareness, especially as it applies to future decision-making, assessment instruments can provide useful information and help you to start thinking about yourself in different ways. The CCE recommends a few free online assessments that can give students and alums deeper insight into their personality and work values. Learning more about yourself and how you interact with the greater world can help provide context for decision-making around your career. Though you can take these assessments on your own, the CCE’s career counselors are always happy to review and discuss your results.

CareerOneStop’s three assessments offer career matching based on:

• How much you enjoy different tasks and activities: Interest Assessment
• Your skills and knowledge: Skills Matcher
• Which qualities in a job/workplace are most important to you: Work Values Matcher

The O*NET Interest Profiler can help you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. You can find out what you like to do and decide what kinds of careers you might want to explore.

16Personalities uses personality type theory to help you match your preferences to the world of work.