A Guide to FREE Career Assessments INTERESTS The Career Interests Game – http://career.missouri.edu/students/explore/thecareerinterestsgame.php
This site offers a very brief, informal instrument that classifies jobs into the 6 descriptors called the “Holland Codes” which are widely used in career investigation: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. This is not really an assessment, but an investigation tool that is worth your time to investigate. This site is very helpful in organizing interesttypes and related careers, and every job title is identified by a Holland Code for future reference as well as linked to an in-depth description in the OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook).
The Career Key – www.ncsu.edu/careerkey
An interactive instrument that ranks your interests according to the “Holland Code” and produces a list of job titles and their descriptions for further consideration both online (direct links to OOH) and in other resources. Drawback: the occupations that are offered are categorized by a single interest code (a broad list) rather than with the typical three-letter Holland Code (a more personalized selection). A true Holland Code can be determined by using the Self-Directed Search (see www.self-directedsearch.com for $8.95) or the Career Interests Game (see above).
The Interest-Finder Quiz – http://myfuture.com
A sample quiz designed to familiarize you with the ASVAB Career Exploration Program. Your answers will be analyzed and related to you using two of the Holland Codes discussed above. This site is also helpful for information about military careers.
PERSONALITY The Keirsey Temperament Sorter – http://www.keirsey.com
One of the most popular on-line assessments and is similar to the Myers-Briggs Personality Test. It includes a complete description of the 4 temperaments (groups of personality types), the 16 personality temperaments, and famous people who share the same traits. Using the site to its fullest, you will be able to find education, work, and career implications. There are four scales to understand: Extrovert – Introvert (E or I) Thinking – Feeling (T or F) Sensing – Intuitive (S or N) Judging – Perceiving (J or P0 So, an extrovert-intuitive-feeling-perceiving personality is typed as ENFP. The free version of this on-line assessment, however, gives you only 2 of the possible 4 letters that make up your temperament or personality type. You may be able to use your best guess to fill in the missing letters in order to come up with your complete four-letter type. Also, try the many books on personality typing which can be found in libraries and bookstores such as Do What You Are by Paul and Barbara Tieger, as well as on-line guides to personality types like the one found on the Keirsey site and at www.typelogic.com.
INTERESTS, SKILLS, and PREFERRED STYLE The Career Assessment Quiz – http://www.princetonreview.com/careers-after-college.aspx?uidbadge=%07 or type in career quiz in the site search. The Princeton Review offers a short, 24 question, forced-choice assessment of your interests, skills, and
personal style. This is a well-rounded approach and is highly recommended site. Scroll on the opened page to find the link to the Career Assessment Quiz. Warning: In order to generate career information that you submit, you must sign-in. W atch out for the sample career profile information that you can access that IS NOT necessarily relevant to YOUR answers.
MORE CAREER INFORMATION SITES OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK http://www.bls.gov/oco/ COLLEGE BOARD CAREERS http://www.collegeboard.org/career/bin/career.pl WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE: THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT’S RESOURCE PAGE http://angelfire.com/nj/hsstudentresourcepgs/index.html CAREER INTEREST INVENTORY (FEE) http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/careers/ccciss.htm