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""Career Development Tools: Career Planning

SELF-ASSESSMENT

"" Introduction "" Self-assessment tools

 

Introduction

Assessment is a great way to begin your career exploration, and you can get started right here with your choice of assessment tools available on the web.

Different assessments focus on different areas, such as:

  • Interests/Skills
  • Personality
  • Values

    Most assessments we have included on this site are free, but some require fees ranging from $10 to $75. The fee range can depend on the version of the test you take, whether you receive telephone, e-mail or personal counseling (and for how long), or if you opt to take several tests bundled together. Most don't require a follow-up discussion with a counselor. The exception is MBTI, which requires certified providers to interpret and discuss the results with test takers.

Note: Assessment tools run the gamut from personality tests to inventories of your skills and values. Each can provide useful insight about careers and alert you to possibilities you may not have considered. To gain a better understanding of who you are, counselors suggest taking several kinds of assessments and comparing the results.

Before you use any of these tools you may want to read:
"How Can Taking An Assessment Help Me?" and
"A Guide to Going Online For Self-Assessment Tools", by Margaret Riley Dikel.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOLS

Interest & Skills "" Personality "" Transferable Skills "" Values "" One-stop sites

Interests & Skills

Career Key (Interests, skills, values, and self-image)
http://www.careerkey.org

Elevations (Interests, skills, personality, values - $Fee)
http://elevationsonline.com/

Future Proof Your Career (Temperament type, dominant intelligence/abilities, preferred working style)
http://www.futureproofyourcareer.com/

Holland's Self-Directed Search ($Fee)
http://www.self-directed-search.com/

Campbell Interest & Skills Survey
https://www.profiler.com

Careerlink Inventory (Interests, aptitudes, temperaments, physical capacities, preferred working conditions, etc.)
http://www.mpc.edu/cl/climain.htm

MAPP - Motivational Assessment of Personal Potential (Interests)
http://www.assessment.com/

Quint Careers (Values, interests, and personality - $Fee)
http://quintcareers.testingroom.com/b2cfiles/tests.html

Strong Interest Inventory(SII) (Interest - $Fee)
http://www.mylifecoach.com/MBTI_Strong_Interest_Inventory_Career_Testing.htm#Strong%20Profile

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Personality

Authentic Happiness (Personality, values, job satisfaction)
http://www.authentichappiness.org/

Career Key (Interests, skills, values, and self-image)
http://www.careerkey.org/

Elevations (Interests, skills, personality, values - $Fee)
http://elevationsonline.com/

Enneagram
http://www.9types.com/rheti/homepage.actual.html

Enneagram ($Fee)
www.EnneagramInstitute.com

Focus Personality Type Profile ($Fee, but free samples available)
http://www.typefocus.com/

Kiersey Temperament Sorter in English ($Fee)
http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Quick quiz
http://www.personalitytype.com/quiz.asp

Self Perception Profiler
http://personal.ansir.com/

Temperament Sorter II - Personality Instrument
http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/register.asp?partid=1·

True Color
http://www.truecolorscareer.com/

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Transferable Skills

Skillscan (Identify your transferable skills - $Fee)
http://www.skillscan.net/

Values

Career Key (Interests, skills, values, and self-image)
http://www.careerkey.org/

Elevations (Interests, skills, personality, values - $Fee)
http://elevationsonline.com/

Prioritizing Work Values (Values)
http://www.mrs.umn.edu/services/career/career_planning/workvalues2.php

One-stop sites

Analyze My Career ($Fee)
http://www.analyzemycareer.com/nav/Analyze.cfm

California Careerzone
http://www.cacareerzone.org

OSCAR: The Occupational and Skill Computer-Assisted Research
http://www.ioscar.org/tx/oscar.asp

Testing Room (The)
http://testingroom.com

 

For more resources visit the Resources webpage.

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