Assessments
The following assessments are available through the Counseling department:
Self-Directed Search
You will be given an easy-to-use, self-administered test to help you find
the occupations that best suit your interests and skills. The test
asks questions about your aspirations, activities, competencies, occupations
and self-estimates for skills and abilities. These scores yield a 3-letter
summary code, an occupational code that designates the 3 personality types
you most closely resemble. With this code, you will use the occupational
finder tool to discover occupations that best match your personality types,
interests and skills.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
A widely used instrument based on C.G. Jung's (1921-1971) ideas about
perceptions and judgment. The effects of each preference, alone, and in
combination, can be put to practical use. The inventory is very useful in
making important personal and career decisions. Knowing your preferences and
learning about other people's preferences can help you understand where your
strengths are, what kind of work you might enjoy, and how people with
different preferences can relate to each other and be valuable to society.
Strong Interest Inventory
This is a self-administered questionnaire that inquires about your level
of interest in a wide range of familiar items, i. e., words or short phrases
describing occupations, occupational activities, hobbies, leisure
activities, school subjects, and types of people. Your answers are
computer-scored and analyzed, by writing, to obtain measures of interest
types, called scales. The results are printed on a report called a Profile,
which presents the scale scores in an organized format and offers useful
information. The Holland Occupational Codes, which reflect overall
orientation to work, are used for organizing your interests and
disinterests, with regard to groups of occupations.
Combination Strong Interest Inventory and MBTI
The integration of both these inventories provides a comprehensive
overview of your personality, values, beliefs, and interests to obtain an
understanding of what career and work environments that you would most
likely find interesting and rewarding. The combination of these instruments
is particularly beneficial for the individual who is unable to make a career
decision because he/she lacks the knowledge of self and the world of work necessary to make a decision.
