How to discover Strength and Interest for Career choice

Discovering Your Strengths and Interests

Identifying your skills, interests, personality type and work values will help you to find a more satisfying and rewarding career. You will also find this information helpful when you are in the process of choosing a major. There are both paper-based and on-line assessment services to assist you in identifying your strengths and interests. It is important to meet with a Career Advisor to select the appropriate assessment tool. Ask A Career Advisor will also help you understand the results of the assessment tool and explore career options.

Career Assessment Tools

Paper-Based
Self-Directed Search - A self-administered and self-scored career counseling tool to help you explore your occupational activities and competencies in relation to occupational clusters based on the theory of psychologist, John Holland.

Strong Interest Inventory - A questionnaire that will help you determine your level of interest in a wide variety of occupations, occupational activities, hobbies, leisure activities, school subjects and types of people.

Myers Briggs Type Indicator - A questionnaire based on Carl Jung's theory of psychological type that will help you explore your strengths and motivations. This information will help you determine your work habits, relationships with others and the type of work environment you like most.
Skills Identification - A skills card sort designed to help you identify and categorize your skills.

Values Clarification - A questionnaire designed to help you identify your work related values and how they influence career choices.

On-Line
Career Development Manual - A career interest game designed to help you match your interests and skills with similar careers.
The Career Key - Measure your personality to find occupations that match and information on those occupations.
The Kiersey Temperament Sorter II - Helps you to discover your personality and preferences for work careers.
Work Related Values Assessment - A checklist that helps you identify your values that will lead to work satisfaction.
What Do I really Want to Be? -Career coaching articles to help you design, choose, or change your career (from Pathfinders).
The Mapp Assessment - Reveals your motivations for work.