Career Assessments

Assessments are used to help people discern their interests, values, gifts, skills and personality style and how they relate to the world of work. These assessments ask you questions and then compare your answers to thousands of people working in a variety of fields who enjoy their work and perform it well. The rationale is that if these people like their work and do it well and you score similarly, then there is a strong likelihood that you, too, will enjoy that profession and perform it well. Assessments are a starting point for discovering who you are and what opportunities may be available to you. All assessments include a session with a Career Services professiional who will assist you to explore and interpret your career report.  The Career Services Office uses the following assessments:

Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
Explores your interests and skills, including your academic and non-academic focus. It is computer scored off campus and includes a ten-page report for each individual, outlining your interests, competencies and potential career fields.

Harrington-O'Shea
A self scored assessment of abilities, work values, school subject preferences, and interests.  Career clusters based on findings are suggested for exploration.  Action steps and exploration resources are also provided.  

Holland's Self-Directed Search
A self administered assessment exploring interests and skills.  This assessment provides a list of potential majors and careers students should explore.  Available during office hours.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Used in a variety of settings including career counseling, marriage counseling, exploring of group dynamics and conflict resolution. It is used here to explore how personality style interacts with career interests. It is computer scored off campus and includes a six-page report that suggests one's personality type, appropriate career environments, and comparative lists of occupations that correspond to one's MBTI type.

O*Net Career Interests Inventory
A self administered inventory that helps you identify career areas that match your interests and suggests jobs/occupations for you to explore.  This assessment connects with the U.S. Department of Labor database of position descriptions known as the Occupational Information Network or O*Net™

Strong Interest Inventory (SII)
Explores interests and skills and provides an extensive list of potential careers. It provides a six page report identifying occupational themes, interest scales, and comparative occupational scales.

Finding Your Spiritual Gifts:  Wagner - Modified Houts Questionnaire
A self-scoring assessment which helps one discern spiritual gifts and how to use them. Available during office hours.

CONTACT
p: 978.867.4275 to schedule an appointment to take an assessment.