Remember that the career exploration process means more than taking an assessment. Be sure to do a lot of research and take multiple assessments before making any major decisions.
The following assessments are to assess:
ISEEK Skills Assessment
Based on O*NET, this skills assessment provides a list of potential occupations and links to occupation description in ISEEK. Individuals will be asked to rate skills positively or negatively according to how important they are to them.
Aptitude Interest Inventory (AII)
Given to adults and students, the AII assesses aptitudes and interests. The 7 aptitude tests and the interest inventory can be taken in any order. The aptitude test (Aptitude Based Career Decision Test or ABCD) matches an individual's potential success in 66 career groups and one hour and 44 minutes is allotted for individuals to complete it. The interest inventory (Interest Based Career Decision Test or IBCD) usually takes about 30 minutes to complete. Note: The aptitude test corresponds to the Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE) and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT).
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
http://www.asvabprogram.com/
The ASVAB is given to secondary and postsecondary students to assess how an individual's interests, abilities and personal preferences match civilian and military careers.
Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test (BMCT)
http://www.shrm.org/testing/products/PsychCorp/BMCT.asp
This assessment measures an individual's aptitude to learn mechanical skills. The BMCT consists of 68 multiple choice questions about frequently encountered mechanisms and situations. This assessment must be completed in 30 minutes or less.
The Birkman Method Career Style Summary
http://www.review.com/career/careerquizhome.cfm?careers=6
This site offers a condensed version of the Birkman Career Style assessment. This 24 question quiz can helps college bound students and adults determine what jobs will fit with an individual's interests, motivations, stress behaviors and work style. These measures of vocational interests and personality traits provide information that can help an individual choose fields, jobs and organizations that suit their strengths and occupational preferences. Note: Individuals will need an email address to use this tool. If an individual does not have one, please consult a career counselor or search the Internet for free email account access.
Career Action Inventory (CAI)
http://www.careersystemsintl.com/caractn.htm
This assessment can be used by both students and adults to assess career planning progress. It provides a report defining which career planning areas an individual has taken more action in than other areas. It identifies ideas and exercises about next steps as far as career development and benchmarking.
Career Assessment Inventory - Enhanced Version
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/cai_e.htm
This version of the Career Assessment Inventory focuses on careers requiring 4 years of college education. It gives insight into patterns of interest that can be useful in making education and occupation decisions like selecting a career or an area of stu
Career Assessment Inventory - Vocational Version
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/cai_v.htm
This version of the Career Assessment Inventory is an interest inventory that help identify occupational interests for individuals who plan to enter careers immediately after high school or community college. It focuses on career requiring less than two y
Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory (CASI)
http://www.gottfredson.com/career.htm
This tool assesses the attitudes, beliefs and job satisfaction of adults. It can be used to identify the likelihood of job satisfaction, career obstacles, and appropriate work environment characteristics.
Career Decision Scale (CDS)
This is a short assessment for high school and college students to make decisions about career-related concerns. The certainty and indecision scales measure how confident individual's feel about educational and career-related decisions.
Career Development Inventory (CDI)
The School Form is designed for students grades 8-12 and the College and University Form is designed for higher education use. Both formats measure career development and vocational/career maturity. These tools produce results in 8 areas: (1) career planning, (2) career exploration, (3) decision making, (4) world of work information, (5) knowledge of preferred occupation, (6) career development attitudes, (7) career development knowledge and skills, and (8) career orientation total.
Career Exploration Inventory (CEI)
http://www.jist.com/shop/product.php?productid=3611
The CEI is designed to assess an high school student's interests based on work activities, leisure activities, and education or learning. Consisting of 120 questions the CEI leads an individual through a self-scoring question for 15 areas of interest. The
The Career Key
http://www.careerkey.org/english/
This site has resources for adults, and high school and college students regarding career interests. The assessment, and related resources, help individuals find careers that fit their personality and to make decisions about career and educational options.
Career Occupational Preference System (COPS)
http://www.edits.net/career.html
This assessment is designed for use in the following ways:
*Career exploration courses in middle school, high school, and college.
*Students and adults in individual career counseling settings.
*Occupational counseling in business and industry settings.
Consisting of 168 items, COPS provides job activity interest scores in 14 areas. These areas are matched with curriculum and occupational information. Activities and worksheets can supplement the results of the COPS assessment.
Career Thought Inventory (CTI)
This assessment is designed to identify negative career thinking patterns of adults, college and high school students. The CTI takes about 7-15 minutes to complete, 5 minutes to score and provides results based on negative thinking, career problem solving and decision making.
Career Value Card Sort (CVCS)
http://www.careertrainer.com/Request.jsp?rView=ProductDetail&IItem=OID:29835
Designed for adults, this assessment identifies factors that affect career satisfaction and decision making. This assessment's manual contains information and activities about these factors affecting career satisfaction and decision making.
Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)
http://www.shrm.org/testing/products/PsychCorp/DAT.asp
This assessment is usually administered to students in the 8th or 9th grades. It provides information that help determine which 'track" of courses a student might want to take in the senior high school grades. This assessment and its results, assist indiv
Interest Determination, Exploration and Assessment System (IDEAS)
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/ideas.htm
IDEAS is a short, self-scored interest inventory that is designed to be used with middle, junior high and high school students in conjunction with a career guidance program. IDEAS can usually be completed during a single class period and is designed so th
Job Style Indicator (JSI)
Job applicants take this assessment in order to assess if an individual's personal attributes match a particular job. Designed to be used in conjunction with the Personality Style Indicator, the JSI is intended for use in selection interviews, performance reviews and career planning. Both employers and counselors may find this tool useful.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter II
http://www.advisorteam.com/user/ktsintro.asp
This assessment is designed for college-bound students and adults. The Keirsey is a personality test which produces results in four areas: (1) Extroversion/Introversion; (2) Sensing/Intuition; (3) Thinking/Feeling; and (4) Judging/Perceiving. Anyone who completes this assessment has the opportunity to purchase the full 10 page Temperament report and the career report.
Life Roles Inventory (LRI)
The LRI measures your values as they relate to work and other life roles. The LRI is meant for junior and senior high school students, college students, and adults who provide guidance and counseling. Results identify values and salience indicators based on an individual's preferences.
Minnesota Career Interest Assessment
http://www.iseek.org/mncareers/do_life/interestassessment.htm
This tool assesses personality characteristics based on the Holland Interest Inventory (RIASEC). Results can be used to search for and identify careers and work environments that are congruent with an individual's interests.
Minnesota Clerical Test (MCT)
This assessment assists employers in selecting the right employees to fill detail-oriented positions, especially those that require attention to number and letter details (such as Bank Tellers, Receptionists, Cashiers, and General Administrative Workers). It measures speed, accuracy, comparison skills and more.
Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ)
http://www.psych.umn.edu/psylabs/vpr/miqinf.htm
This questionnaire is designed for most audiences to measure vocational needs and values. It measures 20 psychological needs and 6 underlying values relevant to work adjustment and job satisfaction.
Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential (MAPP)
http://student.assessment.com
This assessment helps students over 13, their parents, and teachers work together work together to identify classes, colleges, and careers that fit the student's motivations toward work and learning. MAPP is designed for teachers and parents to use along with their students. This tool helps students identify vocational areas, work traits and learning styles that match their personal potential.
My Future
http://www.myfuture.com/toolbox/workquizzes.html
This site has both a work interest quiz and a personality test (The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II). Both are primarily meant for high school students to assess vocational interests. Results are based on the Holland Codes (RIASEC) and are matched to civili
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
http://www.cpp.com/products/mbti/index.asp
The Myers-Briggs assesses personality traits based on 4 areas: (1) Extroversion/Introversion; (2) Sensing/Intuition; (3) Thinking/Feeling; and (4) Judging/Perceiving. The standard form has 126 questions and is widely used because it is designed for use by
Purdue Pegboard
http://www.wisdomking.com/product158206c75034.html
This measure finger dexterity (the ability to control the movement of small objects) and hand-eye coordination. Scores are based on movement of the right hand, left hand, both hands, right plus left plus both (adding the three previous scores) and assembl
Reading Free Vocational Interest Inventory (R-FVII)
http://www.proedinc.com/customer/productView.aspx?ID=3052
Designed for persons with mental retardation or learning disabilities, this assessment measures a client's vocational interests in five kinds of jobs, they are: mechanical, outdoor, mechanical-outdoor, food service/handling operations and clerical/social
Self Directed Search Career Explorer (SDS)
http://www.self-directed-search.com/
Designed for junior high and high school students, the career explorer provides a self-administered assessment of student's career interests. Students learn about their educational and career plans, and the working world, in general. This assessment is part of a suite of products, for more information about the products go to http://www.eurekanet.org/sds.html
Self Worth Inventory (SWI)
Self worth is a key element of effective communication and positive interpersonal interactions. This short assessment is meant for anyone who want to identify self worth areas needing improvement and focus. For more information about this assessment go to http://www.lifegevity.com/Self_worth.htm
Strong Interest Inventory (SII)
http://www.cpp.com/products/strong/index.asp
This instrument is designed to measure general interests, as well as the activities and work that matches those interests. This career exploration tool takes about 30 minutes to complete. Results are formatted in a 27 page report and are interpreted by a
Survey of Work Styles (SWS)
http://www.sigmaassessmentsystems.com/assessments/sws.asp
This 96 item tool helps most audiences measure motivation, competitiveness and job immersion, as well as identifies triggers and measures of the intensity, frequency and duration of behaviors consistent with a Type A personality. Though these traits are desirable in corporate America, these same traits can create health problems for individuals.
Transition Planning Inventory (TPI)
This assessment addresses the four critical transition planning areas required by IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and is part of the transition planning process that leads to further assessment, planning and/or linkage to services. For more information go to http://harcourtassessment.com/haiweb/cultures/en-us/productdetail.htm?pid=015-8177-38X
Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI)
http://www3.parinc.com/products/product.aspx?Productid=VPI
Based on RIASEC and similar to the Self Directed Search (SDS), the VPI assesses career interests of high school and college students, as well as adults. An individual completes the VPI in 15-30 minutes and results match their interests to occupations. It
Work Temperament Inventory (WTI)
This assessment helps match adult workers with suitable careers, based on their personality traits. The WTI measures work temperaments in 12 areas. Work temperament is defined as the adaptability requirements made on workers by specific types of jobs.
WorkKeys
http://www.act.org/workkeys/index.html
This assessment offers students and adults innovative ways to bridge the gap between the required level of job skills in the workplace and actual skill level of prospective employees. By measuring 8 workplace skills, WorkKeys enables individuals make career and educational decisions.
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