To “Know Thyself” is an essential step in your career journey. Below are some tools that can help you find out more about you, and where you may see yourself related to your career.
Learning and Personality Assessments
- Learning Style Assessment – Identifies your preferred learning style and receive study tips associated with that style.
- The Big 5 Personality Test – A test to find out what many psychologists consider to be the five fundamental dimensions of personality.
- Emotional Intelligence Inventory – We all know people who can read the emotions of others. They understand what to say to make people feel better, and they know how to inspire them to take action. People like this have high emotional intelligence (EI). They have strong relationships, and they manage difficult situations calmly and effectively. They are also likely to be resilient in the face of adversity. This test helps gauge your emotional intelligence, and identifies areas where you could potentially improve.
- VARK – A Guide to Learning Styles Questionnaire – Identifies the best way that you learn.
- Online Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Career and Occupational Matching
- O*Net Interest Profiler – Discover how your interest can help match you with a career.
- Skills Search – An O*Net survey that matches your skills with occupations.
- Skills Profiler
- Values/Work Characteristics Inventory
- The Holland Code Career Test – This quiz uses the scientific Holland Code model to show you which jobs will suit your interests, talents, and aptitude, providing you with scores for 6 major job areas.
Career Exploration and Guidance
- My Next Move: What Do You Want to Do for a Living?
- My Skills-My Future – Explore a new career based on your previous work.
- The Career Interests Game
- The Entrepreneur Test
Personal and Character Assessment
- The Socionics Test – Figuring out your Sociotype (how you internalize information) can help you determine your aptitudes.
- The Keirsey Character Sorter
- Typing Speed Test