“I HAVE
NO CLUE
WHAT TO
DO WITH
MY LIFE.”
Sound familiar?
Students are often expected to know exactly what they are doing next,
but they may be overwhelmed with their choices. Help them find
fitting programs of study and careers with the Self-Directed Search.
Help your students get a clue. Use the SDS.
Learn more at self-directed-search.com
Help clients and students explore their career interests
Purpose Assesses career interests
Age Adults
Format Paper and pencil;
online via self-directedsearch.com
Time 25–35 minutes to
administer;
10 minutes to score
QualA
• F eatures more than 1,400 occupations, including
100 recent additions!
•E
xplore occupations within similar fields using
career clusters.
• Self-administered, self-scored, and self-interpreted.
• Written at a seventh-grade reading level.
•S
ummary Codes are linked to occupations on the
Department of Labor’s Occupational Information
Network (O*NET).
Purpose Helps students explore
interests for educational
and career planning
Age Middle school, junior
high, and high school
students
Format Paper and pencil;
online via self-directedsearch.com
Time 25–35 minutes to
administer;
10 minutes to score
QualA
• Available online 24/7 and in print.
• The assessment asks users to select activities they
like to do, occu­pations they are interested in
having, and tasks they feel they’re competent in
and rate themselves on a variety of abilities. Users
then learn their Summary Code, which tells them
which of the RIASEC types they resemble most.
• T he StudentSDS aligns with the American School
Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model
and includes activities for classroom use.
• T he SDS website (self-directed search.com) is
mobile friendly.
• Interactive SDS reports link to occupational
information on the O*NET, active job openings,
and recent salary data and allow users to sort
and filter by Holland Code, education level,
career cluster, and more.
STANDARD SDS
Kits
FLYS-11254-KT
Standard SDS Kit.................................................................. $349 VALUE...................$336
FLYS-11255-ST
Standard SDS Replacement Kit................................................. $252 VALUE...................$216
Manuals, books, and equipment
FLYS-11256-TM
Standard SDS Professional Manual..................................................................................$94
Forms and booklets
FLYS-11257-AB
Standard SDS Assessment Booklets (pkg/25)....................................................................$80
FLYS-11258-AB
Standard SDS Occupations Finders (pkg/25)..................................................................$106
FLYS-11259-IA
Standard SDS You and Your Career Workbooks (pkg/25)...................................................$66
FLYS-11260-AB
SDS Educational Opportunities Finders (pkg/25)...............................................................$94
STUDENT SDS
Kits
FLYS-11261-KT
Student SDS
FLYS-11262-ST
Student SDS
Manuals, books, and equipment
FLYS-11263-TM
Student SDS
Forms and booklets
FLYS-11264-AB
Student SDS
FLYS-11265-AB
Student SDS
FLYS-11266-IA
Student SDS
Kit..................................................................... $349 VALUE...................$336
Replacement Kit................................................... $252 VALUE...................$216
Professional Manual With Teacher’s Guide......................................................$94
Assessment Booklets (pkg/25).......................................................................$80
Career Finders (pkg/25)............................................................................$106
You and Your Future Workbooks (pkg/25).......................................................$66
Note: Prices subject to change.
1 administration/report
2–300 administrations/reports
Online Administrations and Reports
Visit self-directed-search.com to access the SDS assessment
online. Save time, monitor usage, and easily access results
with a group account or customized SDS partnership page.
For more information or to order, e-mail SDS@parinc.com
or call 1.866.727.2884.
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8.95 each
$
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301–1,000 administrations/reports
1,001–2,500 administrations/reports
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50,001 or more administrations/reports
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