North Carolina A&T State University - Office of Career Services
On-line Career Assessment Tools
Are you an undecided major or not sure what you really want to do because your list is long? Are you a professional trying to determine your next
career path? If so, consider taking a career assessment. Career Assessments, as defined by Wikipedia, are tests that are designed to help individuals
understand how a variety of personal attributes (i.e., interests, values, preferences, motivations, aptitudes and skills), impacts their potential success
and satisfaction with different career options and work environments. Assessments help individuals make more informed career decisions.
Take one today!
Assessment
Measures
Ease of Use
Detail of Results
Career Focus 2000 Interest Inventory
http://www.iccweb.com/perfect_career.htm
This assessment's 180 inventory items about work tasks,
drawn from 18 occupational fields that make up the U.S. work
scene, help you identify possible career goals that match your
strongest personal interests.
Level of interest in 18
occupational fields
Easy. Takes about 20-30
minutes.
A bar graph shows your level of
interest in 18 occupational fields
and tells how to further explore
fields of highest interest.
Cost: Free
Career Zone
http://www.nycareerzone.org/graphic/assessment/index.jsp
An extremely bare-bones, 3-question assessment.
Combinations of six
broad interest areas
known as RIASEC
codes.
Ultra fast and easy
Very bare bones, but gives lists of
occupations for each type. Testtakers will need to do more
research on the RIASEC types.
Cost: Free
Carolyn Kalil's Personality Assessment (True Colors)
http://www.truecolorscareer.com/quiz.asp
True Colors is a personality system that has been around
since 1979 and is modeled as a graphical presentation of both
Keirsey's Temperament and the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator.
The assessment asks you to choose one of two ways to finish
36 statements. The results can help you define your skills and
talents -- and possibly direct you to various career paths.
Personality
Easy. Takes just a few
minutes.
Gives Web-based results in terms
of one of four colors, explained
with a one-paragraph description
of your type. (You can also read
about your second color.) More
detailed results are e-mailed to
the test-taker, and there are
publications for sale that can offer
even more insight.
Cost: Free
LiveCareer
www.livecareer.com
This 100-question assessment identifies your career interests
and then tells you what jobs are out there for you.
Basic interests
Easy. Takes 25 minutes.
You can stop and go
back to the test later. You
also have the opportunity
to review your answers
before submitting them.
Gives basic interest scores based
on RIASEC scales, along with
matching job clusters and links to
Monster's job search.
Fairly easy; takes about
30 minutes. Registration
required. Registration is
set up for Canadians, but
others can use it.
Rather than interpretive results,
the report is a compilation of the
Interests, Skills, and Values, the
test-taker has chosen, along with
Goals, Next Steps, and Action
Plan. Links provide additional
information on careers suggested
by the Interest results.
Very fast and easy
Gives results in terms of colors,
one for interests and one for work
style. About a paragraph of detail
for each. If you register, you can
also get a list of careers -- with
detailed information -- that match
your "colors."
Free for basic results.
Mazemaster
http://www.mazemaster.on.ca/selfassessment/selfassessment.
htm
This 6-part assessment is geared to high-school and college
students.
Interests, Skills, and
Values.
Cost: Free
Princeton Review Career Quiz
http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_quiz1.asp
This 24-question quiz is a summary version of Birkman
Method, designed to give you a taste of the full tool.
Cost: Free
Interests and work style
A representative from the Office of Career Services (OCS) is available to assist individuals with further interpretation of any assessment that involves True Colors, Strong
Interest Inventory, Myers Briggs, or the Holland Codes (RIASEC).
Have you taken another free career assessment which you feel would be a great addition to our list? If so, email the link to us at ocs@ncat.edu with “Career Assessment
Link” in the subject box. Thanks!
Disclaimer: The OCS does not endorse or take responsibility for any of the above websites. Individuals are to utilize the tools at their own discretion. It is also highly
suggested that individuals not supply any personal information. If personal data is required to access the tool, the individual may opt to supply factitious data to preserve
their identity (i.e., birth date, address). OCS strongly suggests that individuals reframe from purchasing any additional reports. The information generated from the free
assessments is ample data to assist in the career decision-making process when accompanied by an interpretation from a career counselor, if necessary. Please
remember that an assessment is only a suggestive guidance tool and should not be the sole determining factor in any endeavor.
Reference: Google Search Engine and Quintcareers