Career Services at the Student Services Building offers several different career assessments. These assessments help you examine, understand, and talk about how your interests, personality, values, and skills combine to make you who you are. While these assessments will not tell you what major or career is best for you, the results can guide you toward careers you may wish to explore further.

The first step is to make an appointment with a career advisor or a field career consultant.

Your advisor will spend some time getting to know you, your situation, and your needs and expectations. This process helps the advisor identify the best assessment for you! Each assessment takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Most assessments can be completed on-line, however others must be completed in the office. A follow-up appointment will be needed to review and interpret the results from your assessment and consider your next step. To get started, please click on ‘Career Advising’ in the column to the left.

Types of assessments offered:

BRIDGES- Choices Planner: Courtesy of Norfolk Southern. This on-line program allows you to assess and examine your interests, work values, and beliefs about your work skills. In addition the site offers a wealth of information about occupations and related majors. You can search for information on majors and careers, compare your assessment results with the career information provided, create a career goal plan and save it all in your own on-line portfolio.  Access BRIDGES and other career research resources here!  We recommend making an appointment with a career advisor  to discuss your results and how to use the information you’ve gathered.

Holland Self-Directed Search: This paper-and pencil assessment helps you identify your interests based on six broad categories. It also offers a list of careers and majors that match your interests that you may wish to explore further.

Strong Interest Inventory: This on-line assessment helps you identify and examine your interests. It offers a list of careers and majors that match your interests that you may wish to explore further. In addition it considers how you may wish to develop your interests during your college career.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: This is a specialized on-line assessment that can help you gain understanding about your personality style. Appreciation of your personality style can help you consider if a major or career might be a good fit and help you gain insight into your communication and interaction with others in the workplace.