Career Assessments
Purpose of Career Assessments
Do use career assessments:
- As a starting point to learn more about your interests, values, skills, abilities, and personality types
- To sort out thoughts and ideas about possible majors, career paths and occupations
- As a source to compare results with other information gained in self-discovery activities
Don’t use career assessments to:
- Be your only source to tell you what career or field of study to pursue
- Determine by yourself which assessment is best for you; schedule an appointment with a career counselor to discuss which assessment is most appropriate based on your situation
- Interpret the results by yourself; schedule an appointment with a career counselor for a professional interpretation
Types of Assessments Offered
Focus 2 Cost: Free to currently registered UIS students
- 7 online assessments including areas associated with interests, skills, personality and values
- Self directed, easy to use, online career planning system
- Includes extensive occupational information and allows you to compare info side by side
- Access Focus 2: login to UIS CareerConnect, select link under Career Toolbox.
Strong Interest Inventory (SII) Cost: $30
- Interest inventory that measures interests in a wide range of jobs, work tasks, leisure activities and school subjects
- Compares your interests with individuals happily employed in a wide variety of occupations
- Use to explore majors and careers, ideal work environments, and preferred work styles
- Online format: administered and interpreted by a career counselor
Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) – Career Report Cost $30
- Personality inventory used to identify preferred manner of taking in and evaluating information and preferred style of working, decision-making and communicating
- Provides feedback on work settings or situations where personality type might be complemented or challenged
- Online format: administered and interpreted by a career counselor