Interest Inventories/Self Assessment

Self-assessment is about doing a realistic appraisal of yourself and is the starting point for career planning. While there is no "test" that can determine what you should "be," there are tools that can help you evaluate yourself and find occupations and careers that fit with you.


Assessment Tools
SU offers a variety of career exploration tools designed to help you assess your personal characteristics (e.g., interests, values, abilities) as they relate to occupations       and fields of study.

FOCUS:
The Salisbury University Career Services is pleased to provide you with Focus Enhanced, a self-directed, online Career Self-Assessment Tool. Whether you are exploring majors or career paths, this can help you begin your exploration. Features of the online Focus Enhanced Career & Education Planning System are:
Analyzing your career planning status
Assessing your interests, values and skills
Searching for/analyzing occupations based on your interests and work values
Searching for/analyzing occupations based on your education, training, and skills
Searching for/analyzing occupations based on your personality type and life values
Searching for/analyzing occupations based on type of work and education level
Finding information for a specific occupation
Determining your development needs

How do You Take Focus?
You must be a Salisbury University student or an alum. 
Obtain a log-in from Career Services @ GUC 133 or call 410-543-6075.
Once you have a log-in, click here for the Student Instruction Sheet
Schedule an appointment with Career Services to review your results upon completion of the assessment.

NEWLY REVISED STRONG INTEREST INVENTORY: (Nov. 2007)
The Newly Revised Strong Interest Inventory is available on the internet and takes about 30 minutes to complete. This 291-item inventory matches your interests with the interests of people who have been in career fields at least three years and are at least satisfied with their work.  You'll spend 30-45 minutes on the computer taking the inventory and then schedule a follow-up appointment with a qualified career counselor to talk with you about your results.

How do You Take the Strong?
Request a username/password from an Advisor in Career Services.
Go to this website once you have your username and password.
Once you take Strong make an appointment for the interpretation: Call 410-543-6075 or email careerservices@salisbury.edu or stop by Career Services in GUC 133.   Do NOT make an appointment with a counselor unless you have COMPLETED Strong and generated the Strong Report.

To gain information about the occupations listed on Strong go to O*NET to gather a wealth of info. 

-To Generate a Student Report:  -Select Assessment Type-Newly Revised Strong
-Select Type-Newly Revised Strong Profile, College OR last name.  You will receive a list of all available results. Check the box to the far right of the individuals' names for whom you wish to generate a report and click "Generate to PDF". Click Continue and Print (Do NOT Print Report until student is in your office!)
We have purchased 100 reports as of Dec. 2007-$8.00 per report.

What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up?
From Salisbury University a comprehensive exploration tool that utilizes Dr. John Holland's six Personality Types.  This instrument also explores many occupations that are associated with the personality types and provides links to the Occupational Outlook Handbook for each job link.  Very in-depth.

Disclaimer: SU Career Services does not own or maintain the following web sites.  We provide links as a service to Salisbury University students.  Links leaving the Career Services site open a new browser window.

Keirsey Temperament Sorter-This 70-question assessment is related to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. General test free.
The Career Interests Game (University of Missouri)
Also based on John Holland's theory of vocational choice and personality types. Select your three choices from the six types, and view related occupations. Links take you to the Occupational Outlook Handbook for details about each occupation.