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 tools designed to help you assess your personal characteristics (e.g., interests, values, abilities) as they relate to occupations and fields of study.

The two following instruments are hosted by Salisbury University Career Services.  They are titled "Focus" and "What do You Want to be When You Grow Up?"
FOCUS:
The Salisbury University Career Services is pleased to provide you with Focus, 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 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/Gain Access 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.

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. 
*You do not need any login to use this assessment.  All you have to do is click on the website and follow the directions.

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.

The two following instruments are NOT hosted by Salisbury University Career Services.  We have no control over their content or results.

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.