Career and Academic Planning

Developing your career or academic focus?

Pre-college and current student -

A Career and/or Academic Assessment may help determine if your chosen major field will be a good fit with your interests.

Graduating soon - 

Career inventories may help to fine tune your additional studies or job search as your approach graduation. Assessments can facilitate your ability to find work environments or industries which are best suited for your temperaments, values, interests and skills. A discussion with your campus' career counselor or your Collegiate Resource Services (CRS) Representative may help you decide which assessment is for you!

FEE-BASED ASSESSMENTS                                                                                                                                                           

The following assessments require a fee.  Please discuss your interest with your CRS Representative.  Following each assessment you will receive

a printout of your results, discuss the meaning of your results with your campus counselor; and therefore, have a more comprehensive perspective

on your career development. 

Brinkman Direct     Description: A self-report questionnaire eliciting responses about perception of self, social context (others), and career opportunities. The Birkman provides a measure and understanding  of individual performance potential, clarifies strengths and effective behaviors, interests and goals, management styles, thinking styles, underlying needs, and stress (ineffective) behaviors.   Cost: $60   Time: 1 hour

Major/Minor Finder     Description: A booklet which asks 11 questions about student's preferences related to how he or she likes to work with people, data, things and ideas. Also asks about preferences in using math and reading material. Students score themselves to see which majors/minors match them the most.  Cost: $4.50   Time: 1 -2 hours

Do What You Are     Description: An inventory which assesses one's MBTI type through situational narratives with which college students can readily identify. This is a more holistic way to look at theory. The companion "Do What You Are" book explores careers in a variety of fields as well as developmental issues a student may have in planning his or her career.  Cost: $5.50   Time: 45 minutes

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)     Description: Based on Jung's theory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a widely used personality inventory and a resource in career management, conflict resolution, team and leadership development. The MBTI determines preferences on four dichotomies: Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judging/Perceiving.   Cost: $22.50 (includes interpretive booklet)   Time: 1 hour

Strong Interest Inventory     Description: SII is an elaborate online assessment that codes occupational interests based on personal likes and dislikes of activities, occupations, academic courses and people.   Cost: $16.50  Time: 45 minutes

VISTa Life/Career Cards     Description: : The VISTa Life/Career cards provides a simple, experiential tool to assist you in discovering your personal values, interests, skills and traits, by means of sorting cards.  Cost: Free  Time:1.5 hours

FREE ASSESSMENTS                                                                                                                                                     

The following assessments are available online and are free of charge to students!   Students are strongly encouraged to discuss the results of any of these assessments with your campus' career counselor or your CSR Respresentative.