Assessment Tools
We offer career assessments that you can use in all stages of your career development, from choosing a major, occupations and graduate programs to changing careers.
To obtain an assessment referral, ask a career counselor during your appointment, or drop by during our walk-in hours:
- Mon – Thu: 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
- Fri: 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m
Assessment Tips
- Read the questions carefully
- Don't overanalyze questions
- Go with your initial thought
- There are no right or wrong answers
- Don't rush your responses
These assessments are available with a referral from a career counselor:
TypeFocus
TypeFocus is a career assessment tool that helps focus career decisions by providing
individualized information about personality preference patterns, career satisfaction,
and career options. TypeFocus can be applied to a variety of areas such as choosing
majors, investigating occupations, and considering graduate school.
To access TypeFocus for free, you must be a registered student within Handshake.
Strong Interest Inventory
Strong Interest Inventory will help you to clarify your interests and identify majors and occupations related to those interests.
This assessment requires a $10 fee and a follow-up appointment for interpretation.**
**This $10 fee is temporarily waived during COVID-19. Please visit our homepage to fill out the assessment request form.
O*Net Interest Profiler
O*Net Interest Profiler is a Holland code interest survey developed by the U.S. Department of Labor that generates a report with a student's interests and a list of occupations in "Job Zones" (level of education). Available free in our Career Resource Room.
O*Net Work Importance Profiler
O*Net Work Importance Profiler is a tool that assesses vocational work values — what people think is important in their work. It helps participants identify their most important work values and the possible occupations that correspond with those values.
Available free in our Career Resource Room.