Career Planning

We are excited to invite you to join the MedReach Mentorship Program affiliated with Schulich School of Medicine at Western University! By signing up for this program, you will get matched with a 1st or 2nd year medical student mentor. Your mentor can help you by: 

• Discussing the university programs you are considering 

• Weighing the pros and cons of different programs 

• Researching and helping you access available financial aid, grants and bursaries 

• Navigating the OUAC application page and editing application essays 

• Offering insights into the career paths that interest you 

• Offering guidance on the medical school application process (if this interests you!) 

• Connecting you with individuals who may know more about your field of interest 

To sign up, just fill out the form linked below! By filling out this form, you are giving your permission for us to send your contact information to a Western medical student who will then contact you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, our emails are provided below!

 https://forms.gle/FBDRVWHgS5MG7yxu5 

Emma Jameson - ejameson2024@meds.uwo.ca Aileen Liang - aliang2024Wmeds.uwo.ca 

Edward Wang - ewang2024@med.uwo.ca Aditya Sikand - asikand2024@meds.uwo.ca 

CareerExplorer

CareerExplorer is a 30-minute career assessment that provides users with detailed career matches and insights and personality and trait reports based on their workplace preferences, interests and personality. The assessment uses psychometrics and machine learning to give individuals real-time insights about their results.

CareerFitter

This 10-minute, 60-question career test highlights personality strengths and potential career matches in a free report. A premium report, available for purchase, delves into greater detail on personality facets, ideal business environment and more.

Career Quizzes and Tests (Government of Canada)

The federal government’s Job Bank website offers short (5-10 minute) career quizzes to assess interests, abilities and work activities, as well as personality tests on multiple intelligences, learning style and work values. Jobseekers will need to create a profile and sign in if they want to save their results.

Career Quizzes (WorkBC)

WorkBC’s Career Compass offers three Career Quizzes: The Abilities Quiz assesses the individual’s talents and helps match them to careers; the Work Preferences Quiz identifies how the individual likes to work; and the Interests Quiz analyzes the test taker’s interests and aligned careers.

Charity Village Career Assessment Questionnaire  

This multidimensional assessment offers guiding questions for clients around job/career satisfaction, career path/options, attitude/motivation and the role of their family in career change/job search. It also offers definitions for terminology used in the assessment, which could be helpful for clients who are using it independently. 

Entrepreneurial Potential Self-assessment (Business Development Bank of Canada)

This questionnaire has users rate a series of statements (e.g. “I want to build something that will be recognized publicly”) to help evaluate entrepreneurial traits in regard to their motivations, aptitudes and attitudes. It takes about 10 minutes to complete.  

Essential Skills Indicator (Government of Canada)

This assessment from Employment and Social Development Canada aims to help individuals gain a better understanding of their essential skills levels. It contains a series of short quizzes that analyze strengths and areas that may require improvement.

Holland Code Career Test (Truity)

This career assessment is based on psychologist John Holland’s RIASEC model of career choice. It follows the theory that careers can be classified into six broad areas. This 60-question assessment generates a brief report outlining the assessment taker’s primary career interest area and a list of possible careers; a premium report is available for a fee. 

InSight™ Values / Work Characteristics Inventory (Career Perfect)

The InSight assessment helps clients clarify and prioritize their values in relation to their working life. It evaluates responses in 10 categories, including structure and pace, challenge, environment and creativity. CareerPerfect also offers a Work Preference Inventory, a quick assessment of preferences in regard to work assignments. 

Interest Assessment (CareerOneStop)

CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labour. This assessment takes people through 30 short questions to generate an Interest Profile, which is linked to potential career matches. The information and formula for matching interests to careers come from O*NET Web Services.

Keirsey Assessment

This assessment aims to help individuals better understand their temperament, which can influence their communication patterns, contributions they make in the workplace and roles they play in society. It identifies four temperaments: Artisan, Guardian, Idealist and Rational. Estimated time for completion is 10-15 minutes.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (16 Personalities)

The 16 Personalities’ Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test aims to provide individuals a framework to understand their leadership, communication and teamwork styles, by uncovering their natural strengths. Individuals can learn about career paths aligning with their personality type. 16 Personalities also offer specialized career tests at a cost.

Motivational Appraisal Personal Potential (MAPP) Career Assessment (ASSESSMENT.com)

The MAPP test comprises 71 questions exploring likes and dislikes and is meant to be done quickly, taking approximately 22 minutes to complete. Users must register to take the free sample assessment. Paid packages are also available, which offer different assessments and career matching opportunities. 

O*NET Interest Profiler (My Next Move)

This test aims to help people find out what their interests are and how they relate to the world of work. The O*NET is an American job classification system, so results may need re-interpretation in the Canadian context.

Self-assessment package (University of Toronto Scarborough)

This assessment consists of four exercises that will take between 15 and 30 minutes to complete. They analyze skills, personal qualities, interests and values. The website notes that this package aims to help start career planning and recommends that individuals review their results with a career counsellor.

 VIA Survey of Character Strengths

This free self-assessment takes fewer than 15 minutes and aims to help individuals understand the positive parts of their personality that make them feel authentic and engaged. VIA Reports provide personalized, in-depth analysis of the free results.