We do not have a crystal ball or a sorting hat to tell you where you belong, but these assessments can help you to learn a lot about who you are and the working environments where you might be the happiest. Do not panic if your results do not include careers that interest you, consider it an idea-generator!
Knowledge - facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
Skills - the ability to do something well
Abilities - talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area; typically through training
Aptitudes - natural talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area
Interests - the state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
Find an area of interest which becomes a passion and when sustained, becomes a purpose.
Work hard and overcome obstacles.
Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.
Interest Profiler with Pathful Connect
free - school-funded resource
est. time: short, 30-question assessment
Identifies your interests and matches them to careers. Login using your school Gmail account to save your results. This platform gives you access to hundreds of career and college videos.
free
est. time: short, 30-question assessment
Identifies your interests and matches them to careers
free
An alternative interest assessment. This free career quiz uses the scientific Holland Code model to show you which jobs will suit your interests, talents, and aptitude. Get scores for 6 major job areas to guide your career planning. To take the Holland Code career quiz, mark your interest in each activity shown. Do not worry about whether you have the skills or training to do an activity, or how much money you might make. Simply think about whether you would enjoy doing it or not.
free, fee for detailed report
est. time: 60 questions, 5-10 minutes
The Big Five personality test measures the five personality factors that psychologists have determined are core to our personality makeup. The Five Factors of personality are:
Openness - How open a person is to new ideas and experiences
Conscientiousness - How goal-directed, persistent, and organized a person is
Extraversion - How much a person is energized by the outside world
Agreeableness - How much a person puts others' interests and needs ahead of their own
Neuroticism - How sensitive a person is to stress and negative emotional triggers
The Big Five model of personality is widely considered to be the most scientifically robust way to describe personality differences. It is the basis of most modern personality research. Multiple psychological studies have arrived at the conclusion that the differences between people's personalities can be organized into five broad categories, called the Big Five or Five Factors. These are sometimes referred to as the five broad dimensions of personality.
free
est. time: 35 minutes
The energy drink company has taken their slogan ‘Red Bull gives you wings’ and applied it to an intensive career aptitude test. Developed by psychology experts from the University College London and Columbia University New York, it’s labelled as a ‘personality assessment’ but it’s more about your work style and strengths. The four-part Wingfinder test has timed segments and right-and-wrong answers that assess your thinking under pressure. Questions include image sorting, logic puzzles and leadership scenario questions. If you answer quickly, the test gets more challenging. If you’re having difficulty with questions, the test adapts to your level. Your full results report covers your strengths and weaknesses in four key areas: managing relationships, creativity, complex thinking and your drive to success. You’ll receive a nine-page report and career coaching tailored to your results, including videos from professional athletes and entrepreneurs whose skills match your profile.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program
free
offered in November to all 11th grade students at CHS
Whether you're thinking about joining the military or not, this assessment is for you! This assessment provides tools to help students learn more about career exploration and planning, in both the civilian and military worlds of work and can provide career path information that students may not be considering. Using the ASVAB Career Exploration Program can help you to interpret and explore your results. Can't find your results? You can request a free copy at the bottom of the ASVAB site.
The TypeFinder® for Career Planning
free, or $19 for an expanded report
est. time: 10-15 minutes
This test is based on the personality theory created by Isabel Myers and Katharine Briggs. It measures your preferences on Myers and Briggs' four dimensions of personality type, as well as 23 more detailed facets of type to personalize your results. This personality test is based on Myers and Briggs' theory of sixteen personality types and is specifically designed to help you discover the right career for your type. Taking this career test is more accurate than simply looking at a list of jobs for your personality type because it measures your interests as well as your type, giving you a personalized list of careers that suit your unique profile.
16 Personalities (available in 37 languages!)
free
est. time: 10-15 minutes
Take our Personality Test and get a “freakishly accurate” description of who you are and why you do things the way you do. This site provides a “personality” (or preference) assessment that returns a 4-letter code similar to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Users will answer questions and be provided with detailed free information about their type with the option to explore all 16 types. There is a strong “Our Theory” page that describes how the assessment was created and where to go for additional information. This is a great resource for identifying your strengths for writing a cover letter or elevator pitch.
Assessment.com (MAPP) (available in 6 languages!)
free
A career assessment is perfect for students, graduates and working adults. You'll get a wealth of information to help find the right career that matches your unique assessment profile. A free sample MAPP Career Analysis is provided to help individuals identify their preferences for working with people or things, and other job characteristics; it also suggests some occupations that match these preferences. The resulting report is sent to the user via e-mail, outlining his or her “natural motivations and talent for work” and matching these to five occupational descriptions from O*NET.
free
This career aptitude test offers career suggestions based on your style and interests as it relates to the workforce. It is composed of 24 questions that have you choose between two work-related options. At the end of the quiz, you will be given a color based on your results. You are then provided with a list of potential careers that are best suited to people in your color group. For each career you can read about "A Day in the Life", educational requirements, and learn what to expect in the next 5-10 years.
