Career Assessments

One of the hardest parts about planning for the future is that there are an endless (and sometimes, overwhelming) number of opportunities available. Finding a career that will not only support you, but match up with your skills & likes can seem difficult. Thankfully, there are a large number of career interest inventories available to students to help take their likes, interests, and skills into consideration when recommending potential career paths. Below are links to some of our favorite resources for students & their families:

• SchooLinks Planning Assessments

  • Find Your Path: Get suggested careers and college majors based on your personality.

  • Would You Rather: Choose your favorite activities to get career suggestions.

  • Top Skills: Select your best skills to get career suggestions based on your strengths.

• Career One Stop (U.S. Department of Labor)

  • Interest Inventory

  • Skills Matcher

  • Work Values Matcher

• O*Net (U.S. Department of Labor)

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• Illinois Career Information System (Choose "IL Residents" to View Info)

• Career Finder (CollegeBoard)

• Career Coach (College of DuPage)

• FOCUS 2 Career (ISU Career Advising)

  • Create an account using the access code on the website to access five unique career assessments. Use your results to explore related careers and majors.

Resources to Assist in Determining and Researching College Majors

• MyMajors Assessment (mymajors.com)

• What Can I Do With This Major? (Connection between Major and Career)