Interest
Inventories
- 3SmartCubes Check out their collection of IQ &
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- Career
Info Net
 Videos
Explore careers through this online tool. Find the type of work and
occupations you would like and find exciting. Use your results to
explore the world of work.
- O*NET
Work Importance Profiler
What is important to you in a job? This tool helps you identify
occupations that you may find satisfying.
Free Online Interest
Inventories
Career
Interests Game, University of Missouri
The game is based on the RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic,
Social, Enterprising, and Conventional) model of occupations and is
designed to help match user's interests and skills with similar careers.
The game may help users to begin thinking about how their personality
will fit in with specific work environments and careers.
Career Toolbox,
MyFuture.com
Offers two tests to assist with career exploration. The 60 item sample
Work Interest Quiz is designed to acquaint the users with a national
test called the Interest-Finder. Answers are analyzed and fit into two
of the six RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,
Enterprising, or Conventional) work types. The second test offered is
the Personality Test which is based on the Myers-Briggs Typology. Users
may fall into four general temperament types Guardian, Artisan,
Idealist, and Rational.
Jung Typology
Tests, HumanMetrics
Users may take the Jung Typology Test. Results are returned immediately.
Users may also take the Jung Marriage Test, and the Risk Attributes and
Role Model Profiles.
Keirsey Temperament
Sorter, AdvisorTeam.com
Offers a brief character and temperament sorter and a description of the
results. The results are based on the sixteen Myers-Briggs Type
Indications and then are grouped into the following four temperaments
Artisan, Guardian, Rational, and Idealist. Offers information on the
four different temperaments and sixteen personalities.
Motivational Appraisal of Personal
Potential (MAPP)
Offers an online assessment test identifying a person's motivations and
how to use them for success in career and life planning. Matches a
users' results to three O*Net job titles for free. Several in-depth
appraisals and reports are offered for a fee.
Personal Services,
Advisor Team.com
Users may take the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II test. The test sorts
people into sixteen type formulas and four temperaments. Users who
complete the sorter will receive a free temperament description with the
opportunity to purchase the full 10 page Temperament Report.
Princeton
Review Career Quiz
An assessment quiz developed by the creators of the Birkman Method. Quiz
results detail users Interest Color (the kind of job interests and
responsibilities that matches user's preferences) and Style Color (the
way user's tend to work). Suggested careers are provided with finished
questionnaire results.
Riso-Hudson
Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) Sample
The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator may help user's determine their
Enneagram type. The Enneagram is a personality test that contains nine
personality types. Offers a sample of the RHETI Test.
Tests, HotJobs.com
Provides links to Career Assesment Tests, Resume and Interview Quizzes,
and Personality Tests. Includes information on Interviews, Resumes,
Relocation, and Salary and Benefits.
Career
Interests Game, University of Missouri
The game is based on the RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic,
Social, Enterprising, and Conventional) model of occupations and is
designed to help match user's interests and skills with similar careers.
The game may help users to begin thinking about how their personality
will fit in with specific work environments and careers.
Career Toolbox,
MyFuture.com
Offers two tests to assist with career exploration. The 60 item sample
Work Interest Quiz is designed to acquaint the users with a national
test called the Interest-Finder. Answers are analyzed and fit into two
of the six RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,
Enterprising, or Conventional) work types. The second test offered is
the Personality Test which is based on the Myers-Briggs Typology. Users
may fall into four general temperament types Guardian, Artisan,
Idealist, and Rational.
Jung Typology
Tests, HumanMetrics
Users may take the Jung Typology Test. Results are returned immediately.
Users may also take the Jung Marriage Test, and the Risk Attributes and
Role Model Profiles.
Keirsey Temperament
Sorter, AdvisorTeam.com
Offers a brief character and temperament sorter and a description of the
results. The results are based on the sixteen Myers-Briggs Type
Indications and then are grouped into the following four temperaments
Artisan, Guardian, Rational, and Idealist. Offers information on the
four different temperaments and sixteen personalities.
Motivational Appraisal of Personal
Potential (MAPP)
Offers an online assessment test identifying a person's motivations and
how to use them for success in career and life planning. Matches a
users' results to three O*Net job titles for free. Several in-depth
appraisals and reports are offered for a fee.
Personal Services,
Advisor Team.com
Users may take the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II test. The test sorts
people into sixteen type formulas and four temperaments. Users who
complete the sorter will receive a free temperament description with the
opportunity to purchase the full 10 page Temperament Report.
Princeton
Review Career Quiz
An assessment quiz developed by the creators of the Birkman Method. Quiz
results detail users Interest Color (the kind of job interests and
responsibilities that matches user's preferences) and Style Color (the
way user's tend to work). Suggested careers are provided with finished
questionnaire results.
Riso-Hudson
Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) Sample
The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator may help user's determine their
Enneagram type. The Enneagram is a personality test that contains nine
personality types. Offers a sample of the RHETI Test.
Tests, HotJobs.com
Provides links to Career Assesment Tests, Resume and Interview Quizzes,
and Personality Tests. Includes information on Interviews, Resumes,
Relocation, and Salary and Benefits.
HEALTH
CARE
Fee-based Assessment and
Testing Services
Birkman, Birkman International
Provides tools geared toward the specific needs of corporations and
consultants, including profiling for success, building teams, coaching,
and shaping successful careers. Includes information on Birkman
Direct, a Birkman Questionnaire that can be completed online.
Birkman Method,
CareerLab
A consulting firm that uses the Birkman Method to develop reports for
clients. The reports may be used to streamline hiring, establish job
fit, reduce turnover, and improve retention.
Campbell
Interest and Skill Survey, U.S. News Online
Provides information on the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS)
assessment test. Targeted questions and analysis may help users
understand how they fit into the world of work. Survey results are
compared to the results of the people who are successfully employed in
the field the user is interested.
Career Key, Lawrence K.
Jones
The Career Key measures how similar users are to six personality types,
helps users identify occupations most likely to fit them, and uses
information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook to describe
occupations. Offers a variety of self-help modules on the following
topics how to make quality decisions, tips for parents, how to choose an
appropriate training program or college major, further steps to advance
career development, and job skills required for jobs of the 21st
century.
CareerPerfect
A career guidance firm that offers online career planning through
assessment inventories and testing. Users are tested on career
interests, personality, values, skills, and decision-making. Includes
information on resumes, interviews, and job search tips.
CareerWay.com
CareerWay.com is a career discovery tool. Users may learn about
salaries, job duties, promotion opportunities, and review career
information.
DISC Profiles
A personality assessment based on the personality style categories as
Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Compliance. Provides information
on the paper and electronic versions of the DISC Personal Profile
system. Offers the the DISC Personal Profile System test and Online
Reports.
Enneagram Institute, Don
Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
Proivdes information on the Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI).
Users may take a RHETI samples quiz, read about the nine personality
types, and register to take the full RHETI test.
Focus: An Interactive Career and
Educational Planning System
Focus is a multi-phase career development system, guiding users through
self-assessment, career exploration, career and educational planning,
and job search strategizing. The online career assessments will create
profiles of interests, skills, values, and personality.
Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS),
Sigma Assessment Systems
Provides career information for Students, Parents, Career Changers, and
Counselors. The JVIS is an online career planning tool. The JVIS profile
describes areas of career activity users had indicated an interest.
Offers a Career Exploration Guide to assist in career and educational
choices.
Kuder Career Planning
System, National Career Assessment Services, Inc.
Kuder offers career assessment and administers career tests. The online
Kuder Career Planning System offers the career assessment tools
Electronic Career Portfolio, Interest Inventory, Skills Assessment, and
Work Values Inventory.
O*Net Ability Profiler
The O*NET Ability Profiler measures nine job abilities: Verbal Ability,
Arithmetic Reasoning, Computation, Spatial Ability, Form Perception,
Clerical Perception, Motor Coordination, Finger Dexterity, and Manual
Dexterity.
O*NET Career Exploration
Tools
An introduction and information on ordering O*NET's self-directed career
exploration/assessment tools online. The Interest Profiler and the Work
Importance Locator are available. Click on the test name to find an
overview, demonstration, ordering, and download information.
O*Net Computerized Interest
Profiler
Users may use the O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler (CIP) to receive
a profile of their vocational interests. The Profiler measures the
following six types of occupational interests: Realistic, Investigative,
Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.
O*Net Interest Profiler
Users may use the Interest Profiler to discover the type of work
activities and occupations they might find interesting. The Profiler
measures six types of occupational interests: Realistic, Investigative,
Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.
O*Net Work Importance Locator
Users may use the Work Importance Locator to identify occupations they
may find satisfying based on the similarity between a users work values
and the characteristics of the occupations. The Locator measures the
following six types of work values: Achievement, Independence,
Recognition, Relationships, Support, and Working Conditions.
O*NET Work Importance
Profiler
Users may use the O*NET Work Importance Profiler to identify occupations
a user may find satisfying, based on the similarity between work values
and the characteristics of an occupation. The Profiler measures the
following six type of work values: Achievement, Independence,
Recognition, Relationships, Support, and Working Conditions.
Selector
CareerStep
An assessment that measures a users' interest in particular tasks,
experience and skills, and their ideal work environment. The assessment
covers six sections: personal details, ability self-assessment,
vocation, skills, and experience checklists, and my ideal job.
Self Directed Search,
Dr. John L. Holland
A fifteen to twenty minute online test based on the Holland code. The
test may assist users in finding careers or educational programs that
match skills and interests. There is no charge to take the test, but
there is a fee to receive a personalized report.
Strong
Interest Inventory, Careers by Design
The Strong Interest Inventory is an assessment that identifies a
person's interests and compares them to individuals who are happy in
their jobs. The resulting report identifies career choices based on
those interests. There are various reports that may be ordered.
Your Career Wave
Fee-based career assessment site to enable users to evaluate, develop
and market their employability skills. Includes sections for learners
and for advisors.
Tools for Youth
- Job
Search
View resources and guides providing job search guidance. Get advice on
writing resumes and cover letters. Check out tips on effective
networking. Learn about salary negotiation techniques and more.
- myJobPath
People get people jobs! This site is a networking resource that
includes: informative lessons and videos, a notebook to store contact
and event information, and a volunteer database filled with
professionals ready to support your job search.
- Resume
Tutorial
Learn how to create a great resume in a step-by-step approach.
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