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Career Aptitude and Personality Assessments


Before committing yourself to a college major or a career that you haven't tried, it's a good idea to take a few career aptitude and personality assessments. While they may not be perfect tools, they can encourage you to think more deeply about your skills and goals, thus making it more likely that the major or career you choose will be a good fit.

In order to get the most out of an aptitude test, I recommend that you take a few of the free tests at the links I've provided before you commit to paying for one of the more detailed tests. This will give you a feel for the type of questions asked, and practice in choosing between two items that may seem nearly indistinguishable. There is nothing intimidating about these assessments, and they can be a huge help in making wise choices.

Do What You Are: This book is based on the Myers-Briggs Assessment, and is a wonderful tool.

Job Hunter's Bible: The What Color is My Parachute? author's site. A lot of job / career related information plus links to some very good career-aptitude and personality tests. An excellent place to begin.

Princeton Review offers a brief test based upon the Birkman Method. After replying to about 36 questions, your responses are categorized by color, and you are provided a targeted list of links to very detailed and helpful career descriptions. This test is quick and appears to provide fairly accurate results- don't miss it.

Advisor Team: This site offers the very detailed Keirsey Temperament Sorter. This test, which was very accurate for me, reveals temperament type at no cost, but a 10-page report which includes character type, career choices to consider, and information about relationships with the other personality types, costs $14.95.

This well-designed site offers three of the major tests: Keirsey, Enneagram, and a personality test. A very user-friendly site for the serious tests, but I would skip the other non-scientific tests offered.

A very attractive site with a test based upon the SDS/Holland test. I found the results of this test more accurate than the results of the original Holland, but that may not be true for everyone. The site offers other useful information. One very nice feature is that career results link directly to the government's Occupational Outlook Handbook which provides very detailed and current information about the job. If you register, you can store your test and career information and refer back to it as needed.

A test that is in the developmental stage. The results are fairly accurate, but you will want to take the test with a dictionary at hand, as the vocabulary level is very advanced.

This is an authors' site with information on their four books, plus a quick overview of the Myers Briggs Test. Interesting for a quick visit.

Career development manual from the University of Waterloo- helpful non-interactive self-assessment tools.

This site offers several full-length tests based upon the classic Myers-Briggs personality assessment tool. Full-length exams cost from $16.95 to $24.95, and include detailed, personalized reports.

This is more fun than useful, but it was remarkable how accurate this quick little personality test turned out to be. Choose one of nine graphic images, click on it, and read about your personality type.

An introduction to basic life skills- this is worth a look, though you have to pay to take the assessments and gain full access to the site.

 

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