Career Planning Resources
Often times, incoming students are unsure of exactly what career they want to pursue. It can be helpful to spend some time discovering your personal interests and abilities in order to find a program area that matches your unique strengths. Below are some on-line assessments that can be helpful with that process.
Interest Inventory
Wisconsin Technical College Career Interest Questionnaire
Participate in this 10 minute questionnaire about your interests to help identify which clusters (career areas) might be the best fit for you. Based on activities you enjoy, your personal qualities and school subjects you like, the questionnaire ranks the career clusters you may find most fulfilling. Fill out questionnaire now
DISCOVER
An on-line assessment that assesses your interests, abilities and values. This assessment requires a code that can be provided by the Western Welcome Center. Simply call 1.800.322.9982 and ask a front desk person to provide you with a code. http://actapps.act.org/eDISCOVER
WISCareers
A web-based assessment that helps testers learn about how their unique interests, abilities and values can be applied to a career. Emphasis placed on careers that are specific to the Wisconsin labor market. This assessment also requires a code to sign-in. Call the Western Welcome Center at 1.800.322.9982 to receive the free code. http://wiscareers.wisc.edu/Default.asp
Strong Interest Inventory® (SII)
This assessment will provide individuals with information about themselves and their relationship to the working world; information that will lead to greater self-understanding and to better decisions about the course of their lives. It also provides people, who must make decisions about others (e.g., counselors, teachers, administrators and supervisors), with information and strategies so that decisions these people make are ones that consider the unique qualities on each individual. http://www.paladinexec.com/assessments_tools/career
Personality Profiles
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
The 70 question assessment provides brief descriptions of the Myers-Briggs Personality Types. More comprehensive reports are also available for a fee. http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/instruments2.aspx?partid=0
Myers-Briggs personality inventory
This 72 question assessment helps to identify preferences and generates a four-letter personality profile. Your assessment will also provide you with a list of occupations and educational institutions where you can get relevant degree or training, most suitable for your personality type. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
Your Unique Characteristics
Multiple Intelligences
A 56 question assessment based on the research of Dr. Howard Gardner that helps to uncover learners’ preferred intelligences. The focus is on uncovering the learner’s natural learning process. http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
Learning Styles
A 24 question assessment designed to help tester’s determine their preferred way of learning (e.g. active, verbal, global, etc). http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/needtoknow/Pages/LearningStylesInventory.aspx
Strengths Finder 2.0
This on-line assessment helps test takers uncover their innate talents, which can be developing into strengths. Provides strategies for readers to use their talents in all areas of their lives. Can be pruchased at most on-line bookstores. $$ http://www.strengthsfinder.com/113647/Homepage.aspx
Career Planning for the Future Economy
Future Proof Your Career
This 84 question assessment is correlated to the skills required in the knowledge age. It covers temperament type, dominant intelligences, abilities and learning styles. (An interpretive book is also available for a fee). http://www.futureproofyourcareer.com
Labor Market Information (where the jobs are projected to be)
Worknet
A Wisconsin based website designed to provide the reader with employment trends http://worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This website provider the reader with the latest information relating to projected job openings, earnings, training and education. http://www.bls.gov/oco
O*Net System
Provides includes information on key attributes and characteristic of works and occupations, as well as, a variety of career planning resources. http://online.onetcenter.org
Recommended Reading (all available at any on-line bookstore)
Pink, D. & Ten Pas, R.. (2008). The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need.
