The Career Services Center offers the following assessment instruments to help you explore career alternatives.
A career counselor will help you determine whether one or more of these assessment instruments is right for you. An interpretation appointment with a career-counselor is required in order to obtain the results of the Strong, Campbell, or MBTI. If you are interested in any of the above assessment services, please call the Career Services Center at 415-422-6216, or come to the 5th floor of the UC.
Strong Interest Inventory (Strong) Cost: $20.00
The Strong, available on-line, can help you make career decisions whether you are a student exploring occupations or a working adult considering a career change. The Strong measures your interests in a broad range of occupations, occupational and leisure activities, hobbies, school subjects and types of people. The computer-generated results include a multi-page graph and report which help you identify your preferred career or occupation, lifestyle, work environment, and leisure activities.
Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) Cost: $20.00
The CISS, available on-line, is a survey of self-reported interests and skills. Its major purpose is to help individuals understand how their interests and skills map into the occupational world, thereby assisting them in making satisfactory career choices. The CISS asks you to rate your level of interest on 200 interest items, and your level of skill on 120 skill items. The computer-generated results are reported in a multi-page graphical format.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Cost: $20.00
The MBTI, available on-line, is the most widely used personality inventory in history. It describes 16 personality types, each with its own way of looking at the world, each with its own strengths and personal challenges. The MBTI helps you choose potentially satisfying occupations and work environments. The report includes a multi-page graph of your MBTI results and a booklet which describes how the MBTI can be used in career planning, as well as in other areas of one’s life.
SkillScan Cost: $0
The SkillScan assessment is a card sort activity that helps summarize Moderate and High Proficiency skills to provide a comprehensive picture of talents and abilities. The SkillScan assessment also helps to highlight strengths that an individual would prefer to use in work and the skills one wishes to develop in order to enhance his/her career options. This assessment is not available online, but can be done during a 1 hour career counseling appointment.
Values Driven Work Inventory Cost: $0
The Values Driven Work Inventory is a card sort activity that helps summarize the values that are most important for the individual to have in his/her work. This assessment is not available online, but can be done during a 1 hour career counseling appointment
