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College Searches
www.bls.gov/oco
www.myroad.com
www.myfuture.com
www.careerweb.com
www.mapping-your-future.org
www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/majors.majors.htm
www.careersandcolleges.com
www.collegeforalltexans.com
College Surveys
In order to pick the right major or profession for yourself, you need to know who you are first. If you do not know what you want or what your passion is, you may regret in the end. If you do not want to waste your time and money, you should better try at least a few different career surveys that will help you explore your weaknesses and strengths. Followings are some links that may help you on this issue:
CAREER TESTING
Connecting Personality Types With
Careers and Jobs [U.S. Dept. of the Interior]
www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html
**NOTE** On these lists - "Library Work" is listed under the *ISFJ* personality type **
Visit also the main site resources of the US Dept of the Interior:
Career Manager
Related:
See the resources for finding Library Jobs & More on the libjobs page
Free Online Tests Dealing With Careers
Excerpt quoted from website:
We turn now to career tests, also called vocational tests.
Before you look at these, you should familiarize yourself with:
The Seven Rules About Taking Career Tests
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/counseling/ctests.shtml
Aritcle on Monster.com
Work personalities
How compatible are you?
by Michael Richards
From Monster.com - Canada
Tools and Quizzes
Have fun getting to know yourself a little better, exploring how you work,
whether you are ready for a change, and if you hire and fire with finesse.
http://content.monster.ca/tools/
John Holland, Psychologist and career theorist
Holland's six career interest types
http://www.pace.edu/COOPCS/strong_interest_GR.htmT
Read more:
Interests, Careers, and Holland Types
http://www.bhc.edu/Advising/Counseling/Services/Develop/Interests.htm#Holland's
Article excerpt from website:
http://www.career.und.edu/career/JobSearch/Technique/brochure9.htm
Work Temperament Checklist
Before you begin any job search you must take an inventory of
your marketable employment skills and determine your
work temperament preferences.
To inventory of your skills should include:
· Hard skills (objectively measurable skills, such as ability to use computer software)
· Soft skills (subjectively measurable skills such as ability to organize)
· Transferable skills (skills that can be used in a number of different jobs
such as writing abilities or telephone etiquette skills, etc.)
Read complete article:
http://www.career.und.edu/career/JobSearch/Technique/brochure9.htm
Psychometric Tests
Excerpt quoted from website
http://www.thecareermanager.com/
Psychometric Testing
Employers are increasingly turning to Psychometric Testing to assist them
in the cost effective selection of new recruits.
Psychometric Tests are normally used in conjunction with another type
of interview to assist the employer to identify the key skills and traits
of potential employees.
Psychometric Assessments normally take on one or more of the following:
Ability Testing - measures an individual's potential for specific skills,
focusing on what a person is capable of achieving as opposed
to what they may have achieved in the past
Aptitude Testing - very similar to ability testing, the main difference being
that Aptitude Testing is used to measure a specific ability such
as computer programming and ability testing is used to measure your general ability.
Personality Testing - used to measure the key personality traits of a potential employee.
It is important to ensure that you answer the questions posed in
an honest manner to ensure that your personality type will fit
into the organisation and vice versa.
Psychometric Tests normally have a number of inbuilt mechanisms designed
to spot inconsistencies in your answers, try not to answer as you think
the employer would want you to but concentrate on how you
would respond to a given situation or have responded to an actual situation in the past.
http://www.thecareermanager.com/
Free Career apptitude test
http://www.careertypes.com/
Free Career test
http://www.questcareer.com
Career Fufillment
http://office-solutions.co.uk/careerfulfillment/
Work Interest Quiz
http://www.myfuture.com/career/interest.html
Career Planner
http://www.careerplanner.com/
Career & Orientation Profile
The COP Questionnaire is a self-administered tool
designed to help you think about your career.
http://www.jobboom.com/
Career Interests Game (Holland Career Test)
Excerpt quoted from website
This is a game designed to help you match your interests
and skills with similar careers.
It can help you begin thinking about how your personality
will fit in with specific work environments and careers.
Come play along and see what happens!
http://career.missouri.edu/holland/
From Australia - another game
This game is designed to help you gain an understanding of yourself
and the the career planning process.
http://getaccess.westone.wa.gov.au/izone/career-game/
CareerKey.org
Which jobs interest you?
http://www.careerkey.org/
Learn more about the world of work
http://www.careerkey.org/
Learn more about yourself
http://www.careerkey.org/
The Princeton Review Career Quiz
http://www.princetonreview.com
Discovery Skillsone
Excerpt quoted from website
http://discovery.skillsone.com/strong/entry.asp
Strong Interest Inventory® career and personality assessment.
This opportunity to obtain a free career report exists because Stanford University Press,
in collaboration with CPP, Inc. is revising the Strong Interest Inventory®,
the most respected and widely used career counseling tool in the world.
The Strong Interest Inventory® compares a person's interests with the interests of people who
are successfully employed in a wide variety of occupations.
In order to maintain the scientific soundness of the Strong Interest Inventory®,
it is regularly updated to reflect changes in occupations and in our society.
http://discovery.skillsone.com/strong/entry.asp
Career Self Assessment
Excerpt quoted from website
http://www.wmwoods.edu/Career_Services/Plan/Self_As.html
Self-assessment, or getting to know yourself,
includes identifying and understanding your
capabilities (skills), activities and situations you enjoy (interests),
and rewards of work that are important to you (values).
The Self-Exploration Questionnaire (Adobe Acrobat format) or (Word format)
is an excellent way to figure out who you are,
what is important to you, and what your skills are.
http://www.wmwoods.edu/
Holland Codes
http://career.ucsb.edu/students/hollandcodes.html
Free sample assessment
http://www.assessment.com/
http://www.assessment.com/StartMAPP.asp
TestingRoom.com
Sign up for free sample test
Top Careers that Match Your Interests
http://www.testingroom.com
SchoolFinder.com (Canadian site)
Career finder test
http://www.schoolfinder.com/careers/3step1.asp
CareerHope's Free Testing Resources
http://careerhope.com/testing.html
Career Interest Inventory to print out
CAREER INTEREST INVENTORY
http://www.careers4you.org/inventory-printable.htm
Excerpt quoted from website
http://www.myfuture.com/career/interest_quiz.html
To make a good decision about a future career,
it helps to know what type of work you enjoy doing.
Should I go to college or look for a job? If I try to find a job,
what kind of job should it be? How do I find what jobs are best for me?
The Work Interest Quiz can help you find answers.
http://www.myfuture.com/career/interest_quiz.html
Are You a Workaholic?
Determine your work personality type with this quick quiz.
http://www.gwsae.org/ExecutiveUpdate/2001/September/workaholic.htm
and/or
Let's find out about your work personality!
http://mercury.tvu.ac.uk/~michaela/lsds3/achiever.html
Online Interest Asessment (Oklahoma Career Resources Network)
http://www.webcoin.net/html/ok/okassem.cfm
Related info:
What Color is Your Parachute - Job Hunters' Bible.com
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
Tests & Advice
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/counseling/counseling.shtml
Find the career and program areas that match your aptitudes and interests!
(Canadian website)
http://www.sait.ab.ca/academic/information/side6.htm
Explore IT Careers
Excerpt quoted from Microsoft website
Learn about the IT industry, earn your Microsoft credential,
and find your dream job.
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/training/careers/default.asp
Career Advice for all types
http://www.averyl.com/careertype/columns.htm
Interest Inventory & Career Resources
http://careerplanning.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-interestinv.htm
3rd Age Career Center for Baby Boomers
**Note many features may require subscription fee** Free trial available
http://www.thirdagecareer.com/
View general job market trends
http://www.acinet.org/
Librarian Career outlook
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/red_003.htm
http://mappingyourfuture.org
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