Interest Inventories
1. Strong Interest Inventory
- Assessment that measures career and leisure interests.
- Contains 291 items that ask participants about their preferences in regard to occupations, subject areas, activities, leisure activities, people, and characteristics.
- https://www.cpp.com/products/strong/index.aspx
2. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- Personality inventory
- Results discuss self-development information such as the type of personality and careers that blend well with the personality code.
- Personality type is a practical tool for investigating what works for an individual, then looking for and recognizing work that satisfies his or her preferences.
- Free test http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
- For more information: http://www.myersbriggs.org/
3. O*NET Interest Profiler
- Self-assessment of career exploration tools that help individuals discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would find exciting.
- Students are able to identify and learn about broad interest areas most relevant to themselves that they can use to explore the world of work.
- Free test https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
4. Career Cluster Interest Survey
- Individuals can rate activities they enjoy, personality qualities, and school subjects they like.
- The program generates which career clusters are a match with the interests.
- http://www.careerwise.mnscu.edu/careers/clusterSurvey