CAREER ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS

Career assessments can increase a student’s awareness of their interests, values, skills and educational goals. They also provide suggestions for occupations that seem well suited to the type of person they are today. However, they cannot make decisions for a student and will not give an authoritative list of those careers to consider. Assessments are tools to use for career planning but should not be used as the deciding factor. It is also recommended that students schedule an appointment with an advisor in Career Services to discuss their results.

Career Beam is our on-line career guidance system. It guides students through a variety of questions designed to help explore interests, skills and values. choose. Students, faculty and alumni can access these from any computer with Internet access. To access Career Beam, go to http://www.brockport.edu/bounce/cislogon

Students interested in other assessments should meet with a counselor in Career Services to clarify which assessment(s) might be best, given the individual situation. Other assessment options available through Career Services include:
Self Directed Search – designed to assess interests and provide a listing of careers that may be of interest
Strong Interest Inventory – designed to assess interests and provides a three-letter code to further research careers of interest
Myers-Briggs Type Inventory – suggests there are 16 different personality types and is designed to give an understanding of personality variables that can be important in determining a “fit” when researching career options

There are also several free on-line assessment tools, many of which are similar to the full versions listed above. Here are a few:
Career Key http://www.careerkey.org
This will provide Strong Interest Inventory related codes
Type Focus http://www.typefocus.com
This will provided a mini Myers-Briggs Type Indicator