Career Assessments
Job vs. a Career
When you finish your education and enter the career world would you rather have a job or a career?
Assessment Choices
College Foundation North Carolina (CFNC)
CFNC offers many different resources including online career assessments. Students can create their own account. Once you have an account sign in and hover on "Plan" (orange bar near the top of the page) and choose "For a Career". On the page that comes up, choose "Learn About Yourself". A page with several assessments will come up. It is suggested that you start with the "Interest Profiler."
Education Planner
Career and college planning site. The information you need to research careers, choose a post-secondary school, apply on-line, and find ways to finance your education.
*Naviance StudentConnection - https://student.naviance.com/stemechs
Naviance is a comprehensive K-12 college and career readiness solution that helps districts and schools align student strengths and interests to post-secondary goals, improving student outcomes and connecting learning to life.
The Princeton Review Career Quiz
A free quiz that determines your most likely interests and work style.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program
Designed to help students learn more about themselves and the world of work, identify and explore potentially satisfying occupations, and develop an effective strategy to realize their goals.
Jung Typology Test
An assessment based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator that measures personality preferences and provides the four-letter type associated with the MBTI.
Personality Types
Based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a tool for identifying sixteen different patterns of action, this website provides information and profiles of the sixteen different types of personality. http://www.16personalities.com/personality-types
Career Research
Before you spend a lot of time researching careers, you may want to meet with the Career Development Coordinator, Mrs. Linda Brannan, to complete a career assessment to determine which careers are best suited to your interests, personality, and talents. The sites below are some of the best choices to research careers.
NC Works Career Centers: Capital Area Workforce Development - (https://capitalareancworks.com/)
NCWorks Career Centers provide the help you need to get the job you want. Regardless of your circumstances or background, the career centers will help you become a more competitive candidate as you look for employment. This could include finding the career that best fits your interests, articulating the skills you have, improving your skills, interview preparation and connecting you with employers.
College Foundation North Carolina (CFNC) - Also, click here for other CFNC Career Planning Resources
Research careers on this site by opening the link for “Plan” (in orange near the top) and choosing “Plan for a Career”, “Explore Careers.” Use the search box to find a career or search via Career Clusters. This site also allows you to create your own login. Once created, you can complete career assessments which will assist you in determining which careers are best suited to your interests, personality, and talents.
O*NET Resource Center - www.onetonline.org/
Search for information about careers via the “Occupation Search” box, or find occupations via the “Find Occupations” drop down menu which includes choices for occupations with a bright outlook, related to the green economy, related to STEM, as well as other options.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) - https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
This is one of the best resources available. It is developed by the U.S. Government and includes many career choices. There are many ways to search careers. The simplest is to use the box labeled “Search Handbook” near the top right hand side by typing in the name of the career you wish to read about. But you can also find careers via the links in the white box in the center of the page entitled “Select Occupations By” which includes options such as highest growth rate, median pay, highest paying, etc.
Learn How to Become - https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/
Basic career research site. Provides an overview of many popular careers, including salaries by state and growth rate. Also provides a step-by-step list of items to pursue to accomplish the career goal. Includes college searches, but they ask for personal information, so do not use this site for college searches. You can use the website BigFuture to match your college major to colleges in the U.S.
Career Outlook in the U.S. - http://www.careeroutlook.us/
This website allows you to obtain and sort various career data, also known as Labor Market Information.
For each state you can select to see a list of careers within one of the 16 career clusters or see a list of the careers in one of the six career interest categories. You can even select one from each menu to cross-reference career clusters and career interests.
100 Best Jobs In America - https://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/
Check out this article to read about the CNN Money/PayScale.com’s top 100 careers with big growth, great pay and satisfying work!
Job vs. a Career
When you finish your education and enter the career world would you rather have a job or a career?
- What is a job? A job is something you do to make money, it is not necessarily something you like but it is something you do because you need money to meet a financial need.
- What is a Career? A career is work that matches your interests and life goals. A career causes you to get up everyday ready to work. A career may take more time to achieve but has greater results in the end.
Assessment Choices
College Foundation North Carolina (CFNC)
CFNC offers many different resources including online career assessments. Students can create their own account. Once you have an account sign in and hover on "Plan" (orange bar near the top of the page) and choose "For a Career". On the page that comes up, choose "Learn About Yourself". A page with several assessments will come up. It is suggested that you start with the "Interest Profiler."
Education Planner
Career and college planning site. The information you need to research careers, choose a post-secondary school, apply on-line, and find ways to finance your education.
*Naviance StudentConnection - https://student.naviance.com/stemechs
Naviance is a comprehensive K-12 college and career readiness solution that helps districts and schools align student strengths and interests to post-secondary goals, improving student outcomes and connecting learning to life.
The Princeton Review Career Quiz
A free quiz that determines your most likely interests and work style.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program
Designed to help students learn more about themselves and the world of work, identify and explore potentially satisfying occupations, and develop an effective strategy to realize their goals.
Jung Typology Test
An assessment based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator that measures personality preferences and provides the four-letter type associated with the MBTI.
Personality Types
Based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a tool for identifying sixteen different patterns of action, this website provides information and profiles of the sixteen different types of personality. http://www.16personalities.com/personality-types
Career Research
Before you spend a lot of time researching careers, you may want to meet with the Career Development Coordinator, Mrs. Linda Brannan, to complete a career assessment to determine which careers are best suited to your interests, personality, and talents. The sites below are some of the best choices to research careers.
NC Works Career Centers: Capital Area Workforce Development - (https://capitalareancworks.com/)
NCWorks Career Centers provide the help you need to get the job you want. Regardless of your circumstances or background, the career centers will help you become a more competitive candidate as you look for employment. This could include finding the career that best fits your interests, articulating the skills you have, improving your skills, interview preparation and connecting you with employers.
College Foundation North Carolina (CFNC) - Also, click here for other CFNC Career Planning Resources
Research careers on this site by opening the link for “Plan” (in orange near the top) and choosing “Plan for a Career”, “Explore Careers.” Use the search box to find a career or search via Career Clusters. This site also allows you to create your own login. Once created, you can complete career assessments which will assist you in determining which careers are best suited to your interests, personality, and talents.
O*NET Resource Center - www.onetonline.org/
Search for information about careers via the “Occupation Search” box, or find occupations via the “Find Occupations” drop down menu which includes choices for occupations with a bright outlook, related to the green economy, related to STEM, as well as other options.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) - https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
This is one of the best resources available. It is developed by the U.S. Government and includes many career choices. There are many ways to search careers. The simplest is to use the box labeled “Search Handbook” near the top right hand side by typing in the name of the career you wish to read about. But you can also find careers via the links in the white box in the center of the page entitled “Select Occupations By” which includes options such as highest growth rate, median pay, highest paying, etc.
Learn How to Become - https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/
Basic career research site. Provides an overview of many popular careers, including salaries by state and growth rate. Also provides a step-by-step list of items to pursue to accomplish the career goal. Includes college searches, but they ask for personal information, so do not use this site for college searches. You can use the website BigFuture to match your college major to colleges in the U.S.
Career Outlook in the U.S. - http://www.careeroutlook.us/
This website allows you to obtain and sort various career data, also known as Labor Market Information.
For each state you can select to see a list of careers within one of the 16 career clusters or see a list of the careers in one of the six career interest categories. You can even select one from each menu to cross-reference career clusters and career interests.
100 Best Jobs In America - https://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/
Check out this article to read about the CNN Money/PayScale.com’s top 100 careers with big growth, great pay and satisfying work!
