• An assessment tool that measures Holland’s personality types and has been validated through published research.
• A list of careers that are accurately assigned to the correct personality types.

• Direct and receive energy,
• Take in information,
• Make decisions, and
• Approach the outside world.

 

These personality types are represented by specific letters.
 
These designations are:

• Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I): Your preference indicates whether you tend to focus on and draw energy from people and activity “outside yourself” (E) or your inner world of thought and reflection (I).
• Sensing (S) or Intuition (N): Your preference indicates whether you tend to focus on information that’s real and tangible (S) or to take in the big picture and the connections between facts (N).
• Thinking (T) or Feeling (F): Your preference indicates whether you tend to make decisions through logical analysis (T) or by considering what is important to you and to other people involved (F).
• Judging (J) or Perceiving (P): Your preference indicates whether you generally like to live your life in a planned, orderly way (J) or in a flexible, spontaneous way (P).

 

The underlying assumption of the MBTI is that we all have specific preferences in the way we view our life experiences, and these preferences underlie our interests, needs, values, and motivation. Knowing your Myers-Briggs personality type gives you a better idea of what makes you tick and how this translates into all aspects of your life, including your career. Hundreds of independent studies have established the MTBI’s validity, and its reliability has been proven statistically.
 
You can take the Myers-Briggs assessment online, receive a report, and access an MBTI tool that will provide you with actionable tips and articles for your personality type. To ensure you are accessing the authentic online instrument, log on to https://www.mbtionline.com. The fee is typically around $50-$70, depending on the report level and vendor.
 
For career-related assessments, visit https://www.mbtionline.com/en-US/Products/For-your-career, where career tests are listed at about $80.00.
 
There is also a referral network that will help you locate a career counselor who is certified in the use of the MBTI instrument, which you can access through the following site:
https://asia.themyersbriggs.com/consulting/career-management/career_coaching/

• Dominance: The “D” style emphasizes accomplishing results.
• Influence: The “I” style emphasizes influencing or persuading others.
• Steadiness: The “S” style emphasizes cooperation.
• Conscientiousness: The “C” style emphasizes quality and accuracy.

 

This assessment contains 28 groups of four words or statements. Through self-selection, you choose words that are most like you and words that are least like you, and through those responses, the report reveals your behavioral style and communication preferences. Not only does it describe the real (natural) you, it also identifies your style and preferences as you display them according to your perception of the demands of your environment (your adapted style).
 
One of the most widely used assessments by professionals in the career services industry is the DISC Career Style Report. It provides value to job seekers who are starting their careers, returning to the workforce, or in transition and unsure about the best career path. The fee for this online assessment and comprehensive report is about $80.00, and it can be found here: https://discinsights.com/products/disc-career-report-online. 

• Strategic Thinking: How you absorb, think about, and analyze information and situations.
• Executing: How you make things happen.
• Influencing: How you influence others.
• Relationship Building: How you build and nurture strong relationships.

 

Your distinct combination of the 34 CliftonStrengths themes is your code; the pattern of talents that make you unique. Gallup’s research has proven that the odds are 1 in 33 million that someone shares the same “top five” combination of themes as you!
 
This online assessment, which takes about an hour to complete, asks you to choose from 177 paired statements the one that best describes you. When you complete the CliftonStrengths, you will receive a personalized report, resources, and tools.
 
You can access the assessment here:
https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/cliftonstrengths-online-assessment.aspx.
 
There are three options to choose from, with prices typically ranging from $24.99 for your Top 5 Strengths to $59.99 for all 34 Strengths, with other packages available.

• Career Occupational Preference System (COPS), which assesses your occupational interests.
• Career Ability Placement Survey (CAPS), which measures your vocationally relevant abilities.
• Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey (COPES), which assesses your work values.

 

The CAPS measures your vocationally relevant abilities in eight areas:

• Mechanical reasoning
• Spatial relations
• Verbal reasoning
• Numerical ability
• Language usage
• Word knowledge
• Perceptual speed and accuracy
• Manual speed and dexterity

 

A defining feature of this system is the unique way in which your occupational interests, abilities, and work values are measured and displayed in a single, comprehensive report. Your responses to each assessment will generate a personalized career profile that is organized around groups of jobs categorized into occupational clusters.
 
The web-based COPSystem assessment takes a little more than an hour and a half to complete (20 minutes for the COPS, 60 minutes for the CAPS, and 20 minutes for the COPES). The cost typically begins at $13.00 per examinee for the digital version and goes up from there.
 
For more information: https://www.edits.net/via/abilities 

Self-discovery is almost always an enlightening and often entertaining process. Consider taking one or more of the career assessments described in this report, and have fun!