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Career Assessments on the Web

Links to Career Assessments on the WEB (free or low cost - not affiliated with UCSC)

Please be aware that these assessment exercises are helpful tools but are not predictors of employment success. Be sure to meet with a career adviser to discuss your career interests. The assessments below are free or low cost.

Personality Assessments

Myers-Briggs Personality Type Assessment
-Select “Free Assessment”. Offers career insights based on MBTI

Personality Type
-Career choices based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Begin at take the quiz “Discover Your Type”

Keirsey Temperament and Character Sorter
70- item questionnaire; feedback on personality type and suitable jobs. For a more in depth analysis there is a cost of $14.95 for a regular report and $19.95 for a career report.


Career Interest Assessments

The Career Key
Cost = $9.95 Questions determine Holland code and jobs associated; links to the Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Career Interests Game
Free- A career exercise in color to help you choose your Holland career type. Click on Career Interests Game.

Princeton Review Career Quiz
You will need to register on the site to gain entry to the career quiz.

Career Link
Free, good career assessment developed by Monterey Peninsula College.

Skills Assessment

O*Net
Free - Developed by the US Dept. of Labor; extensive information on occupations, can search for occupations by skill areas. Excellent resource. Go to “Skills Search” and select skills you would most enjoy using in a future job.