Self-Assessment for Career Development

You will need to know a lot about yourself in order to be able to make good academic and career decisions. To begin, consider your:

Interests
What do you enjoy? How do you spend your time? What are your passions? Do you prefer to work with people, data or things?

Values
What motivates you? What is crucial for personal satisfaction? What work and ethical values are important?

Skills/abilities
What do you do well? What would you like to learn to do? What life skills do you use? What work skills have you developed?

Personality
What traits, characteristics and behaviors describe you?

To learn more about yourself, think about your answers to these questions and the possible connections to career choices.

Standarized assessment tools are available through Career Services.  The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the and Learning Styles Inventory (LSI) are available at Learning Assistance Services and can be useful in your career and academic planning.    
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