Career Assessment and Inventories:
Career Planning Begins with Assessment, “A guide for professionals serving youth with educational and developmental challenges.” This publication for professionals is available in as a PDF file:
Career Education & Work (CEW) Standards Toolkit: This electronic toolkit provides resources, references, crosswalks and other tools to assist elementary, middle and high schools teachers and administrators in implementing the Pennsylvania (PA) Career Education and Work Standards. Addresses four areas of knowledge: Career Awareness, Career Acquisition, Career Retention and Entrepreneurship.
Web Based Resources for Career Assessment a comprehensive listing from PA Career Standards:
Commonwealth Workforce Development System. This site offers individuals the ability to research careers at:
CHOICES is a career education and planning program. This program is available for free at PA Career Links and OVR offices. For information about this program and to purchase:
O*NETResourceCenter. Offers an “Interest Profiler” and an “Ability Profiler” inventory:
CareerOneStop. Provides information about self-assessment and links to free assessments.
Career Planning Career Wheel. Provides self-assessment, career exploration, and job search tools. Links to a number of self-assessment exercises, many require a small fee for completion:
LiveCareer. This is a free career interest test that provides a basic interest profile, work styles, highest and lowest career interests, an administrative score, personality, “work place fit,” values, knowledge, skills and abilities, and a career plan (“Where do you go from here.”):
Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS). This assessment claims to help you discover college major and rewarding careers that match you interests. Inventory is available online. Cost is $19.95.
DISCOVER is a comprehensive, developmental guidance process. This program is licensed to high schools and colleges. For more information, go to:
The Career Key according to the website, “Our career assessment helps you find a career by matching your personality with careers and providing you complete and accurate information about each career you choose to explore.” The sites states that it takes fifteen minutes to complete and costs $9.95.
Quintessential Careers. Provides descriptions for and links to various career self-assessments. Personality, interests, and values assessments are included.
The Riley Guide. This site provides information on various career and career-related assessment areas and instruments. This site is useful for education professionals and some students.