Advising Resources for Exploratory Students
Stuff To Check Out
A Road Less Traveled: Following Your Dreams Toward Success
Source: William Johnson, College of New Jersey, NACADA Conference, October 2004.
Step 1: Learning about Self
Personality Assessment
- Temperament Sorter II (AdvisorTeam)
- TypeFocus Personality Assessment Test
Learning/Thinking Assessment
- Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument (Houghton Mifflin Company)
- Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire (North Carolina State University)
Step 2: The Important Things to Me
Values Assessment
- Values Assessment (Arizona State University Career Services)
- Simple Values Assessment (Rutgers University Career Services)
- Work place Values Assessment
- Prioritizing Life Values
Skills Assessment
- Skills Search (Occupational Information Network-O*NET Online)
- Skills Assessment (Arizona State University)
- ISEEK Skills Assessment
Step 3: Matching Personality, Values, and/or Skills to Career Interests
Career Interests Assessments
- The Career Key (North Carolina State University)