HES Self-Assessment Resources

There are a wide variety of resources out there to help you identify your values, interests, personality and skills and begin to clarify the elements of your next job or career. Books like What Color is Your Parachute? or Designing Your Life, varied online assessments, or advising appointments can all be useful tools in the career development process.

• Schedule an appointment with an HES career advisor via Crimson Careers
• Attend a relevant HES Career and Academic Resource Center (CARC) webinar, such as Navigating a Successful Career Change or Innovate Your Career with Design Thinking
  
• Career Leader: Contact Amanda Peters for information on how to access Career Leader, an online self-assessment program. This tool is recommended for students who know they want a career in business, but are unsure about their best fit with regard to industry or functional area. (Note: there is a cost for this assessment, $30 for students, $75 for alumni)
• Strengths Profile can help you identify what you do well and what you love to do (HES degree students and alumni: email Amanda Peters to request access)
• Consider testing out career paths you are considering. Ideas on the Test Out Career Options page.
• The National Career Development Association Internet Sites for Career Planning includes free self-assessment tools such as:
  • https://www.onetcenter.org/tools.html
  • https://www.mynextmove.org/
  • https://www.cacareerzone.org/
  • https://www.careeronestop.org/explorecareers/assessments/self-assessments.aspx
  • https://www.16personalities.com/