Students:
Explore Careers/Majors

Step I: Self-Assessment

Know Yourself: What Do You Really Want?

Self-assessment is a process for gaining greater clarity about who you are and what you want. What do you enjoy studying and doing? What do you want from your career? What kind of work environment and conditions would best fit your personality? What skills do you want to use in your work?

Knowing your Values, Interests, Personality and Skills (VIPS, for short) empowers you to envision the kinds of careers or jobs you might enjoy most. Career Services has myriad resources to help you choose a major and a career direction.

Resources for Self-Assessment

•Individual meetings with career counseling staff.

•Assessment tools such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Strong Interest Inventory and SkillScan can help give you career direction. These inventories can be taken during a seminar or one-on-one with a career counselor.

•Web-based self-assessment resources: <rileyguide.com/assess.html>.

•Yourself: You are your most important resource for self-reflection.