Career Assessment & Testing Services (CATS)

Career Assessment Testing Services assist current and prospective students in evaluating their skills, interests, aptitudes and abilities. Appointments may be scheduled for individual assistance in resume preparation, developing interviewing skills, career assessment and reviewing job-seeking strategies.

The services provided center around three primary questions:

Where are you now?
Where do you want to be?
What will it take to get there?

For some individuals decisions regarding career choice are straightforward and resolved with minimal distress. For others, career planning can be an overwhelming and almost frightening prospect. The Career Assessment Testing Services help students clarify where they are in the career planning process and help them progress towards identifying and achieving their educational/career objectives.

Services available through the Career Planning and Placement Center:

Individualized Career Counseling
Counselors are available to talk with students about individual educational/career plans. Please call for an appointment to talk with a trained professional about your career concerns.

Assessment Inventories
The Self-Directed Search, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and Strong Interest Inventory help you identify interests, values, and personal qualities. Inventory results are discussed confidentially with a counselor.

Career Center
Resources are available in the Career Center for resume development, interview preparation, and job/college major research. Students are encouraged to use these valuable resources.

College Central
Click the icon to post resumes and search for great jobs!

Questions and Answers

Where are you now?
This first question is best answered through a thorough self-assessment. What are your interests? work values? abilities? How do you assimilate information? make decisions? relate to people? What type of lifestyle do you prefer: planned and orderly? or spontaneous and flexible? Assessment inventories, follow-up interpretation and discussion will provide direction.

Where do you want to be?
The second question involves exploring various career fields and evaluating their feasibility. Which career fields match your gifts and talents? Which career fields will honor your work values and accentuate your positive personality traits?

What will it take to get there?
Answering this question involves planning the steps to arrive at your career destination. What major will you choose? If you are a college transfer student, what college/university should you attend? Is your resume current? What job advertisements should you respond to?


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