Questions you may be asking yourself include:

• What interests me?
• What do I value?
• What am I good at doing?
• How do my personal characteristics and interests relate to career choices?

Exploring these questions through assessment tools will help you discover more about yourself and guide you to academic majors and careers most appropriate for you. A little time spent now to increase your knowledge about yourself and the world of work can save you considerable time, money and effort in the long run.

The following assessment tools are recommended and offered by our office. We recommend that you use more than one career assessment tool and strongly encourage you to seek assistance in interpreting and discussing the results.

 Eureka*

Recommended users: Undeclared students; early college students unsure about their current major; and any students wanting to utilize the many non-assessment system features (in-depth information about specific occupations, graduate programs, scholarships/grants, financial aid, international careers and more)

Brief description: Learn more about yourself through fun-filled activities that will match your skills, personality, and interests to careers that may be just right for you. Assessments include True Colors, MicroSkills, and Occupations Questionnaire.

*Fresno State students need to contact Career Services at 278.5058 or email us at fscareerservices@cvip.net for the Eureka Site ID code.

 Sigi 3**

Recommended users: Undeclared students and early college students unsure about their current major

Brief description: Integrates self-assessment with in-depth and up-to-date career information that is easy to use. It provides a realistic view of the best educational and career options for future success based on your values, interests, and activities. 

**In order to access Sigi3, you need to be either present in the Career Services resource lab or on any on-campus computer lab.

CareerLeader– College (CL–C)***

Recommended users: Business majors unsure about which option to pursue and any students considering switching their majors to business or utilizing their non-business degrees in a business work setting

Brief description: CL-C is a premier business career self-assessment tool that enables students interested in the business field to explore career options best suited for them. You’ll be able to directly compare your interests, skills, and motivations with profiles of business professionals from 30 different career paths in business. Simply put, CL-C is the premier business career self-assessment tool available.

***In order to access the CL-C assessment tool online, the nominal fee is $20.  University 1 enrolled students interested in this assessment can contact Adrian Ramirez in Career Services at 559.278.5058 to have this fee waived. 

Keirsey Temperament Sorter (abbreviated version of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)

Recommended users: Upper-level college students unsure about their current major; career-changers; alumni; and anyone interested in identifying the specific occupations within specific industries that best match their temperaments

Brief description: The Keirsey Temperament Sorter is a personality instrument that helps you discover your personality type and how you relate to others in your work environment. This insight is useful when selecting a career or choosing a work environment that meets your needs.

Self-Directed Search (SDS)****

Recommended users: Undeclared students; early college students unsure about their current major; and any students wanting to utilize the many non-assessment system features (in-depth information about specific occupations, graduate programs, scholarships/grants, financial aid, international careers and more)

Brief description: The SDS was developed by Dr. John Holland, whose theory of careers is the basis for most of the career inventories used today. Holland's theory states that most people can be loosely categorized with respect to six types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Occupations and work environments can also be classified by the same categories; therefore, you can select appropriate careers that best match your types.  

****SDS is administered in the paper/pencil format where a Counselor can generate a personalized report or you can take the test online at California Career Zone (www.cacareerzone.org) within the “Assess Yourself” section.