Career Assessments
The Career Development office offers two assessments: the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Strong Interest Inventory (SII). To take a Career Assessment, contact Career Development at 535-7459 to set up an appointment with a career counselor. If you are taking the MBTI or the SII, go to the Skills One website and log in with the information you were given by the Career Counselor.
You will need to meet with a Career Counselor to receive results for the MBTI and/or SII. If you have not already done so, then call 253-535-7459 to schedule your follow-up appointment.
MBTI Personality Style Preference (MBTI)
MBTI is the world's most used indicator of adult personality patterns. Based on the theories of Carl Jung, it describes 16 different preferred styles of dealing with the world. The MBTI is extensively researched, non-judgmental and easily understood. The questionnaire assesses how one acts and feels in certain situations. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers. The responses help show how a person likes to look at things and how he/she likes to go about deciding things. This instrument is widely used to understand people in terms of their decision-making styles, preferences for communication and work environments, and for career development and exploration.
Strong Interest Inventory Strong Interest Inventory (SII)
The Strong Interest Inventory was developed by E.K. Strong Jr. and is based on John Holland's theory of vocational choice. Published in 1927, the SII has the longest history of any psychological test. It is one of the most thoroughly researched and highly respected instruments in use today. It compares a person's interests with the interests of people happily employed in a wide variety of occupations. When a person's interests are similar to the interests of the people in the sampling, some general prediction can be made about what careers seem most compatible with the person's career interests. The profile can also help a person to organize interests into patterns (e.g., types of environments and people with whom he/she is comfortable). It measures interests not aptitude or intelligence, and it is used best as a tool to assist individuals in making curricular or occupational choices.
*Text about the MBTI and SII was borrowed from the University of Puget Sound Career & Employment services website.