Career Assessment Web Tools

By Kristin Firmery
Cluster Specialist
Marketing

Many students use Career and Technical Education classes to find their niche in the real world. They come to the classroom with unrefined skills and interests in many subjects. The student may be testing the waters of a career in medicine, business, or architecture. Web-based career assessment tools can come in handy when helping this undecided student choose a career path.  Students can connect their interests and passions with useful career pathways through the use of these O*Net online resources.

Career One Stop

http://www.careerinfonet.org/

Skills Profiler

http://www.careerinfonet.org/skills/

Many students come to the job market with skills already learned and used. The skills profiler will match the student’s skill set to jobs, as well as give them a print out of their qualifications. This print out could be used for interviews or resume writing.

Interest Profiler

http://www.onetcenter.org/

Students can choose their interests by answering a 60 question exam powered by O*Net Interest Profiler. Test results are organized into six categories of preferred work environments. The learner will select the level of job preparation that they currently have or the level of preparation they will seek for the future to determine the career paths that best match their situation. Students can use this tool to assess their future or current job path. The final page will provide a list of careers that match the student’s interests and ability levels. The careers will have information about if it is a bright outlook career, green career, or career that has a registered apprenticeship.

Ability Profiler

http://www.onetcenter.org/

This paper-based test can be administered for individuals or groups. The test can identify the strengths of the individual and the areas where more training might be useful. Training or test administration and scoring are available through the website.