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Do you need help with choosing a major, exploring career options or returning to college to prepare for a different career? The UNCG Career Services Center (CSC) recommends several self-assessment tools to help you clarify your interests, values, skills and personality preferences. These tools are free to UNCG students, and our Career Counselors can help you understand and use the results. UNCG students should call us at 336.334.5454 or stop by our office at #1 Elliott University Center for additional information about the career assessments listed below.

The Harrington-O’Shea Career Decision-Making System (CDM)
Complete a 45 minute paper and pencil assessment to measure your abilities, interests, work values, academic and career goals. A Career Counselor at the CSC can review your results and help you to develop a career action plan. This assessment is especially helpful to students who might be undecided in their choice of major.

Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
A more comprehensive paper self-assessment of personal interests and skills. The results profile shows how similar (or dissimilar) your interests and skills are to professionals in a wide variety of careers. Your profile is available from a Career Counselor after about ten business days.

DISCOVER
DISCOVER is an online career assessment provided to UNCG students by the CSC. The program allows you to systematically examine your interests, abilities, and values; then utilize this information in career-related decision making. Call CSC between 8:00 AM-5:00 PM on Monday-Friday to request your UNCG token (User ID). Use the token to log in to DISCOVER at: http://www.act.org/discover/login, choose a password, fill in the Personal Information page, then Submit. Click on the GET STARTED button. After working through all of the sections of interest to you, call the CSC to talk with a Career Counselor about your results.
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Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
A paper and pencil version of the MBTI is available from a Career Counselor in the CSC. The MBTI can assist students with career decisions by identifying occupations and working environments that may fit their personalities. The MBTI identifies individual preferences and relates these preferences to those of others in various career fields. The instrument is also helpful in identifying possible strengths and areas of needed improvement, which may be helpful as you begin the interview process for graduate school or employment. The instrument takes about thirty minutes to complete, and a Career Counselor will discuss the results with you.