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Self-Exploration Resources on the Internet

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Looking for some more resources that can help you get a complete picture of your interests, values, skills, and personal traits? Hey, you can never know enough about yourself! The better you know what you like, what you are good at, and who you are, the more likely you will be able find a career you enjoy and actually look forward to going to work each day.

Bookmark our site, and then check out some of the links we have provided below. Don't forget to come back when you're done!

Assessments, Inventories, Checklists, and Activities

Apollo Consulting (Career Assessment Experts)

We offer comprehensive career interest/personality/aptitude assessments, all conveniently available online. All tests are among the most widely validated and reliable instruments available to the psychological and consulting communities. (This is a fee-for-service site.)

Career Development Manual

This was one of the first career development tools on the Internet, and is still one of the best. Although a bit text-heavy, it covers all areas of the career planning process. If you are mainly interested in learning more about yourself, check out Step 1 in the manual, entitled Self Assessment. From Career Services at the University of Waterloo.

Self-Assessment via MazeMaster

Includes three exercises to help you identify your interests, values, and skills.

Knowyourtype.com

Knowyourtype.com is the first site to offer the world famous Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Instrument online. This simple to take 93 question assessment tells you your specific type. Type is invaluable for everyone in issues of career, family, relationships and spirituality. (This is a fee-for-service site.)

WorkSearch

Another Canadian Govenment site "to help you get the work you want."

The Princeton Review Career Quiz

Answer 24 questions and you will be given a profile of your most likely interests and work style, and a list of careers that match your personality. (Formerly the Birkman Quiz)

The Career Key

Promoted as "a free public service to help people make sound career decisions" and based on the six Holland personality types. You will get a sense of what Holland personality types most closely represent you, and a list of occupations that will match each personality type.

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

This is a personality test developed by David Keirsey and based on Carl Jung's theory of "psychological types." The test uses 70 questions with A or B answers to identify which of four temperament types you belong to. This should be used only to give you an idea of your personality type; the Keirsey temperament sorter, "like all personality tests, is only a preliminary and rough indicator of personality."

IPIP-NEO

The International Personality Item Pool Representation of the NEO PI-RÈ measures normal differences in personality. It contains 300 items and thus requires a significant time commitment. The report estimates your standing on 5 broad personality domains and 30 subdomains.

3 Steps Career Quiz

From the School Finder On-line website.