Career Assessments
The process of choosing a major and/or career often begins with self-assessment. The Career Development Center (CDC) offers several different career assessments that can help clarify your work values, interests, and skills, while providing important information to enhance personal growth and self-understanding. The career assessments are for currently enrolled degree-seeking students.
The online assessments require that you first meet with a career advisor (which can be during same-day advising hours, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Boca Raton Campus). Your career advisor will help determine which assessment(s) are most relevant to your specific situation. If it is determined that you will be taking the Strong Interest Inventory, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or any assessments on MyPlan.com, your career advisor will give you log in instructions, and you will be scheduled for a second follow-up appointment. During the second appointment the career advisor will interpret the assessment results and develop an individualized learning plan (ILP) to assist you in achieving your goal(s).
The assessments are only a tool in the overall career development process. They will not provide students with the "magical" answer. No single assessment can tell a student "what they should be." Assessments aid students in exploring new options, solidifying current options, and/or acquiring self-knowledge.
REMINDER: If your career advisor recommends taking a directive assessment(s), please note that these assessments come with a $15 fee per assessment. Payment must be received prior to scheduling a follow-up appointment.
Available Assessments:
Strong Interest Inventory (SII) The Strong Interest Inventory (SII) is a 291-item inventory that matches your interests with the interests of people who have been in career fields at least three years and are satisfied with their work. The SII is taken online, and the results provided during an individual appointment with a career advisor ($15.00)Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) The MBTI is a personality inventory that assesses preferences. The various combinations of these preferences result in 16 personality types, which relate to career choices, communication modes and learning styles. The MBTI is taken online, and the results provided during an individual appointment with a career advisor ($15.00)
MyPlan MyPlan will help FAU students plan more fulfilling lives by making well-informed decisions about their education and careers. Whether FAU students are deciding on what to major in, and/or planning ahead for their first career, MyPlan can help them explore options and bring clarity and insight into figuring out what's right for them.
Florida Choices Planner Florida Choices Planner - Florida Choices Planner is hosted by The Department of Education (DOE) and is located through www.facts.org under "college student." Florida Choices Planner is a comprehensive career development tool that allows students to create a portfolio, assess their interests, skills, and values, as well as research occupations and graduate schools. One great (and unique) feature Florida Choices Planner offers is occupational information for different Florida cities and/or occupational title search by salary range.
Payment Method (Please remit the career assessment fee to the campus career center where you will receive your interpretation)
Boca Raton Campus
Fees must be paid online (credit cards/web check). Please bring a copy of your receipt to your appointment. The career development center will automatically be notified and will send you follow-up instructions via e-mail. If you don't receive follow-up instructions within 2 business days, please call the Career Development Center at 561-297-3533.
Broward Campus
Fees must be paid at the Cashiers Office (cash, and/or checks). The receipt must be physically brought to the Career Development Center (LA 203) before you attend the appointment.
MacArthur Campus (Jupiter)
Fees must be paid at the Cashiers Office (cash, and/or checks). The receipt must be physically brought to the Career Development Center (SR110) before you attend the appointment.
Please contact your campus Career Development Center for more information:
- Broward/Davie: 954-236-1214 (Donna Lee). Same Day Advising Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- MacArthur Campus (Jupiter): 561-799-8010 (Johanna Martin). Same Day Advising Hours: Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Once you have received the login and password information from your campus Career Development Center, please click the link below to take the SII and/or MBTI career assessments:
