The Career Assessment Series helps with career and academic planning, whether you’re exploring options related to choosing a major, considering graduate schools, or fine tuning your job search. The inventories in the Series will provide you with information regarding your interests, personality type, values and skills, helpful in making better informed decisions regarding the choices you are trying to make.
Skills and Knowledge You Will Gain
1. Understanding of the connection between aspects of yourself and careers.
2. Understanding of how your interests can affect your choice of careers.
3. Understanding of how majors may or may not be related to career choices.
4. Understanding of your personality type and how it relates to your career choice.
5. Understanding of work values and skills and their place in the career planning process.
Take One or Take Them All
You are not required to take all of the inventories in the Career Assessment Series. You may take them all, or choose only those of interest to you by signing up for each one individually. All assessments in the Series are presented in a group format by a Career Services Advisor. The assessments include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Strong Interest Inventory (SII), SkillScan, and Focus 2.
Career Assessment Series
Exploring Your Personality Type:
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) can be a helpful tool in thinking about who you are and what you want to do after Davidson. Research indicates that many of the personality types have preferences for their choice of careers. Participants will need to take the MBTI assessment at least two hours prior to the workshop. Handouts and other resources will be provided for follow-up.
Further details provided upon registration. To register, contact Career Services at 704-894-2132, email careers@davidson.edu, or stop by the Career Services office by 5:00 pm the day before the workshop.
MBTI Dates:
Oct 10, 2012, 4:30 – 5:30 pm, Union 313
Oct. 18, 2012, 7:00 – 8:00pm – Chambers Hance Auditorium
Oct 22, 2012, 4:30-5:30 pm, Chambers Hance Auditorium
Nov 6, 2012, 4:30 – 5:30 pm, Union 313
Nov 14 2012, 4:30 – 5:30 pm, Union 313
Exploring Your Career Interests: The Strong Interest Inventory (SII) Take the guesswork out of career planning with the Strong Interest Inventory®, an assessment that makes career decisions easier by providing detailed information on top interests, work preferences, and personal styles. In this workshop, participants will receive a personalized printout of their Strong® results, an interpretive overview, and information on how to connect Strong® results with career opportunities. Participation requires completing a 30-minute SII assessment online prior to attending the workshop. Further details will be provided upon registration.
Note: To register, contact Career Services at 704-894-2132, email careers@davidson.edu, or stop by Career Services (414 Alvarez) to sign up by 5:00 pm the day before the workshop.
SII Dates:
Oct. 23, 2012, 4:30-5:30 pm Union 313
Oct 29, 2012, 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Union 313
Nov 7, 2012, 4:30-5:30 , Chambers Hance Auditorium
Nov 15, 2012, 4:30-5:30, Union 313
Exploring Your Marketable Skills: SkillScan The SkillScan assessment identifies transferable skills, which are essential when targeting appropriate career options. The assessment features a system for integrating skill results with other traditional interests, values and personality inventories to provide a holistic picture of your career patterns. Participants will take the assessment as a group during the session.
Note: All participants will take the assessment during the workshop. To register, call 704-894-2132, or come by Career Services, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. You need to register by 12:00 pm, the day of the workshop.
Exploring Your Interests: Focus 2 Exploring possible majors and/or careers? Attend the FOCUS-2 workshop and develop an action plan of “next steps” toward selecting a major or career. Discover other resources to help you learn about career and major options. Go through all of the stages of career development with the Focus 2 program. Participants will take this assessment during the workshop.
Note: All participants will take the assessment during the workshop. To register, call 704-894-2132, or come by Career Services, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. You need to register by 12:00 pm the day of the workshop.
