On-line Tools
This page provides a series of online tools that explore potential roles. The sites are free and the personality sites listed consist of shortened versions of the more complex tests on offer. I'm not endorsing these websites or personality test approaches. They are provided purely as another means to help explore potential roles and should be used with caution and in combination with self reflective activities, further reading and action in the 'real world'.
CAREER FOCUSED TOOLS:
My Next Move:
This is a US designed site and has a well designed tool for career ideas, to play with if you're starting with a blank slate.
www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
O*NET Online:
This is another US site that provides detailed descriptions for career exploration and job analysis.
www.onetonline.org
Career Planner -List of Careers:
This site provides a list of careers group by similar occupations - a list of over 1100 careers.
www.careerplanner.com/ListOfCareers.cfm
Career Psychometrics:
This is a UK site that has a quick test where you answer multiple choice questions to tease out personality traits. It then provides you with a free report after you listen to a useful 14 minute promotional video.
www.careerpsychometrics.com/
Affirming you're in 'right' career:
This test gives you a list of statements and results match to your possible professions. This is another free site.
similarminds.com/career.html
Career Aptitude Test:
This two minute US career test asks you to rate your skills in 6 skills/interest areas. Very quick, very broad and more fun, but it gives quite specific career advice so take this into account if you use it as a guide.
www.rasmussen.edu/resources/aptitude-test/
PERSONALITY FOCUSED TOOLS:
Work Your Strengths:
This site has a once off survey that assists to determine a persons strengths and weaknesses in executive functions. See reference section for more details.
www.workyourstrengths.net/profile
Jung and Myers Briggs approach to personality:
A taste of the famous personality type approach at this free site.
www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
Personality Type Explained:
www.humanmetrics.com/hr/you/personalitytype.aspx
Another version of this test at:
www.careertest.net/
DISC Personality Testing:
Similar to above with a focus on communication and behaviour styles, another short taster of tool.US
http://personality-testing.info/tests/DISC.php
Affirming you're in 'right' career:
This test gives you a list of statements and results match to your possible professions. This is another free site.
similarminds.com/career.html
Career Aptitude Test:
This two minute US career test asks you to rate your skills in 6 skills/interest areas. Very quick, very broad and more fun, but it gives quite specific career advice so take this into account if you use it as a guide.
www.rasmussen.edu/resources/aptitude-test/
OTHER:
Learning Styles:
There are a number of diagnostic tools available to help you determine what your preferred learning styles could be. Learning style theories in adult careers form a part of a much bigger range of concepts and other content concerning personality and self-development, so make use of these to help find a theme or trend that can assist you further. As with any diagnostic tool, the advice is to not solely rely on this to make a decision.
VARK is a guide to learning styles built around a short questionnaire developed by Neil Fleming.
http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire
Signature Strengths- Want to know what your character strengths are?
A team of psychologists recently catalogued the 24 cross cultural character strengths that most contribute to human flourishing. They then developed a survey to identify an individual's top 5 signature strengths. Reference: Happiness Advantage Shawn Achor.
The survey is free with a simple report and gives you options to purchase more detailed paid results.
www.viasurvey.com
Personal Requirements Quiz
This quiz explores your needs and drivers in both your personal and professional behaviour. It provides a means to determine what type of work relationships and work environment your prefer.
www.thecoachingdirectory.com/free/quizzes_03_start.php
Growth or Fixed Mindset:
Dr Carol Dweck is a leading researcher in the field of motivation and her studies have focused on why people succeed and how they foster success.Her work on mindsets is directly related to the beliefs we have about our most basic qualities and has determined there are two sorts of people: Fixed and Growth Mindset. To test your mindset undertake a simple yet elegant test.
http://mindsetonline.com/testyourmindset/step1.php
CAREER FOCUSED TOOLS:
My Next Move:
This is a US designed site and has a well designed tool for career ideas, to play with if you're starting with a blank slate.
www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
O*NET Online:
This is another US site that provides detailed descriptions for career exploration and job analysis.
www.onetonline.org
Career Planner -List of Careers:
This site provides a list of careers group by similar occupations - a list of over 1100 careers.
www.careerplanner.com/ListOfCareers.cfm
Career Psychometrics:
This is a UK site that has a quick test where you answer multiple choice questions to tease out personality traits. It then provides you with a free report after you listen to a useful 14 minute promotional video.
www.careerpsychometrics.com/
Affirming you're in 'right' career:
This test gives you a list of statements and results match to your possible professions. This is another free site.
similarminds.com/career.html
Career Aptitude Test:
This two minute US career test asks you to rate your skills in 6 skills/interest areas. Very quick, very broad and more fun, but it gives quite specific career advice so take this into account if you use it as a guide.
www.rasmussen.edu/resources/aptitude-test/
PERSONALITY FOCUSED TOOLS:
Work Your Strengths:
This site has a once off survey that assists to determine a persons strengths and weaknesses in executive functions. See reference section for more details.
www.workyourstrengths.net/profile
Jung and Myers Briggs approach to personality:
A taste of the famous personality type approach at this free site.
www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
Personality Type Explained:
www.humanmetrics.com/hr/you/personalitytype.aspx
Another version of this test at:
www.careertest.net/
DISC Personality Testing:
Similar to above with a focus on communication and behaviour styles, another short taster of tool.US
http://personality-testing.info/tests/DISC.php
Affirming you're in 'right' career:
This test gives you a list of statements and results match to your possible professions. This is another free site.
similarminds.com/career.html
Career Aptitude Test:
This two minute US career test asks you to rate your skills in 6 skills/interest areas. Very quick, very broad and more fun, but it gives quite specific career advice so take this into account if you use it as a guide.
www.rasmussen.edu/resources/aptitude-test/
OTHER:
Learning Styles:
There are a number of diagnostic tools available to help you determine what your preferred learning styles could be. Learning style theories in adult careers form a part of a much bigger range of concepts and other content concerning personality and self-development, so make use of these to help find a theme or trend that can assist you further. As with any diagnostic tool, the advice is to not solely rely on this to make a decision.
VARK is a guide to learning styles built around a short questionnaire developed by Neil Fleming.
http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire
Signature Strengths- Want to know what your character strengths are?
A team of psychologists recently catalogued the 24 cross cultural character strengths that most contribute to human flourishing. They then developed a survey to identify an individual's top 5 signature strengths. Reference: Happiness Advantage Shawn Achor.
The survey is free with a simple report and gives you options to purchase more detailed paid results.
www.viasurvey.com
Personal Requirements Quiz
This quiz explores your needs and drivers in both your personal and professional behaviour. It provides a means to determine what type of work relationships and work environment your prefer.
www.thecoachingdirectory.com/free/quizzes_03_start.php
Growth or Fixed Mindset:
Dr Carol Dweck is a leading researcher in the field of motivation and her studies have focused on why people succeed and how they foster success.Her work on mindsets is directly related to the beliefs we have about our most basic qualities and has determined there are two sorts of people: Fixed and Growth Mindset. To test your mindset undertake a simple yet elegant test.
http://mindsetonline.com/testyourmindset/step1.php
