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Choosing a new career and finding an occupation that fits your skills, interests and abilities can be challenging. Job seekers who take the time to complete career assessments find they make better employment and training choices. Career assessments provide you with the road map you need to figure out what you really want to do.

Dick Bowles, well-known author of the job seekers' resource book, “What Color is Your Parachute? recommends taking several tests, rather than just one. This way you will get a much better picture of your preferences, profile, and career options.

At Kootenay Career Development Society we offer a variety of career assessment tools. A qualified career counselor can administer, score, and interpret these assessments for you. Make an appointment for a career assessment, work at your own pace and explore current careers needed in today’s economy.

Some of the assessments offered to you free of charge are:

Choices (a computer-based assessment)

• An excellent and thorough assessment process that identifies your work preferences, aptitudes, interests, transferable skills & values

Temperament Sorter

• This test uses 70 questions to identify sixteen different temperament types. Use this test to get an idea of your personality type, then use the information to identify the occupational fields for which you are best suited.

Holland ’s (Self Directed Search)

• This assessment gives your three-letter ‘Holland Code’ that gives you valuable information about the major career groups. Discover the careers that best match your interests.

Typefocus

• This program will help you discover your own strengths and workplace preferences
• Generates three personalized, interactive and easy-to-use reports
• Reveals your teamwork strengths
• For career selection - it guides you into the "right ballpark" and sharpens your career focus.

Skills Checklists

• Excellent resources for identifying your employability skills
• Provides individualized skills information that can be used for resume and interview purposes

Career Assessments and Career Development Resources for You!