Career Assessments

Career assessments are useful for gaining insight and expanding awareness for your career and academic planning. There are different options for career assessments, from brief to in-depth, and with focus on interests, personality preferences, skills, or values. Review the options below and determine what seems right for you. 

You may meet with a  Career Advisor  for additional guidance about career assessment options and to discuss the results from an assessment. 

Interests

SuperStrong

The SuperStrong assessment is a shortened version of the Strong Interest Inventory (see below). This interest-based assessment helps you see where your interests intersect with potential academic major and career possibilities.

• Eligibility: Everyone is welcome to use this assessment.
• Time: Online assessment takes about 5 minutes to complete, plus about 15 minutes to review results.
• Cost: No cost, available to anyone.
• Results: Electronic results available immediately through the Superstrong website; results are self-interpretable.
• Begin here - SuperStrong 

Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

The Strong Interest Inventory^® provides insight into your interests and career motivators, and helps you identify good-fit careers and educational programs.

• Who can participate: The Strong Interest Inventory is available to currently-enrolled Clark College students at no cost; prospective students, alumni, and community members are welcome to take the assessment for a small fee (see “Cost” below). 
• Time: 30-45 minutes to take the assessment, and an additional 2 hours for participation in a virtual group session with certified Strong Interest Inventory interpreter, at which time you will receive and review your assessment results.
• Next Session(s):
  
  • Tuesday, October 10, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (virtual-zoom) Meeting link will be sent to confirmed participants prior to the group session. 
  • Wednesday, October 25, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (in-person) Location will be sent to confirmed participants prior to the group session.
• Cost: No cost for currently-enrolled Clark College students; $20 if not currently enrolled. Contact Career Services for information about making a payment.
• Results: At the the group session, you will receive a multi-page PDF file about your general interests, specific interests, careers to consider and more!
• Sign up: Sign up for the next available Strong Interest group session.

Personality

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most-widely-used assessment for personality type preferences. The MBTI identifies and describes your strengths and unique preferences, and helps you answer these questions: "How does my personality inform my choice of work environment?" and "What careers are popular among people with my personality type?"

• Who can participate: The MBTI is available to currently-enrolled Clark College students at no cost; prospective students, alumni, and community members are welcome to take the assessment for a small fee (see “Cost” below). 
• Time: 30-45 minutes to take the assessment, and an additional 2 hours for participation in a virtual group session with certified MBTI interpreter, at which time you will receive and review your assessment results.
• Cost: No cost for currently-enrolled Clark College students; $20 if not currently enrolled. Contact Career Services for information about making a payment.
• Results: At the group session, you will receive a multi-page PDF report indicating your possible personality type preferences, how type relates to career exploration, popular careers for this type, and more!
• Next session:
  • Thursday, October 12, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (virtual-zoom) Meeting link will be sent to confirmed participants prior to the group session.
  • Wednesday, November 1, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (in person) Location will be sent to confirmed participants prior to the group session. 
• Sign up: Sign up for the next Myers-Briggs available group session.

Additional Career Assessments

Career Services provides several other career assessments. The following websites provide career assessments which require login information, which can be obtained by Clark College students through the MyClark@Clark page by selecting the "Career Resources" link. All others may obtain the login information by contacting Career Services at careerservices@clark.edu or 360-992-2902.

• CIS360 Career Information System – a comprehensive career and education research and system.

  Select from the following assessments, under “Self-Surveys”:

  • Career Cluster Inventory – find out which career clusters match your interests
  • Interest Profiler – discover work areas that match your interests
  • Reality Check – find out how much money you need for the lifestyle you desire
  • Work Importance Locator – prioritize your workplace needs and values
  Entrepreneurial Assessment – see if self-employment is a good fit for you

Roadtrip Nation 

• The Roadmap - discover careers which represents the intersection of your interests 

Please contact Career Services at 360-992-2902 or careerservices@clark.edu with questions about these career assessments.