Self-Assessment

Self-assessment is about doing a realistic appraisal of yourself and is the starting point for career planning. While there is no test that will determine what you should "be," there are tools to help you evaluate yourself and find the career that is best for you.

Students interested in exploring the self assessment tools listed below are encouraged to contact a professional advisor to review the outcomes and talk about how to use available resources within the college and community to learn about careers. Appointments can be made with an advisor by calling (479) 788-7400 or emailing Career Planning.

When making significant career or education decisions, it is important to recognize a few key characteristics about yourself. Being aware of these characteristics will help you choose a major, career, or advanced degree program that may result in a higher level of job satisfaction. Use the following links to explore your interests, skills, and values. These outcomes will help you identify how your interests, skills and values can be best matched with academic or career goals. Many self-assessments make a connection between your personal traits and related career fields.

• DISCOVER yourself by taking the interests, skills and values inventories.
• nextSteps.org will walk you through the decision-making process step by step
• Career Ship JUMP ABOARD! Knowing your unique combination of interests can help you determine jobs that most likely will suit you
• O*NET is the nation's primary source of occupational information.
• DISCOVER Arkansas Career Center Explore your skills & how they match the Arkansas job market.
• Career Onestop Assess your skills.
• MyPlan.com Click here for your own personal values assessment.

In addition to these online resources, Student Advisement and Career Planning can provide students with a Career Planning Toolbox. The Career Planning Toolbox is a notebook that has self assessment tools, values and interest inventories as well as decision making and long term planning exercises. It is designed to provide students with a step by step process to choosing a career and/or major. It is recommended that the students work through the process with the guidance of a professional advisor. Contact Student Advisement and Career Planning today to ask about the toolbox.