Career Exploration

Career Planning Process

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Career Assessments

Strong Interest Inventory® - As the most widely used interest inventory in the world, the Strong Interest Inventory® uses six Holland Themes to summarize interests and how they connect to academic, career and lifestyle goals. The assessment is used to help people make career or education decisions, to help people understand job dissatisfaction and to find balance between work and leisure activities.

Among other benefits, the college edition of the Strong profile connects students' themes and interests to academic majors, extra-curricular activities, internship settings and college courses they might enjoy.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) - Based on more than 60 years of research, the MBTI®  is the #1 most used instrument for understanding normal personality differences. Because it explains basic patterns in human functioning, the MBTI® tool is used for a wide variety of purposes including career development and exploration, team building, and management and leadership training.

This tool can help you enhance your understanding of yourself, your motivations, your natural strengths and your potential areas for growth. It will also help you appreciate people who differ from you.

Company and Industry Research

  • MarketLine Company Profiles Authority
    MarketLine provides company profiles that include business description, company history, products and services, key employee/biographies, revenue and SWOT analysis, and top competitors. To access, click "Company Profile" at the top of the Business Source Premier database page.
  • Nexis Uni
    News, legal and business information. Full-text for more than 350 newspapers in the United States and worldwide.
  • Mergent Intellect
    Offers access to private and public U.S. and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.
  • CareerOneStop: Explore Careers
    Information on industries, occupations and job skills, as well as self-assessment quizzes. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
  • Cost of Living Calculator (CNN)
  • Data USA
    A comprehensive visualization of U.S. government data.
  • Glassdoor
    Search millions of job listings and see company salaries, reviews and inside connections for any company. Based on user input.
  • Career Planning Sites/Assessments
    Includes self-assessment quizzes and career match-ups.
  • O*Net OnLine
    This useful site provides comprehensive occupational descriptions and data for use by job seekers, workforce development offices, human resources professionals, students, researchers and others.
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
    Discover everything you want to know about an occupation, including education and training requirements, advancement opportunities, employment, salary and 10-year job outlook. From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

International Resources

Employment Statistics