Career assessments can help you learn more about your interests, strengths, values, and personality. While no assessment can definitively tell you what to do after college, they can provide new ideas and help you learn more about yourself. All assessments offered through the CEC are free of charge for UW-Madison undergraduate students.
The CEC offers two types of career assessments:
- Self-Guided: After taking a self-guided assessment, we recommend that you meet with a CEC career advisor to discuss your results.
- Professional, In-depth Interpretation Required: You are required to meet with a CEC career advisor before taking these assessments, and to discuss your results.
Before Taking an Assessment, Consider:
- What do you hope to get out of it? CEC advisors can help you identify which assessment (if any) makes the most sense for you based on your unique goals.
- No assessment will give you all the answers or tell you what you should do with your life! Figuring that out takes time, reflection, and experience.
- Whether or not it is required, we suggest meeting with a career advisor after taking an assessment. CEC career advisors can help you understand your results and guide you toward your next steps.
Assessments
About Focus 2
With this online career resource, you’ll:
- Learn the foundations of the career planning process and how to be career ready.
- Take self-assessments related to work and leisure interests, personality, values, and skills to discover occupations that could be a good fit for you based on your unique attributes.
- Explore career options by major and job family.
Focus 2 is a Self-Guided Assessment. We encourage you to discuss your results with one of our career advisors. Please schedule an appointment with us through Starfish.
Access Focus 2
- First-time users: Create a new account. Use this access code: uwm
- Returning users: Log on using the account you have already created
About MBTI
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) gives you insight into how you relate to others, gather information, make decisions, and manage your time. Your career advisor can help you connect this information to your career interests.
Access MBTI
The MBTI falls in the Professional Interpretation Required category. If you are interested in this assessment, please schedule an appointment with a CEC career advisor.
About StrengthsQuest
StrengthsQuest helps you identify your top strengths and natural talents, and how these can relate to your academic and career paths.
Access StrengthsQuest
StrengthsQuest falls in the Professional Interpretation Required category. If you are interested in this assessment, please schedule an appointment with a CEC advisor.
Next Steps
These assessments can provide a starting point for major and career exploration. To take your exploration further, we encourage you to:
