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The MCC Career Counselors are experienced in helping students and alumni assess their skills, interests, work values, and personality preferences. There are a variety of ways to begin the self-assessment process including individual meetings with a career counselor, completing interest inventories, or using PINPOINT, our computer career guidance system. PINPOINT helps you identify skills, interests, personality preferences, and values and provides you with occupations that most closely match your personal profile.
There is a wealth of national and state career and job related web sites that can assist in career assessment. It is the recommendation of Career Services that if you utilize one of the career assessment websites, that you bring the results to a Career Counselor who can assist you in the interpretation of the information. Here are just a few you may find helpful in your career search.
Self-Assessment Websites
| This list is intended as a beginning point only, since some web sites are linked to other sites. |
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Massachusetts Career
Information System
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Site developed by the Massachusetts Division of Career Services (DCS) that is free for all Massachusetts residents. Includes self-assessment exercises and worksheets, in addition to, occupational information. To log on use "mcc" for your user name and password. |
| Quintessential Careers |
Collection of self-assessments, both free and fee-based. |
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The Career Key
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Free evaluation of skills and interests based on John Holland's Theory.
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The Keirsey Temperament Sorter
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Free online personality questionnaire. |
| The Self-Directed Search |
Taking the Holland Self-Directed Search will help you determine the careers that best match your interests and abilities. The fee is $9.95. |
| The Enneagram |
The Enneagram has free and fee-based personality tests that describe nine distinct personality types. |
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The Culture Match
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Take this free self-assessment to learn what kind of organizational culture will enable you to thrive and succeed. This instrument is based on the theories of Myers and Briggs who created the MBTI scale.
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The Humanmetrics
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Free personality test based on Carl Jung's theories. |
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The Career Zone
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New York State's career information website. Includes an interactive self-assessment exercise, and comprehensive career information. |
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University of Waterloo Career Development eManual
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A site designed to walk you through all stages of the career development process; from self-assessment, to research, to decision-making. |
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