Popular Career Inventories

Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

The Strong Interest Inventory measures your level of interest in occupational areas, activities, school subjects, and work environments. It then compares your interests with working professionals in a wide variety of occupations. This assessment is taken on-line.*

Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS)

The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey measures your interests and rates your confidence in your skills in a variety of career areas. It then compares your results with those of working professionals. This assessment is taken on-line.* The CISS and the SII are similar inventories and a counselor can help you decide which would be most appropriate.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

The MBTI indicates your personality preferences. It also provides feedback on work settings and various careers where your personality type might be either a complement or a challenge. This assessment is taken on-line.*

SkillScan Cards

This inventory features a hands-on card sort to help pinpoint your strengths and skill preferences. It provides you with words to help define your skills, for resumes and cover letters, and for your own career decision-making. This card sort is taken with a counselor or in a workshop.

Values Cards

This useful card sort helps you identify your work-related and life values. It's important to define your values in order to make successful career choices in line with what matters to you. This card sort is taken with a counselor or in a workshop.

Career Cards

This fun and user-friendly card sort is a great way to begin looking at your options. Do you know what you want to be when you grow up? Use the Career Cards and start to find out. This card sort is taken with a counselor or you can ask for your own copy at the CDC front desk.

*To take one of these inventories, you will need a same-day appointment with a counselor or to sign-up for an assessment workshop. You will not get your results on-line after taking the inventory. To get the results of your inventory, you will need a second longer appointment with a counselor or to attend an assessment workshop. The results take some explanation for you to get the most out of them.

Visit the Career Development Center or call 650-725-1789 to set up an appointment, or see our on-line CDC Calendar for workshop dates.

For alumni more than one year after graduation, there is an additional fee to take the assessments.