Who Am I?

Assessments Overview

Not sure where to go in the career planning process?

Self assessment is a good place to start.
The AA&CC offers several assessment tools to help you. Through these tools, you can learn more about yourself and make smarter career decisions.

Not sure which one to do?

You can choose to do one or do them all.
Use the comparison chart below to help you decide.

Name	Features	Cost	Time	Sample
Online Self Assessment	developed by UTSC staff for UTSC students free of cost quick and easy to complete	free	20 minutes	Sample Results
MBTI	the world's most popular personality assessment tested for validity multi-functional, can be used for career development, personal development, etc	$20 for Basic Profile $25 for Career Report	30 minutes	Sample Basic Profile Sample Career Report
Strong	tested for validity measures your interests in relation to careers compares you to people who have similar interests and are successful in their occupations	$10 for Profile	30-40 minutes	Sample Profile
ePortfolio	learn step by step process of creating an ePortfolio have a tangible showcase of accomplishments at the end share with friends, classmates, prospective employers, graduate schools	free	flexible	Sample ePortfolio

Online Self Assessment

Knowledge is power--gaining knowledge about yourself gives you the power to make good decisions about your future.

The online self assessment helps you examine four aspects of yourself: your skills, your qualities, your interests, and your values.

Skills: the learned ability to do something well
Personal Qualities: characteristics and needs that drive your behaviour
Interests: activities and things that you like to do, learn about and talk about
Values: rewards, satisfaction and desirable qualities you seek in your occupation

It is free to UTSC students and it generally takes students 20 to 30 minutes to complete. When you complete the assessment, a two-page results report will be generated for you.

How to get started?

Ready? Start your online self assessment now. Remember there is no right or wrong answer.

1. Complete the 4 mini exercises in one sitting.

2. Print or email yourself the results.

3. Make an appointment with a Career Counsellor to interpret your results and learn more about your careers of interest.

MBTIMBTI stands for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

It can:

help you to understand how your personality type impacts career exploration
assist you in understanding your communication style, preferred work tasks and work environments
help you to identify occupations that are well suited for your reported type

Student Testimonial

The MBTI contains 93 questions and takes approximately 30 minutes complete. "The MBTI helped me discover my personal traits that were different from my perceptions." - Workshop participant

The basic MBTI profile costs $20 and the MBTI Career Report costs $25.

How to get started? Ready? Drop by the AA&CC and schedule an appointment with a Career Counsellor. Or check our Events Calendar to find our next offering of the MBTI workshop.

Make an appointment with a Career Counsellor to see if the MBTI is the right tool for you. Or you may wish to sign up for one of the MBTI group sessions.A link will be sent to you email with login and password information. Follow the instructions and complete the assessment.
A link will be sent to your email with login and password information. Follow the instructions and complete the assessment.
Make a follow-up appointment with the Career Counsellor to pick up your report and discuss your results. Or attend part 2 of the MBTI group sessions.

Strong Interest Inventory

The Strong Interest Inventory measures your interest in a broad range of occupations, work activities, leisure activities and school subjects.

The Strong can:

help you to understand your work interests
help you determine what kinds of work you would find most satisfying

The Strong Interest Inventory contains 291 questions and takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.

The basic Strong profile costs 10 dollars.

How to get started?

Ready? Drop by the AA&CC and schedule an appointment with a Career Counsellor.

Make an appointment with a Career Counsellor to see if the Strong is the right tool for you.
A link will be sent to your email with login and password information. Follow the instructions and complete the assessment.
Make a follow-up appointment with the Career Counsellor to pick up your report and discuss your results.

ePortfolio

Student Testimonials
"The process of creating an ePortfolio gave me the opportunity to really think about who I am and what I would like to display to the world in my ePortfolio. It also gave me an opportunity to be creative and think about different ways/formats to display information." 2nd year Biology student.
"What I liked about the ePortfolio was that I was able to create a portfolio that was specifically designed to my skills, my interests and my goals. In that aspect, when people visit my portfolio, they can immediately know what my goals are and the purpose of my ePortfolio. Also, with the ePortfolio, I was able to expand my knowledge of computer skills as well as knowing which samples of my work would be presentable to future potential employers. It was a very educational experience." 3rd year Humanities student.
"I have always been interested in website making and exploring my career opportunities. This course was a great chance for me to do that and share with others as well. Everyone was welcoming and friendly. It made learning much easier and enjoyable. I liked the way we had some time to play with our own portfolios and then leave each other comments." 4th year Management student.

Orientation Sessions Attend one of our monthly orientation sessions by signing up through the Intranet. For further information, contact Ruth Louden: louden@utsc.utoronto.ca.ePortfolio Gallery
Below are screenshots of ePortfolios created by participants in the UTSC community.

Audience: Cycling clients and colleagues.

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