Assessments
Self-assessment is a process by which you learn more about yourself – what you like, what interests you, and how you tend to react to certain situations. Knowing these things can help you identify career direction and determine what occupations might fit you better than others. The assessments listed below are frequently used in our office as an initial step in the career planning process. We recommend scheduling an appointment with a counselor to help interpret your assessment results.
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
• SIGI 3
• Place Assessment
• Decision Making Inventory
Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother, Katharine Briggs, developed a model of personality development around the ideas and theories of psychologist Carl Jung, a contemporary of Sigmund Freud and a leading exponent of Gestalt personality theory.
According to Jung-Myers-Briggs typology, all people can be classified using four criteria:
Extroversion – Introversion Sensing – Intuition
Thinking – Feeling Judging – Perceiving
Different combinations of the criteria determine a type (there are 16 possible types). Visit our office to take the MBTI and obtain your type formula, strength of the preferences and type description. This may help you to identify your general life style and your style in certain fields of activity.
Myers-Briggs is offered in the Career Planning office every Tuesday and Thursday from 3 - 4p.m. or call for an appointment.
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SIGI 3
SIGI 3— pronounced “siggy three” — is a special tool that can help you to plan your career. It was developed by a team of researchers and specialists at Educational Testing Service (ETS), and recently revised by Valpar International Corporation. SIGI 3 (System of Interactive Guidance and Information) is one of the most advanced education and career planning systems available. It combines the unique capabilities of the Internet with thoroughly researched information about occupations, work-related values, interests, skills, educational programs, and more.
SIGI 3® software integrates self-assessment with in-depth and up-to-date career information that is easy to use and provides students and adults with a realistic view of the best educational and career options for their future success. SIGI 3 software is a product of Valpar International Corporation, Tucson, AZ.
The SIGI 3 system is divided into sections; each section is related to a stage in making a career decision. You can go through the entire program or get just the information you need.
SIGI 3 LOGIN PROCEDURES
Click on the Sigi 3 logo below. The link will take you directly to an Access Code box. Contact Career Planning and Student Employment at 863-8019 for the Access Code as it may change periodically. When the link opens, you will need to create your ID and password. We suggest using your CSU ID# and PIN#. Students can access SIGI 3 online anytime. Remember to schedule an interpretation appointment with a counselor.
Before you use SIGI 3 Please refer to the User Guide
Once have used SIGI 3 to explore possible occupational choices, you may want to get further information on occupations you are now considering. Or you may still want to explore more widely. Please refer to the After SIGI 3 Guide
Log In
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PLACE ASSESSMENT
What is PLACE?
PLACE is an intentional process to connect church members into purpose-driven ministry including self-discovery, individualized ministry coaching and tracking from workshop to ministry placement. Through the PLACE process, people discover that God has created and gifted them with a unique capacity to serve others.
• The P = Personality Discovery
• The L = Learning Spiritual Gifts
• The A = Abilities Awareness
• The C = Connecting Passion with Ministry
• The E = Experiences of Life
Why is it Important?
Today more than any other time in history, people have more choices as to how to give their time. They find themselves asking, "Where do I fit in?" "Why am I here?" and "What can I do to make a lasting difference in my life and the lives of others?"
God created each of us for a purpose. "For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10. Part of his purpose for us is to edify the church and to serve in its ministries. "...to prepare God's people for the works of service, so that the Body of Christ may be built up." Ephesians 4:12. The PLACE process can help you discover how God has uniquely designed you, and it will help you realize His purpose for your life. You find your life as you give it away...but first you have to know what you have to give!
Place Login Procedures
Click on the PLACE logo below. The link will take you directly to the login screen. Select “I already have a Code”. Contact Career Planning and Student Employment at 863-8019 for the Access Code as it may change periodically. When the next page opens, you will need to create your ID and password. We suggest using your CSU ID# and PIN#. Students can access PLACE online 24/7. Remember to schedule an interpretation appointment with a counselor. You will be able to print your results.
Log In
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Decision- Making Inventory
Click here for an online version of the General Decision-Making Style* (GDMS) Inventory.
This assessment provides a score on each of 5 subscales: Rational, Intuitive, Dependent, Spontaneous, and Avoidant. After answering all 27 questions, your responses will be sent directly to a database in our office. For a printout and/or interpretation of your results, please contact Career Planning and Student Employment at 863-8019 for an appointment.
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